Description
Designed by Studio Libeskind, in collaboration with IKM Architecture of Pittsburgh, the reimagined approximately building at the corner of Shady and Wilkins Avenues in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood will house a new national institution encompassing a museum, center for education and a planned memorial honoring the 11 people from three congregations – Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha, New Light Congregation and Congregation Dor Hadsash – killed in the attack on October 27,
2018.
The new building will include exhibition space, classrooms, a social hall, and a 300-seat state-of-the-art sanctuary/theater that prominently features the historic stained-glass windows and offers space for both religious and cultural programming.
The opening is slated for 2028.