Architecture

360º Gallery Tour

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Architects: Gwathmey & Siegel and Associates Architects
475 Tenth Avenue, New York, New York 10018

This fine arts gallery for rotating exhibits was designed for contemporary artists and also serves as a multipurpose meeting space.

An outdoor sculpture terrace and lecture hall are integrated into the site.

Located at the edge of the campus across Wick Avenue from the Butler Institute of American Art, the prominent sloping site was a primary determinant in the building's organization.

The two main entrances, one on the upper ground/street level, the other on the lower ground/parking garage level, are interconnected by an open, skylighted stair gallery paralleling the auditorium.

The traditional gallery is adjacent to the lower entry and the double-height, flexible, experimental gallery is another level below grade, adjacent to the service tunnel, which relates to the existing access road.


Key Project Information
outdoor sculpture terrace
4 exhibition galleries
lecture hall (seats 46)
archival storage facilities
Open Office
conference room (seats 12)
library
completed 1991

DIRECTIONS and PARKING

From the northwest (Cleveland, Toledo): Take Ohio Turnpike to Exit 218. Follow I-80 East to I-680, Youngstown. Take Exit 4A, Route 422 East and proceed to the Wick Avenue exit. Turn right onto Wick Avenue. Pass through the next traffic light (University Plaza/E. Spring Street) the McDonough Museum is the second building on the left.

From the north (Ashtabula): Take Route 11 South to I-80 West. Take Route 711 South (exits left). Exit at Gypsy Lane and make a left onto Gypsy. Cross Belmont Ave. (Rt. 193); at the fourth traffic light after Belmont, turn right onto Fifth Ave. Drive down Fifth until you get to Rt. 422 (look for the YSU stadium), then cross the overpass and turn left onto the Eastbound Service Road, staying on the service road as you pass the stadium. Cross the Elm Street intersection, next turn right onto Wick. Pass through the next traffic light (University Plaza/E. Spring Street) the McDonough Museum is the second building on the left.

From the east (western Pennsylvania): Take I-80 to Route 711 South (Exits left). Exit at Gypsy Lane and make a left onto Gypsy. Cross Belmont Ave. (Rt. 193); at the fourth traffic light after Belmont, turn right onto Fifth Ave. Drive down Fifth until you get to Rt. 422 (look for the YSU stadium), then cross the overpass and turn left onto the Eastbound Service Road, staying on the service road as you pass the stadium. Cross the Elm Street intersection, then turn right onto Wick. Pass through the next traffic light (University Plaza/E. Spring Street) the McDonough Museum is the second building on the left.

From the southeast (Pittsburgh): Take the PA Turnpike to Exit 234 (16A) on the Ohio Turnpike. From there, take I-680 approximately 10 miles to Exit 6 (Route 62 and Hubbard). Follow signs for YSU and take Route 422 West. Take the first Exit (Wick Avenue) and turn left on Wick. Pass through the second traffic light (University Plaza/E. Spring Street) the McDonough Museum is the second building on the left.

From the south: Take Ohio Route11 North to I-680. From I-680, take Exit 4A, Route 422 East. Exit the freeway at Wick Avenue and turn right on Wick. Pass through the next traffic light (University Plaza/E. Spring Street) the McDonough Museum is the second building on the left.

From the west (Akron): Take I-71 or I-77 to I-76 East. Where I-80 and I-76 divide, follow I-80 until it intersects with I-680 to Youngstown. Follow I-680 to Exit 4A, Route 422 East. Exit the 422 freeway at Wick Avenue and turn right. Pass through the next traffic light (University Plaza/E. Spring Street) the McDonough Museum is the second building on the left.

Parking: Limited Parking and handicap parking is available in the McDonough Museum turnaround. Parking passes are available in the Museum office for the turnaround. Parking is also available past the museum in the M-1 Wick Parking Deck for a five dollar fee (take the pedestrian bridge on the 3rd level to access the back of the Museum). Short- term meter parking in the V-4 Parking lot is the first right as you turn into the Wick Parking Deck.

Younstown State University Campus Map