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2 hours agoDebra Wimpfheimer Named Executive Director of Queens Museum
Debra Wimpfheimer, a Queens native and long-time deputy director, will become Queens Museum executive director this summer, succeeding Sally Tallant.
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1 week agoLouvre Abu Dhabi director Manuel Rabate leaves to head India's largest private art museum
I have always had a keen interest in South Asia and in India in particular for both its cultural richness and its institutional life. I am excited to be part of a project that will change the museum landscape of the subcontinent. My role will be transversal to the full life of the museum, engaging with all its activities, with the primary focus on ensuring readiness to operate at the highest international and regional standards, to serve India and its communities and its visitors.
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3 weeks agoCanada's Art Gallery of Hamilton gets federal funding for expansion that will double its exhibition space
The Art Gallery of Hamilton will receive nearly C$1 million from the federal Cultural Spaces Fund to add a 745-sq.-m gallery, increasing exhibition space by 70%.
New York City
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4 weeks agoManhattan's New Museum sets early spring date for reopening after $82m expansion
The New Museum reopens March 21 after an $82m expansion doubling exhibition space and adding galleries, studios, education facilities, elevators, and an entry plaza.
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4 weeks agonew museum to reopen with OMA-designed expansion in march 2026
New Museum reopens March 21, 2026 with a 5,600-square-meter OMA-designed expansion that doubles footprint, doubles gallery space, and improves circulation and public amenities.
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1 month agomathaf: arab museum of modern art in doha announces major expansion by lina ghotmeh
Mathaf expands its Doha campus under Lina Ghotmeh, adding a reconfigured ground floor, library, café, studios, and production facilities to combine exhibition, research, and public engagement.
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1 month agoathens' national archaeological museum upgrade by chipperfield and tombazis gains approval
Greece approves an expansion and upgrade of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens by David Chipperfield and Alexandros Tombazis, adding galleries, public plaza, and landscaped park.
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2 months agoAmsterdam's Rijksmuseum announces southern outpost in Eindhoven
Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, which holds the world's largest trove of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age, has announced plans to open an outpost in Eindhoven. The museum, which showcases only a fraction of its more than 1m objects, said on Thursday it would construct the 3,500 sq metre centre over the next six to eight years. Located in parkland by the River Dommel and close to Eindhoven's central railway station, it will be built with support from the city council and from ASML, which makes semiconductor machinery in nearby Veldhoven.
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2 months agoLondon's National Gallery Unveils Shortlist for Expansion Featuring Farshid Moussavi, Foster + Partners, RPBW, and Kengo Kuma
National Gallery will expand into St. Vincent House with six shortlisted design teams to create a sustainable, accessible new wing and improve the public realm.
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2 months agoMutter Museum in Philadelphia Plots Expansion for Next Year
The museum will merge its current location on 19 South 22nd Street with the adjacent Swedenborgian Church and Parish House on 2129 Chestnut Street. This plan has been in the works for awhile, with the Mütter having purchased the property for $9.3 million in 2023. So far, the museum has raised $27 million through an initial phase of fundraising "to support plans to create a cohesive campus," the release indicated.
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3 months agoPrinceton University Art Museum graduates to expansive new home
Princeton University Art Museum opens a 146,000-sq.-ft. building that doubles exhibition and education space, improves access to diverse collections, and enables cross-collection dialogue.
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3 months agoPhiladelphia museum opens $20m expansion after winning back cancelled funding from Trump administration
Woodmere Art Museum expanded with a $20 million, 17,000-sq.-ft Frances M. Maguire Hall adding 14 galleries, an education studio, and expanded green campus space.
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3 months agoNational Army Museum plans new underground expansion with new gallery and auditorium
National Army Museum will gain an underground extension beneath a redeveloped neighbouring block, adding a gallery, 140-seat auditorium, and public garden; construction due by 2029.
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