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    Light Reign: James Turrell Skyspace

     
    Upper Level Galleries
    Ongoing
    Please note that the Skyspace will be closed on April 24, 2025, for annual maintenance.

    Please note that while the Skyspace remains open, the dome is currently closed and cannot be opened. We apologize for the inconvenience.
    The James Turrell Skyspace, Light Reign, was unveiled to the public in July 2003. Since then, it has been the site of numerous meditation sessions, a Quaker silent meeting, a performance art piece, an audio installation by artist Steve Roden, and thousands of individual visits. Combining architecture, sculpture, and atmosphere, the work is not only a spectacular addition to the museum's permanent collection, it has become an important part of the building's architecture.
    Turrell's work is meant to be taken in slowly, quietly, and over time. The Skyspace experience varies at different times of the year and different times of day. Visitors are encouraged to stop in again and again to sit back and absorb the effects of the Skyspace over the course of the seasons.


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    <p>James Turrell. <em>Light Reign (Interior detail)</em>. 2003. Permanent skyspace and exterior illumination work. Copyright: James Turrell. Photo credit: Lara Swimmer.</p>
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    Midday Mindfulness

    Second Wednesdays (March-June 2025)