Inspired by the terrible April 2019 fire that nearly destroyed the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, Massachusetts-based HandsHouse Studio, which develops projects outside of the traditional design and construction classroom that energize history through the reconstruction of large historical objects, has partnered with multiple organizations, including the School of Architecture and Planning at D.C.’s Catholic University, to design, construct, and raise a traditional timber-frame truss built to the cathedral’s specifications. The goal for the project is to donate the truss to the cathedral so that it can be used in the rebuilding process.
The structure will be erected in the southeast corner of the Great Hall in on August 6 and will remain on-site through September 16. Ground-floor signs by the installation will offer information about HandsHouse Studio, the story of the Notre Dame de Paris Truss Project, and a brief history on large-scale installations in the Museum’s Great Hall.
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