Idaho Falls Art Museum Education Center Moves Closer With Big-D Construction

IDAHO FALLS — The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho’s planned Education Center is gaining real momentum toward a physical building, museum leaders and their construction partner said this week. In a Sept. 20, 2026 LocalNews8 report, Executive Director Alexa Stanger said the project is “really starting to make progress and momentum towards the physical building being here.” The museum has partnered with Big-D Construction to carry the design forward. Natalie Hunsaker, Big-D’s business development manager, called it an exciting chance to bring more public space to the Riverwalk community.

What the Education Center will add Stanger described classroom space on the main floor and more classrooms on the second floor, plus a large multi-purpose room with windows, a deck, and views of the Snake River. The museum’s capital-campaign materials describe a three-story addition along South Capital Avenue next to the existing building — with an elevated deck and patio meant to strengthen the link between indoor galleries and the Riverwalk. According to the museum, the Education Center adds about 14,000 square feet of new space and lifts the overall campus to roughly 22,000 square feet — nearly doubling the facility.