Houston’s Menil Collection will close its doors for eight months for a major renovation project, including a full restoration of the building’s floors, the Houston Chronicle reports.  The piece notes the damage to the museum’s stained-black pine flooring, which has resulted from years of foot traffic.  “Everything I do in the building has to consider his architecture,” facilities manager Steve McConathy says of Renzo Piano’s original design for the building.
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