When I ran galleries I had a variety of spaces with different heights
for different situations. My "intimate" galleries had 12-ft ceilings
and my large-scale galleries had 18 ft ceilings with a coffer that
brought the usable wall height to 16 ft. Funny story: the small
galleries were originally designed for 10-ft ceilings by the architect,
and I was continually saying that they needed to be 12 ft. It went
round and round but the construction documents said 10 ft. When they
were drywalling the ceiling the field supervisor, who knew I didn't like
it at 10 ft, came to me and asked me what height the ceiling should be.
I told him 12 ft, and that's where it went. The architect came to
review the construction, saw it was 12 ft, and never mentioned that it
was not to the design.
Julia Muney Moore
Public Art Administrator
Blackburn Architects, Indianapolis, IN
(317) 875-5500 x230
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I would say 12 as a minimum with 15 being closer to optimum. The shorter
the ceiling height the more limited you are by default. You can always
paint a dark band around the upper part to "lower" the height in certain
exhibition circumstances.
We have 16 foot ceilings, with the ceiling and part of the wall painted
black. The line is drawn at 15 feet for exhibition height purposes. Note
that this is coincidental, and was not considered before building
construction. It does however work quite well.
Good luck.
Mark Janzen
Registrar/Collections Manager
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
Wichita State University
(316)978-5850
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Hello listers,
What is the minimum ceiling height you would recommend for a Gallery
that displays a variety of media? Strange, question, I know...but I
need some ammo for a meeting...
Thanks!
Cheryl
Dr. Cheryl Kramer
Director, Handwerker Gallery
Gannett Center
Ithaca College
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