The Mercer Museum, owned and operated by The Bucks County Historical Society and located in Doylestown, Pa., will open its new, $12.5 million, 13,000-square-foot wing to the public on Saturday, June 18, 2011. The building will house a state-of-the-art exhibition gallery and multi-flex Learning Center.
On June 18, opening day admission will be free for the first 100 visitors. Festivities will include a ribbon-cutting at 10:15 a.m., live music including a drum/percussion performance by Drummers with Attitude, a “Rollo and Friends” puppet show, craft demonstrations, a Henry Mercer character and much more. Visit mercermuseum.org for a complete opening day activity schedule.
The green building is the first of its kind in Doylestown. It includes many environmentally-friendly and energy-saving components – from its green roof, water-conserving bathroom fixtures and radiant heat concrete flooring slabs to the recycled-content wall panels in the new exhibit gallery. The architectural firm Voith & Mactavish Architects LLP incorporated permeable paving for improved parking facilities. Adjacent to that, the grounds will be improved with a rain garden featuring plants native to the region. Construction on the Mercer Museum’s new wing began in December 2009.
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The gallery’s inaugural exhibit, A World of Things: The Mercer Museum A-Z, offers a fresh look at the museum, its extensive, unique collections and its history. The first traveling exhibit, ToyTime, will open on December 17, 2011.
