Apple Carnegie Library Opens Saturday in Washington, D.C.
May 09 2019 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
Apple® today previewed its newest location at the Carnegie
Library on Mount Vernon Square. This is Apple’s most extensive
historic restoration project to date, restoring and revitalizing
the Beaux-Arts style building once home to Washington, D.C.’s
Central Public Library. Originally funded by Andrew Carnegie and
opened in 1903, the library will once again be a center for
learning, discovery and creativity for the community, keeping with
Carnegie’s vision of a public and free space for all.
Apple Carnegie Library will host free daily Today at Apple®
programming, including sessions led by local artists and world
class creators. To celebrate the opening, 40 artists will lead
sessions during the six-week StoryMaker Festival. At the store,
customers can explore Apple’s latest products and work with over
225 highly trained staff members offering advice and technical
support, as well as assistance for small businesses.
“Whether customers come to explore new products, visit one of
our Geniuses or unlock their creativity in a Today at Apple
session, Apple Carnegie Library is a place for everyone,” said
Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail + People.
“We are excited to share this magnificent space with all of our
visitors in Washington, D.C., and to provide a home for inspiration
for the next generation.”
Carnegie Library on Mount Vernon Square also features the new DC
History Center, which includes the Kiplinger Research Library,
three galleries and a museum store, all owned and operated by the
125-year-old Historical Society of Washington, D.C. To restore the
building to its original grandeur, Apple worked with conservation
experts to carefully preserve the historic facades, return interior
spaces to their original footprints, and restore distinctive early
20th-century detailing. Foster + Partners worked in close
collaboration with Apple’s Chief Design Officer Jony Ive to give
this cultural icon a new lease of life.
“I love the synergy between old and new, the juxtaposition of
the historic fabric and contemporary design,” said Ive. “In its
‘new’ phase of life, Apple Carnegie Library will be a way for us to
share our ideas and excitement about the products we create, while
giving people a sense of community and encouraging and nurturing
creativity. It has been a significant honor to restore the Carnegie
Library for the people of Washington, D.C.”
Visitors to Apple Carnegie Library are welcomed by a revitalized
grand entry plaza on K Street, and a new grand entry staircase on
Mount Vernon Place creates an inviting route through the building
to the adjacent Convention Center and neighboring Shaw District.
The library’s Vermont marble facade and sculptures on the south are
completely restored.
A skylight that once illuminated the original library’s
circulation desk in the heart of the building returns with a new
design to transform the space into a soaring double-height atrium.
The dramatic gathering space, called the Forum, is the new home for
Today at Apple in Washington, D.C. Visitors can attend free daily
sessions focused on photography, filmmaking, music creation,
coding, design and more.
For six weeks following opening, the StoryMaker Festival will
bring together 40 artists, poets, activists, musicians,
photographers, filmmakers, lawmakers and community builders to
celebrate storytelling and inspire attendees to tell their own
stories. The festival will conclude with a weekend block party to
celebrate the stories the community has come together to share.
The area that housed the book stacks is now the Genius Grove
where Apple’s team of Geniuses will offer personalized technical
support and advice. A grand staircase leads to the DC History
Center on the second floor and the Carnegie Gallery in the
basement, which displays historic photographs and documents for the
public to learn about the origins and history of the building.
Nearly half of the store’s employees are Washington, D.C.
residents and others have joined from Apple stores across the
region and country. The team speaks 27 languages, including more
than 20 team members fluent in American Sign Language.
Apple Carnegie Library and the DC History Center open at
Carnegie Library on Mount Vernon Square Saturday at 10 a.m. To sign
up for Today at Apple sessions, visit apple.com/today and the
StoryMakers Festival page.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction
of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
Apple’s four software platforms — iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS —
provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower
people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple
Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000 employees
are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving
the world better than we found it.
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