It takes a lot of sand to make up the setting bed for the Israeli stone (seen atop the wheelbarrow in the foreground) that will comprise the floor of the new American Indian galleries.
Chosen for its soft gray color, which complements the overall palette of the galleries, the natural limestone floor will span an area of nearly 7,000 square feet. The vertical steel beams seen in the photo are part of the structural support system for the 38 cases (currently being shipped from Milan, Italy, where they were fabricated) that will display 175 artifacts from the Museum’s outstanding American Indian collection.
The new galleries will open fall 2009.