Golden Anniversary Campus Transformation — Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts
The Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Mann Center), an outdoor performing-arts venue in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, reopened in June 2026 after a campus-wide renovation for its 50th-anniversary season, including a 4,900 sq ft LED storytelling wall (the Satell Centennial Wall East) on the TD Pavilion, a Music Hall of Fame, a Wall of Fame, twelve interactive visitor experiences, campus wayfinding, and a reimagined entrance plaza; Crafted Action led the Experiential Master Plan and exhibit and media design, with architecture by EwingCole, custom fabrication by Art Guild, and AV integration by Electrosonic.
| Venue | Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts |
|---|---|
| Project type | Major Renovation |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2026 |
| Technologies | LED display wall, dynamic donor recognition, digital wayfinding |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Crafted Action | Master Planning | Experiential Master Plan; experience strategy, content strategy, exhibit design, and media development |
| Crafted Action | Exhibit Design | |
| Crafted Action | Media Design & Software | |
| EwingCole | Architecture | |
| Art Guild, Inc. | Fabrication | |
| Electrosonic | AV Integration | |
| merje | Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding | . |
| urban-sign | Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding | . |
Description
The transformation was funded in part by The Satell Family Foundation and Ed Satell, and included a 42,000 sq ft reimagined entrance plaza. The Philadelphia Art Commission and Signage Commission unanimously approved the LED wall on the condition that it never display advertising.