"Their new building is not a new wing. It's not an extension. It's not an annex. It is a separate building and an expanded campus. A central atrium with a massive staircase improves circulation throughout the galleries, as well as providing a dramatic exhibition space for large-scale works."
"A non-collecting institution, the New Museum notably offered the first New York City solo shows to artists such as Jeff Koons and Ana Mendieta. Its long-awaited reopening, delayed from a planned 2025 debut, doubles the museum's size, to 120,000 square feet."
"When we started, we were a one-room gallery on Hudson Street with a volunteer staff of three. That was in 1977. She is only the second director in the institution's history, succeeding founder Marcia Tucker in 1999."
The New Museum in New York has completed its major expansion project, reopening after a two-year closure with a new seven-story building designed by renowned architect Rem Koolhaas and partner Shohei Shigematsu. The project, announced in 2016, creates a separate expanded campus rather than a simple extension, doubling the museum's size to 120,000 square feet. The two buildings are integrated through a central atrium with a dramatic staircase that improves gallery circulation and provides exhibition space. New facilities include an artist-in-residence studio, offices for New Inc., and a 90-seat restaurant. The reopening features an ambitious inaugural exhibition titled "New Humans: Memories of the Future" curated by artistic director Massimiliano Gioni.
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