National Veterans Memorial and Museum Opens October 27th
View projectOct 25, 2018
The culmination of five years of research, investigation, design and development, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, designed by Allied Works, opens October 27th in Columbus, Ohio. A space honoring all of America’s veterans from all conflicts, the project represents the combined vision, effort and investment of veterans groups led by former US Marine, astronaut and Ohio senator John Glenn, key benefactors including Les and Abigail Wexner, local civic leaders and the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation.
Only the 20th institution in the U.S. to receive national designation, the NVMM combines building and landscape in one fluid gesture. It offers the city an iconic civic space that tells the personal stories of veterans through diverse artifacts, multimedia exhibits and installations throughout the 53,000 square-foot building and 7-acre site.
Located at the intersection of Broad Street—a major civic axis through Columbus— and the revitalized Scioto River waterfront, the landscape is lifted and sculpted into ceremonial space, culminating in an open-air sanctuary. Intersecting bands of site-cast concrete, arranged in concentric rings, give form to the museum and represent the branches of service that support and strengthen one another. Within this sheltered space, immersive exhibits convey the scope of historical events from pre-Revolutionary era to the present day, and offer a glimpse of all aspects of military service through the lens of the veteran experience.
A range of events and conversations will help to inaugurate the NVMM in the days ahead, and former four-star general, National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Colin Powell will deliver the keynote address for the opening ceremony. Interest in the project has been widespread in the regional, national, and design press, and further coverage and commentary is anticipated following the opening events. A selection of articles and media resources may be found below.
The culmination of five years of research, investigation, design and development, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, designed by Allied Works, opens October 27th in Columbus, Ohio. A space honoring all of America’s veterans from all conflicts, the project represents the combined vision, effort and investment of veterans groups led by former US Marine, astronaut and Ohio senator John Glenn, key benefactors including Les and Abigail Wexner, local civic leaders and the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation.
Only the 20th institution in the U.S. to receive national designation, the NVMM combines building and landscape in one fluid gesture. It offers the city an iconic civic space that tells the personal stories of veterans through diverse artifacts, multimedia exhibits and installations throughout the 53,000 square-foot building and 7-acre site.
Located at the intersection of Broad Street—a major civic axis through Columbus— and the revitalized Scioto River waterfront, the landscape is lifted and sculpted into ceremonial space, culminating in an open-air sanctuary. Intersecting bands of site-cast concrete, arranged in concentric rings, give form to the museum and represent the branches of service that support and strengthen one another. Within this sheltered space, immersive exhibits convey the scope of historical events from pre-Revolutionary era to the present day, and offer a glimpse of all aspects of military service through the lens of the veteran experience.
A range of events and conversations will help to inaugurate the NVMM in the days ahead, and former four-star general, National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Colin Powell will deliver the keynote address for the opening ceremony. Interest in the project has been widespread in the regional, national, and design press, and further coverage and commentary is anticipated following the opening events. A selection of articles and media resources may be found below.