Olson Kundig

Bob Dylan Center

BOB DYLAN CENTER

Olson Kundig

Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman

ARCHITECTS
Olson Kundig

DESIGN PRINCIPAL
Alan Maskin

EXHIBIT FABRICATOR
Creo Exhibits

MANUFACTURERS
Owens Corning, Black Buffalo Ironworks, Eklipse , Erik T Burke, Olson Kundig

PRINCIPAL (ARCHITECTURE)
Stephen Yamada-heidner, Aia, Leed® Ap

EXHIBIT DESIGN STAFF
Ryan Botts, Brian Havener, Karen Duan And Aiym Zhumasheva

PROJECT MANAGER (EXHIBITS)
Marlene Chen, Aia, Leed® Ap

PROJECT ARCHITECT (ARCHITECTURE)
Holly Simon

PHOTOGRAPHS
Matthew Millman

AREA
17500 Ft²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Tulsa, United States

CATEGORY
Museum, Exhibition Center, Detail

Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman

Text description provided by architect.

Dedicated to the study and appreciation of Bob Dylan and his worldwide cultural significance, the new Bob Dylan Center traces the creative trajectory of this prolific artist across his 60-year career.

Located in the Tulsa Arts District, the Center is envisioned as a dynamic, multifaceted venue, housing permanent, temporary, and traveling exhibitions readily accessible by artists, historians, musicologists, and the general public seeking a deeper comprehension of Dylan’s work, his influences and the offshoots inspired by his legacy. Olson Kundig was selected through an international design competition.

Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman
Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman
Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman

The firm’s winning entry was focused on the notion of Bob Dylan as a “Master of Change.”

Understanding Dylan’s life and career as a portrait of transformation, Design Principal Alan Maskin envisioned the new Bob Dylan Center as the embodiment of continual change, from the building’s architectural approach to its exhibit design and rotating installations.

Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman
Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman

The new Bob Dylan Center also serves as the primary public venue for The Bob Dylan Archive, a collection of more than 100,000 items spanning handwritten manuscripts, notebooks and correspondence, films, videos, artwork, memorabilia, and original studio recordings.

While the Archive’s permanent repository is open only to qualified researchers and scholars, a linear gallery wall and interactive display feature nearly 100 items from the collection for visitors to explore.

Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman
Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman

“Since the 1960s, I have been inspired by the role that change and reinvention have played in the creative life of Bob Dylan.

Rather than create a monument to Bob Dylan in the traditional music museum sense, we imagined a synoptic, continually changing, and highly programmed facility featuring immersive exhibit experiences and rarely seen artifacts that will transform and grow along with the accompanying Bob Dylan Archive.” -Alan Maskin, Design Principal.

Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman


Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman
Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman
Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman
Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman
Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman
Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman
Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman
Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman
Bob Dylan Center
© Matthew Millman

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