The project is also being spearheaded by Thomas Krens, who was formerly the director of the Guggenheim Museum in New York and the founder of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. While Gehry has made it clear that he has not decided on a design plan yet, he and Krens are very optimistic about the value in tourism that the museum will bring to North Adams. Estimated at $65 million dollars, the museum plans to bring in 500,000 to 700,000 annually, and is located right near other art institutions such as Clark Art Institute and Norman Rockwell Museum. To put that figure in perspective, the Clark Art Institute drew about 170,000 visitors last year, and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art drew 165,000.

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams

The launch of this museum though is only the beginning for the town of North Adams. Krens has big plans for the area, bringing in some of the biggest names in architecture and design to build everything from luxury hotels to museums dedicated to American art, to keeping Gehry on to design a theater and pedestrian bridge in the area. This could be the beginning of North Adams becoming the next great art capital in the northeast.

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In 2011, Metro’s noise abatement consultants had offered a prediction that there would be no audible change, but Gehry still believes otherwise. In April, Fred Vogler (the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s recording engineer) conducted a test in which subwoofers simulated the sound of a passing train: the results were alarming and indeed heard within the building.

Art Leahy, Metro’s chief executive, continues to assure Gehry and local residents that nothing will be done to damage the hall.

Photo courtesy of Dezeen

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