Public Meeting: Air and Space Museum Revitalization-Exterior Cladding Mockup

The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution, prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the impacts of alternatives for the revitalization of the National Air and Space Museum in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The EA analyzes the potential environmental impacts of three action alternatives and a no action alternative. The project includes replacement of the existing Tennessee Pink Marble stone on the National Air and Space Museum’s façade, as well as changes to the entrance vestibules and renovations to the terraces surrounding the museum. The cladding alternatives under consideration include Tennessee Pink Marble, other natural stones such as granite and limestone, and a manufactured material. 

The EA is available to the public for review and comment from Friday, March 31 through Monday, May 1, 2017. 

The proposed project is subject to the NCPC’s review under the National Capital Planning Act. NCPC will serve as the lead and responsible federal agency and work in cooperation with the Smithsonian to comply with NEPA. Concurrently, the Smithsonian and NCPC are conducting consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

This meeting is one of two opportunities the public will have to review mockups of the exterior cladding alternatives. An additional review opportunity, preceded by a joint NEPA/Section 106 meeting conducted jointly by NCPC and the Smithsonian Institution, will be held on Friday, April 7 at 10:00 am. 

RSVP: Carly Bond at BondC@si.edu

For more information visit https://www.ncpc.gov/project/airandspace.