A combination of a renovated historic post office and addition of a new building, the design divides the Museum’s functions between the old and new in a manner that utilizes each of the buildings’ assets to their fullest advantage. The new building with its large clear structural spans and modern environmental controls houses galleries and art handling functions. The historic building, with its intimate scale, houses offices, art school, auditorium, bookstore and café. Between the two buildings is a new entry hall.