# NEW YORK | Museums Expansions **URL:** \ **Category:** New York\ **Created:** [August 6, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013 "2023-08-06T18:40:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/1 "2023-08-06T18:40:53Z")
This is a general topic on NY museum conversions and renovations. > **[Car fanatics seek parking spot for automobile museum in Manhattan](https://nypost.com/2023/07/17/car-fanatics-seek-parking-spot-for-automobile-museum-in-manhattan/)** > > Officials said the museum might be most appropriate in the Times Square or Herald Square areas but no part of Manhattan is off-limits. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/2 "2023-08-15T13:47:18Z")
> **[Work Resumes on Sir David Adjaye's Studio Museum of Harlem at 144 West 125th...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/08/work-resumes-on-sir-david-adjayes-studio-museum-of-harlem-at-144-west-125th-street-in-harlem-manhattan.html)** > > Construction has resumed on Adjaye Associates' six-story Studio Museum of Harlem at 144 West 125th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. The Studio Museum cut ties with David Adjaye due to serious allegations of impropriety. But the YIMBY website still suggests there is a relationship there, and what’s more includes his knighthood in its headline! ---
**Author:** ![DeSelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DeSelby](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/DeSelby)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/3 "2023-11-11T17:05:02Z")
Was just scrolling through Atchain’s Vimeo channel to see if I could find any more leaked NYC stuff. Nothing groundbreaking, but I did find this animation of an unbuilt Foster + Partners renovation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The commission eventually went to David Chipperfield, who was later dumped by the museum and replaced by Frida Escobedo. Her design has not been revealed yet. [![](https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/703617013-856dbe3fb17cba616404574617a697226fb94b7d395816fd043b4c7bce90d3ed-d?f=webp "Museum competition\_Foster") ](https://vimeo.com/272138403) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/4 "2023-11-20T15:04:28Z")
> **[New-York Historical Society Announces Details of New 80,000-SF ‘Democracy...](https://www.westsiderag.com/2023/11/17/new-york-historical-society-announces-details-of-new-80000-sf-democracy-wing-to-open-in-2026)** > > New-York Historical Society's new wing and renovation by Robert A.M. Stern Architects as viewed from 76th Street. Image courtesy of This is a project by the world-renowned starchitect Robert A.M. Stern. ---
**Author:** ![paperx9999](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/paperx9999/32/128567_2.png) [@paperx9999](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/paperx9999)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/5 "2023-11-21T01:35:57Z")
I’ll contribute even though I don’t even think I know all the pre-expansion areas of NY’s big museums. > **[679 Paintings. Sculptures. A Sword. The Met Moved Them All.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/nyregion/newyorktoday/metropolitan-museum-european-galleries.html)** > > The museum’s European galleries open today after a $150 million renovation that will allow art to be seen through a new lens. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/6 "2024-05-05T12:11:40Z")
> **[The Met Raises $550M to Develop New Contemporary Art Wing](https://commercialobserver.com/2024/05/the-met-raises-550m-to-develop-new-contemporary-art-wing/)** > > After raking in $550 million in donations, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is replacing one of its wings to have a bigger exhibition space. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/7 "2024-06-20T18:08:49Z")
> **[New Museum's Expansion Takes Shape at 231 Bowery on Manhattan's Lower East...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/06/new-museums-expansion-takes-shape-at-231-bowery-on-manhattans-lower-east-side.html)** > > Construction is taking shape on OMA's seven-story expansion of the New Museum at 231 Bowery on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Photos by Michael Young ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/d/fd789606f2b9d33b6bd2d4a8f22ed99bc885989b.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/d/7d73eeb14457500037bd951b3ffa0f42ae1ad455.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/3/037a97c794cbe2edc6327ed90f32a922de869157.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bkhights](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@bkhights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/bkhights)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/8 "2024-07-25T22:21:13Z")
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**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/9 "2024-08-15T16:27:17Z")
> **[Marvel's Bronx Museum of the Arts expansion breaks ground](https://archinect.com/news/article/150439635/marvel-s-bronx-museum-of-the-arts-expansion-breaks-ground)** > > Marvel’s much-anticipated Bronx Museum of the Arts wing expansion has broken ground ahead of a two-year and $33 million effort. According to the firm’s LinkedIn announcement, the renovation ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/10 "2024-08-20T20:12:38Z")
