Museum expansion kicks off $75 million arts group master plan

A reimagined Baker Museum is the first phase of Artis-Naples’ renovation and expansion efforts. The board of directors seeded the capital campaign with $50 million in contributions.

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| 7:04 a.m. November 23, 2018
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An exterior staircase will provide direct access to second-floor events at the renovated Baker Museum in Naples. Courtesy Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism

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NAPLES — Artis-Naples, a leading organization for the performing and visual arts in Southwest Florida, has begun renovation and expansion construction on The Baker Museum in Naples as part of its overall growth master plan. The project is scheduled for completion November 2019.

The design by Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism will create cultural campus designed to enhance the visitor experience by creating welcoming spaces that reflect the natural beauty of Southwest Florida and allow for enhanced dialogue between the visual and performing arts programs of Artis-Naples.