The City of Tulsa has hired Flintco for the construction project for Gilcrease Museum.

Flintco will work with the City of Tulsa, Gilcrease Museum, Gallagher & Associates, and architects SmithGroup and 1 Architecture on the renovation project.

 “Flintco is honored to be selected as the construction partner for the renovation and expansion of Gilcrease Museum. This collection is a national treasure for our community,” Dave Kollmann, President of Flintco said.

“We are grateful our fellow citizens voted to support improving the Gilcrease campus, and are excited to collaborate with the city, TU and design and consultant teams to deliver this unique and important work.

“As a 111-year-old Tulsa headquartered company, our Flintco team loves being involved with projects that create energy and sense of place for generations to come.”

The improvements will allow for more of the Gilcrease collection to be exhibited as well as the addition of expanded space for hosting traveling exhibitions.

 Some of the other features will include a new building façade, a grand entry and great hall, open storage space for additional displays, and dedicated education space.

In the coming months, the design phase will begin as all consultants for the project are contracted.

Voters approved the sales tax increase in 2016, which included the $65 million for Gilcrease Museum.

A donation of an additional $10 million from the A.R. and Marylouise Tandy Foundation will lead to a total project budget of $75 million. The University of Tulsa has managed Gilcrease Museum for 11 years on behalf of the city.