Old Lighthouse Museum historic rehabilitation and proposed addition approved by Stonington Borough P&Z

Unanimous Special Permit approval for the Old Lighthouse Museum by the Stonington Borough Planning and Zoning Commission is the culmination of several years of conceptual planning and community discussion. A recent editorial in The Day can be found here.  

Martha's Vineyard Museum Featured in MV Magazine

The Museum's big move to Vineyard Haven is now underway with construction slated to begin in early 2017. As design lead, OEA is playing a central role. A great new article in the Winter-Spring edition of the Martha's Vineyard Magazine charts the ongoing transformation. Read more here. 

Expansion plans for Woodlawn bolstered by $4-million challenge grant

The anonymous grant adds significant momentum to ongoing fund raising efforts. Read more about the project's progress in the Ellsworth American and in the Bangor Daily News . 

Evening of Discovery

Private fundraising for the Martha's Vineyard Museum is on track thus far. Click here to read the Vineyard Gazette's June 29th article covering the event.

OEA Selected for Woodlawn Master Plan

After competing in a design charrette in Boston, OEA has won the commission to design the museum renovations and expansions planned for the historic 200-acre museum and park in Ellsworth, Maine. The Bangor Daily News summarizes the selection process in this article, and the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations’ (i.e., governing board of Woodlawn) provides a detailed description of the entire project in its press release.

Martha's Vineyard Museum Concept Complete!

Concept design is now complete for the Martha's Vineyard Museum. This concludes the initial design process of the renovation and addition to the 1897 Historic Marine Hospital, a site that was purchased as a result of recommendations made in our 2011 feasibility study for the Museum. See plans and renderings of the design on our project page.