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# Designing a museum that embraces the public
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/american-masters/extras/designing-a-museum-that-embraces-the-public-do8vok/
- Published: 2026-11-03T19:30:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T20:01:28.000Z
- Description: Liz Diller and Ric Scofidio prioritized making the ICA a civic building for the public.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: American Masters, #ZZZ_Show_528da9a2-8dd6-4ae8-885a-d59d89b91574, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_a27ddef5-21ac-441a-abe1-b25dc8e94965, #extra

While designing the Institute of Contemporary Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, Liz Diller and Ric Scofidio prioritized making it a civic building that felt open to the public. The ICA challenged them to bring their progressive ideas to an institutional building.