Case Study
Museum of Fine Arts - Acoustics / AV Design Project - Acentech
Museum of Fine Arts - Acoustics / AV Design Project - Acentech The Boston Museum of Fine Arts’ Art of the Americas Wing is a $345 million expansion, which added dozens of new galleries for American artwork along with the impressive Shapiro Family Courtyard – a dynamic gathering space for MFA visitors and a venue for special events. Acentech consulted on the acoustical and audiovisual design throughout the new and renovated museum, including this glass-enclosed space. As part of our work on the MFA ’s Shapiro Family Courtyard, Acentech conducted acoustical surveys of atrium spaces throughout the Boston area. We used this data to support our acoustical recommendations, along with a sophisticated computer model and acoustical simulation (“3DListening”) of how the Courtyard would sound under v