WGBH held a ribbon-cutting yesterday morning to commemorate its new studio space in Brighton. After president Henry Becton cut a bright orange ribbon in front of a stage inside the complex, a digital mural along the side of the building facing the pike made its debut.

The gigantic, 30-by-45-foot mural might outdo the Citgo sign, which can be always seen looming over the city. Anyone driving east on the Pike will be able to see WGBH's display from a mile off, and it will be far classier than the ol' Citgo. Each day will feature a new image that represents WGBH's mission, and they started yesterday with dancers performing works by African-American choreographers. You can also vote on and give suggestions for upcoming Images of the Day at WGBH's website.

WGBH's new home might not seem all that exciting since it is, really, just another television studio. But now it is a television studio inside a supremely cool building with a thick glass layer as the centerpiece, which gives the building more than a passing resemblance to the ICA. Only instead of the ICA's glass layer to nowhere, WGBH's stretches all the way across Guest Street to join two WGBH complexes. The building also employs "green" technology. We didn't ask how much energy it took to run the digital mural, but we can't be too mean if they actually made an effort to get certified as a "green" building.

If you want to see the new building and the studio space, the public is invited to tour it on October 14, when WGBH will be open all day. They also have a new theater space, the Yawkey Theater, where they'll host free screenings and preview WGBH shows. The public day might not be as lavish as the ribbon-cutting, which was attended by State Senator Steven Tolman, Congressman Ed Markey, Arthur, and Curious George, but you'll get plenty of opportunity to explore the building's spacious interior, score some free nibbles, and learn more about one of Boston's best cultural institutions.

Photograph of WGBH's new digital mural by Caroline Roberts.