Simon Fraser University has unveiled its first purpose-built art museum: the Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum (the Gibson). The museum includes four galleries, as well as programming and engagement space. It will house the SFU Art Collection and present exhibitions of contemporary work. The building is made from mass timber and is LEED Gold certified. “Our mission at the Gibson is to encourage open learning about our past, current, and future worlds by supporting the work of critically-engaged and research-driven artists,” said Kimberly Phillips, director of the Gibson at SFU. “Our aim is to create a new kind of art museum that lowers barriers, embraces intergenerational, decolonial learning, and encourages cross-disciplinary inquiry through meaningful encounters with art.”
