"New Yorkers and tourists from far and wide bid farewell to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's rooftop Sunday, the final day it was open to the public before it gets demolished and replaced. Next year, the Met aims to begin construction on its new Tang Wing for Modern and Contemporary Art, which will replace the Lila Acheson Wallace Wing - and with it the famous Cantor Roof Garden."
"" I've come here many times. Our children grew up here on the roof. We had many special occasions here," said Jenny Fletcher, who moved to New York from Australia 20 years ago. "The views are beyond wonderful because the memories are irreplaceable." Crowds flocked to the rooftop on Sunday to take in the view one last time. The line to get onto the terrace was at least 15 minutes long during the afternoon."
"The plan to replace the Lila Acheson Wallace Wing, which sits on the Met's southwest corner and juts into central park, is still in the middle of an environmental review process, with a public hearing scheduled for later this month. If approved, the museum plans the begin tearing down the wing - which opened in 1987 - next year. It's set to be replaced with the Tang Wing for Modern and Contemporary Art."
The Metropolitan Museum of Art closed its Cantor Roof Garden as plans proceed to demolish the Lila Acheson Wallace Wing. Construction on the new Tang Wing for Modern and Contemporary Art is expected to begin next year if environmental review and approvals proceed, with an opening no earlier than 2030. Crowds visited the rooftop on the last day to take photos, sketch, drink cocktails and remember past visits, with terrace lines around 15 minutes in the afternoon. The replacement wing will feature an expanded, year‑round rooftop and display more of the museum's roughly 16,000 modern and contemporary works, currently only two to three percent on view at any time.
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