Eames Institute to Convert Northern California Site Into Art and Design Museum

The former Birkenstock campus will be transformed into a creative space offering art exhibitions, workshops, culinary and retail spaces, and more.
Eames Institute to Convert Northern California Site Into Art and Design Museum
A rendering of the planned art and design museum on the former Birkenstock campus in Novato, Calif. Courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron
Ilene Eng
Ilene Eng
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The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity is transforming the former Birkenstock campus north of San Francisco into an art and design museum.

The goal is to support the institute’s vision of bringing impactful art and design to the public. The plan for the Novato, California, site includes immersive art exhibitions, workshops, educational programming, public spaces, culinary and retail spaces, the Eames Collection, and family archives, according to the July 31 announcement.