Phased Reopening Will Continue with a Reopening of the Pavilions on May 6

POTOMAC, MD – Glenstone Museum today announced that it will reopen its indoor spaces in phases, beginning on April 8 with its presentation in the Gallery of a major international traveling exhibition of the works of Faith Ringgold. The Pavilions will reopen on May 6. These phased reopenings follow a full closure on November 25, 2020 to support the community’s efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The museum has been operating as an outdoor-only experience since March 4. Scheduled visits will continue to be required while the museum operates in a limited capacity. Visits can be scheduled on the website, www.glenstone.org, and admission is always free. Visits for May and June will be released on April 1 at 10 a.m.

"As much as it meant to us to resume welcoming visitors to our open-air paths and installations of outdoor sculpture, we have longed to connect the public again with the full experience of art, architecture, and nature that we are known for," said Emily Wei Rales, director and co-founder of Glenstone. "We are grateful that we can soon begin a phased reopening of our indoor spaces, with due precautions in place in accordance with public health and government guidelines. We have been eager to resume our exhibition programming, which includes the extraordinary work of Faith Ringgold and exciting new installations in the Pavilions."

When it opens on April 8, the Gallery will host the first traveling exhibition that Glenstone has presented: Faith Ringgold, a monographic survey that will include more than 70 works by the artist. The exhibition was organized by the Serpentine in London in 2019 and was installed at the Bildmuseet in Umeå, Sweden, last August.

On May 6, visitors can once again visit the Pavilions, now featuring a large-scale hanging neon work by Glenn Ligon, Warm Broad Glow II, 2011, in the Passage. The Pavilions also includes three monumental chalkboard drawings by Tacita Dean installed just before the museum closed in November.

The safety and wellbeing of Glenstone's visitors and associates are always top priorities for the museum. As when the indoor spaces reopened in summer 2020, the museum has added COVID-19 specific safety measures, including:

• Setting indoor capacity limits that meet Montgomery County guidelines

• Displaying mask and social distancing reminder signage throughout the site

• Installing hand sanitizing stations at each point of entry, bathroom, elevator, and outside of rooms

• Disabling water fountains

• Increasing bag size permitted in the art space (now limited to 14” x 14”) to minimize use of lockers

• Keeping the indoor dining services and the Environmental Center closed

A full list of safety measures is available here.

Acerca de Glenstone

Glenstone, un museo de arte moderno y contemporáneo, está integrado en casi 300 acres de pastos suavemente ondulados y bosques vírgenes en el condado de Montgomery, Maryland, a menos de 15 millas del corazón de Washington, DC. Creado por la Fundación Glenstone, una organización sin fines de lucro, el museo abrió sus puertas en 2006 y ofrece un entorno contemplativo e íntimo para experimentar obras de arte y arquitectura icónicas dentro de un ambiente natural. El museo cuenta con su edificio original, la Gallery [Galería], junto con estructuras adicionales inauguradas durante su expansión en 2018: el Arrival Hall [centro de bienvenida], con certificación LEED Platino, y los Pavilions [pabellones] y el Café, ambos con certificación LEED Oro.

Glenstone is open Thursdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors are also invited to explore the grounds or participate in self-guided sculpture tours. La entrada a Glenstone es gratuita y las visitas se pueden reservar en línea en www.glenstone.org.

Media inquiries only: press@glenstone.org

Consultas generales: info@glenstone.org

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