Built on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota, the James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History features 2 floors of world-renowned Minnesota wildlife dioramas and the 120 seat Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium Theater. The project included painting of exposed ceilings of both exhibit-filled floors, as well as 230 gallons of Intumescent Coating at exposed structural steel trusses. In total, just over 1,800 gallons of paint were used.

Architect: Perkins + Will (Robert Novak)
General Contractor: McGough Construction Co, Inc.

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Named “Best New Art Space” in the 2015 Best of Minnesota, this 2-phase $42 million renovation spanning over 2 ½ years was recently completed by Superior Painting & Decorating, Inc. through the direction of McGough Construction. The first phase consisted of a 16,800 sf addition to the back of the existing theatre stage-house for the new Production Wing. Phase 2 involved a complete demolition of the existing McKnight Theatre to allow for construction of the new 39,000 sf state of the art Concert hall designed specifically for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and is directly connected to the existing Ordway Music Theater.

Read what the StarTribune has to say about the project here >

Superior Painting & Decorating is pleased to have the opportunity to work with the Minnesota Historical Society on a number of projects.  Previous exhibits include:  “We are Hmong Minnesota”, “Modern Spirit – The Art of George Morrison”, the Ebony Exhibit “Inspiring Beauty:  50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair”, and most recently in October of 2015 – the Suburbia Exhibit. This exhibit is presented in three immersive settings:  Building Suburbia, Living in Suburbia and Shopping in Suburbia completed under the direction of General Contractor:  McFarland Construction, Co.