 The Museum occupies an 18,000-square-foot (1,700m²) addition to the PRI complex on Ithaca's West Hill.The building was designed by New York architectural firm Weiss/Manfredi to be evocative of a gorge, with two wings divided by a central open-air court.The design for the museum won the American Institute of Architects's regional Excellence in Design Award and Honor Award for Architecture" in 2004.