Building a Home for the Bible
An iconic museum needs an
iconic entrance, and that’s
exactly what designers set
out to create: one that would
be easily recognizable and
would provide an adequate
introduction to what guests
will discover once they enter
the building. The result is two
40-foot-tall bronze replicas
of Gutenberg’s printing bed,
which he famously used to
print the first pages of Genesis
on his movable type press. The
bronze doors will flank either
side of the main entrance to
the museum, and set into the
entrance will be a glass replica
of a Bodmer papyrus showing
Psalm 19.
Once inside the main lobby,
guests will be greeted by
monumental Jerusalem stone
columns and LED displays
dominating the 40-foothigh, 150-foot-long ceiling.
The digital display will show
images of beautifully adorned
antiquities and landscapes
from biblical locations; it will
even replicate the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel.
Entrance
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The mission of Museum of the
Bible, set to open in November
2017, is for all visitors to
engage with the Bible. Even
the experience of ascending
the eight floors of the museum
will be a memorable one,
whether guests choose to
take the beautiful etched-glass
staircase or the immersive
elevators that will seem to
transport them to another
place and time.