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The exciting and much-anticipated redesign and expansion of Dartmouth's Hopkins Center for the Arts is underway. The reimagining of the Hop, designed by the world-renowned design firm Snøhetta, will provide a number of multi-disciplinary spaces to better serve students, professional artists, and the audience. As described in a project announcement, "the design development process is particularly focused on ensuring Dartmouth's ability to produce works onsite, recognizing the evolving needs of student creators and visiting artists, and on enhancing the audience experience overall."
Incorporation of state-of-the-art technologies that will allow the Hop to document, share, and broadcast Dartmouth-originated works across the world
Enhancements to community, social, and study spaces, including the Top of the Hop
Enhancements to acoustics, flow, and wayfinding throughout the building
Substantive upgrades to rehearsal rooms
Improvements to accessibility
Addressing infrastructure and deferred maintenance for mechanical, electrical, and life safety systems.
Dartmouth Announces $25 Million Gift to the Arts, Dartmouth News, Apr. 2024
Snøhetta to Lead Expansion and Redesign of Hopkins Center, Dartmouth News, Feb. 2021
The Hop Reimagined, Hopkins Center website
Dartmouth Releases Hopkins Center for Arts Renderings, Dartmouth News, Apr. 2022
Dartmouth unveils designs for $88 million expansion of Hopkins Center for the Arts, Boston Globe, Apr. 2022
The Hop Celebrates 60 with Events Prior to Renovations, Dartmouth News, Nov. 2022
Arts Everywhere: Winter at the Hop, Dartmouth News, Jan. 2023
The Hop Celebrates a Construction Milestone, Dartmouth News, Feb 2024