> **[Renovations Announced For Brooklyn Children's Museum](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/08/renovations-announced-for-brooklyn-childrens-museum-in-crown-heights-brooklyn.html)** > > The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Department of Design and Construction have announced the start of a renovation ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/11 "2024-09-27T14:09:48Z")
> **[Inside New York's museum-building boom](https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/09/17/inside-new-yorks-museum-building-boom)** > > A wave of construction projects is updating and expanding the city’s art and cultural institutions, indicating a trend toward modernisation and growth ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/12 "2024-10-04T21:15:30Z")
> **[Children’s Museum of Manhattan transforms abandoned NYC church into ‘magical...](https://nypost.com/2024/10/03/us-news/childrens-museum-of-manhattan-transforms-abandoned-nyc-church-into-magical-castle-for-kids/)** > > It’s something out of a fantasy book – turret and all. The Children’s Museum of Manhattan unveiled a mesmerizing first look at its plans for an 80,000-square-foot abandoned church on Central Park W… ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/13 "2024-10-14T19:22:45Z")
Not an actual expansion, but a welcomed new addition to the Brooklyn Museum. > **[Rubin Museum's Beloved Tibetan Shrine Room Has Found a New Home](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rubin-museum-tibetan-shrine-brooklyn-museum-2544007)** > > When New York's Rubin Museum of Art closes, its Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room, the jewel of the collection, will move to the Brooklyn Museum. ![01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/0/40ee05f3700e7ca61723fce099ff91512de77796.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/14 "2024-10-16T03:40:16Z")
> **[Exclusive | NYC Italian American Museum opens after 20-year odyssey:...](https://nypost.com/2024/10/14/lifestyle/nyc-italian-american-museum-opens-after-20-year-odyssey/)** > > “Every group should have their culture recognized and seen by the public at large,” the museum’s founder Joseph V. Scelsa told The Post. “Italians have never had a museum.”… ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/15 "2024-10-17T16:42:42Z")
> **[Met’s Oceania Galleries Reopening After Four-Year Wait](https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/met-s-oceania-galleries-reopening-after-four-year-wait)** > > The Arts of Oceania galleries, which have been closed since January 2021, are reopening in 2025, the museum recently announced. ---
**Author:** ![paperx9999](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/paperx9999/32/128567_2.png) [@paperx9999](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/paperx9999)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/16 "2024-10-18T01:55:56Z")
Looks very bland. Why did they shut down a gallery for 4 years for this? > **[Inside the Met’s Renovated Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Which Is Set to Open...](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/metropolitan-museum-of-art-renovation-michael-c-rockefeller-wing-kulapat-yantrasat-1234719055/)** > > The $70 million project at the Metropolitan Museum of Art was designed by architect Kulapat Yantrasast and Beyer Blinder Belle Architects LLP. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/17 "2024-10-31T02:29:48Z")
> **[Renovated Frick to Reopen in April 2025](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/arts/design/renovated-frick-reopening-april-2025.html)** > > After being closed since 2020 at its Gilded Age mansion on Fifth Avenue, the museum will welcome visitors with a new Vermeer show. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/18 "2024-11-04T11:34:30Z")
> **[Herzog & de Meuron to Renovate Breuer Building for Sotheby’s](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/arts/design/herzog-de-meuron-breuer-sothebys.html)** > > The Pritzker-winning architectural firm is known for its transformation of existing structures like the Park Avenue Armory. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/19 "2024-11-05T15:00:49Z")
> **[New-York Historical Society Gets a New Name and a New Wing](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/27/arts/design/new-york-historical-society-new-name.html)** > > The museum will now be called the New York Historical and will name a new Wing for American Democracy after two major benefactors, H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar L. Tang. It will now be called “New York Historical” (without the hyphen). ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013/20 "2024-11-15T21:49:04Z")
> **[Math Museum Announces Move to New Location](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/arts/design/math-museum-new-location.html)** > > The National Museum of Mathematics in New York is expected to open a 34,363-square-foot building in 2026. [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-museums-expansions/23013.md?page=2)