Modern Masterpiece Uncovered:
Galloway’s Furniture Showroom by Victor Lundy
JULY 28 – OCTOBER 27 2024
SARASOTA ART MUSEUM
The exhibition is a collaboration with Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design and curated by Marty Hylton, President, Architecture Sarasota; Dr. Sujin Kim, Assistant Professor of Architecture; Hampton University, and Damien Blumetti, Founding Principal, Damien Blumetti Architect. Exhibition research by Kristine Ziedina, Director of Research and Documentation, Architecture Sarasota. Exhibition design by Studio Craig Beyers.
The Galloway’s Furniture Showroom of Sarasota opened in 1959. The building was designed by Victor Lundy, an architectural innovator and central figure of the Sarasota School of Architecture. A two-story, glass cylinder with an exposed “morning glory” laminated wood structure and suspended mezzanine, Galloway’s became an instant local landmark. A 1980s renovation concealed, but did not destroy much of the original architecture.
This exhibition uncovers the modernist masterpiece by first exploring the building’s cultural and architectural significance in the context of the postwar period, the Sarasota School of Architecture, the pioneering work of Victory Lundy, and the vision of Ralph Galloway. Historical documentation is augmented with building and site analysis undertaken by architecture students and faculty from Hampton University. The exhibition concludes with a digital reconstruction and proposal for restoring and reimagining the “Lundy Pavilion” as a multipurpose venue in service of the Sarasota Community.
Museum exhibit looks at ways to restore a lost Victor Lundy building (heraldtribune.com)
