Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank

'Gustav Klimt Gold in Motion' at Hall des Lumières - © Culturespaces

Hall Des Lumières Opens at the Historic Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank in Civic Center, Manhattan

Culturespaces and IMG have transformed the base of the historic Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank into Hall des Lumières, a multi-level immersive art exhibition and cultural venue at 49 Chambers Street in the Civic Center section of Lower Manhattan. Now open to the public, the 33,000-square-foot space represents a multinational collaboration among 3D projection artists, local design studios, historic preservation teams, and sound designers.

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Existing view of 49-51 Chambers Street – Woods Bagot

Culturespaces Wins Approvals for Immersive Gustav Klimt Experience at the Historic Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank in Lower Manhattan

Manhattan’s historic Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank will be reborn as Hall des Lumières, a permanent center for immersive art exhibitions and cultural events. Located at 49-51 Chambers Street in Civic Center, Manhattan proposals to transform the building’s ground floor were subject to review by the Landmark Preservation Commission and approved last August.

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Rendering of immersive exhibition space 'Hall Des Lumieres' - Culturespaces / Woods Bagot

LPC to Review Proposal for Immersive Museum at the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank, in Lower Manhattan

The Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled to review a proposal to partially renovate and repurpose the ground floor areas of the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank in Lower Manhattan into an immersive digital museum and gallery. Titled “Hall Des Lumieres,” the exhibition would feature 3D projections of the works of famed Austrian painter Gustav Klimt and would require architectural modifications to both the building’s façade and landmarked interiors.

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