By Boston Real Estate Times - June 1, 2021

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame hosted a ribbon
cutting ceremony following its $25+ million museum refurbishment which launched in 2017. The museum had been closed to the public for a period of time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but is now fully renovated and open to guests.

“Coming off of a momentous Enshrinement weekend for the Class of 2020, we couldn’t be more excited to reveal our museum renovations in Springfield to the basketball community,” said John Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. “This renovation project has been in progress for several years, with a number of local vendors involved, and we’re so proud of the end result. We welcome basketball fans and the people of Springfield to visit us for an experience unlike any other.”

With the efforts of several Massachusetts-based businesses, including architecture and design firm CambridgeSeven, nearly every exhibit in the Hall has taken on a new look and added interactive elements, in addition to the refurbishment of the Hall’s iconic dome.

“I want to express what a thrill it was to partner with the Basketball Hall of Fame team on the inspirational reimagining of the museum,” said Timothy Mansfield, AIA, principal at CambridgeSeven. “Our team and the Hall have enjoyed a long-standing partnership from the design of the original museum to this latest evolution, creating an immersive and highly interactive visitor experience. The new Hall celebrates the amazing game of basketball, uniquely tying thematic narratives from the game’s very beginnings in Springfield in 1891 all the way to the present-day action. We are proud to join in the celebration of the grand re-opening of the Hall!”