Museum expansions
New-York Historical Society changes its name and reveals plans for new $175m wing
The museum's new wing dedicated to American democracy will open in 2026, just in time for the US’s semiquincentennial
Rising construction costs are leading to smaller, more adaptive museum spaces
According to AEA Consulting’s Cultural Infrastructure Index, arts institutions have been resizing to meet audience needs
The big museum openings and expansions of 2024
The Grand Egyptian Museum should open at last, while Masp in São Paulo gets a tower-block extension
Egyptian Museum in Turin to undergo €23m renovation with two-storey ‘agora’ at its heart
The mission of the project, designed by OMA architects, is to make the museum more accessible to the public
Victoria and Albert Museum's ambitious east London storehouse is finally complete
The Art Newspaper goes on an exclusive tour around the building which will open to the public in 2025
The oldest art institution in São Paulo adds a $16m wing for contemporary art
Pinacoteca de São Paulo's new building opens with a show by Haegue Yang
Panama Canal Museum to undergo major anniversary expansion—and bring to light troubling national histories
To celebrate 25 years, the institution will add new spaces and programmes, while also rethinking how it can strengthen the local art scene
The big museum openings to look out for in 2023
From the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery in London to the major expansion of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in the US, here is our pick of new museum projects in the coming year
New exhibition space! National Portrait Gallery buys former Victorian public lavatory
Museum in London acquired refurbished ticket kiosk site for £3m with funds from businessman Len Blavatnik
Monumental Sanford Biggers sculpture will welcome visitors to Orange County Museum of Art's new home
The sculpture will be installed prominently outdoors at the Southern California museum's new $93m Morphosis-designed building
Art Gallery of Ontario goes big with plans for new Modern and contemporary wing
The 50,000 sq. ft showplace, dubbed AGO Global Contemporary, is set to launch in 2026-27
Bronx Museum of the Arts to undertake $21m expansion
The project includes the addition of a multi-storey entrance and lobby, and is being supported with state and city funds
Garage Museum expands in Gorky park with move into historic Hexagon pavilion
Sanaa architects masterplan turns 1920s site in Moscow into vast exhibition space and library
Diego Rivera's grand vision for Mexico City's Anahuacalli complex realised after nearly eight decades
Thirteen new structures now flank the main museum building of the complex, which houses Rivera's collection of pre-Hispanic art
Queens Museum director on its transformative expansion and learning from the pandemic
Led by Sally Tallant, the community-focused museum is building a new educational centre thanks to a $26.4m grant from New York City
Museu de Arte de São Paulo plans to tunnel its way through to a new 14-storey building
The Lina Bo Bardi-designed museum in Brazil can currently only display 1% of its 11,000-piece collection
New-York Historical Society presents plans for $140m expansion, including a home for a new LGBTQ museum
Design envisages over 70,000 sq. ft of space for classrooms, collection study areas and the fledgling museum, as well as underground library storage