Preservation Projects at Reynolda
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Bungalow Landscape Restoration – Through Spring 2027
Project Summary:
Reynolda House Museum of American Art recently broke ground on a landscape restoration project in accordance with plans developed by renowned landscape architect Chip Callaway of Callaway & Associates. This project reinvigorates the garden beds surrounding the historic home and honors the truest form of a traditional bungalow — defined as a house with as little distinction as possible between indoors and outdoors.
Visitor Impact:
During certain phases of the project, areas surrounding the historic bungalow may be closed off to foot traffic. This could include the forecourt garden and some of the paved walkways. The main entrance to the museum remains open and accessible.
Historic House HVAC Restoration – Through August 2026
Project Summary:
Beginning in early 2026, the museum embarked on a major HVAC restoration project, guided by the principles of the Bizot Green Protocol. The HVAC rehabilitation marks the third major infrastructure project across the historic estate in a five-year span, following the replacement of the Ludowci tile roof on Reynolda House Ludowci in 2021 and the complete restoration of the Brown Family Conservatory in 2024. This essential upgrade reflects our continued dedication to both visitor experience and historic preservation.
Read the full press release here.
Visitor Impact:
The Historic House is currently closed through August 4, 2026.
- On view through July 19, 2026: See Layered Looking: Making Sense of Art in the Babcock Wing Gallery (Historic House remains closed)
- July 20 – August 4, 2026: Entire Museum closed to the public
- August 5, 2026: Historic House set to reopen (subject to change pending project completion)
- September 17, 2026: Reynolda’s fall exhibiton, Flash Point: The Civil Rights Photography of Danny Lyon opens in the Babcock Wing Gallery alongside Art & Democracy on view in the Historic House.
Featured Exhibition
See Layered Looking: Making Sense of Art on view now through July 19, 2026.
Mar 10, 2026 — Jul 19, 2026
What if looking at art felt more like playing a game, or solving a puzzle, or turning on a song you forgot you loved? Layered Looking: Making Sense of Art invites you to move through Reynolda’s coll…
Header image: Library Porch, circa 1920. Gift of Brook Reynolds. Reynolda House Museumof American Art Archives.