Queens Museum of Art Expansion
Great news - the Queens Museum of Art is expanding! Located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, this expansion will double the size of the current space to 105,000 square feet, and allow for many more offerings by the museum. I’ve been there, and it is small compared to a lot of museums, but I really liked what I saw and heard. Of course, the Panorama is amazing - everyone who lives in NYC should see it at least once.
The expansion will allow the museum to fill the entire NYC building, extending into the southern half of the building which currently holds the ice skating rink (there is a new rink being built elsewhere in the park). This expansion also will allow more possibilities of educational programs, new performance space and new gallery space. Also, a café, larger bookstore, and museum shop are part of the expansion plans - this will all provide a more comprehensive experience for each visitor.
Grimshaw Architects, the architects for the expansion, were selected through the City of New York’s Design Excellence Program. One of the other projects they are associated with is the Fulton Street Transit Center in lower Manhattan. Ammann & Whitney, consultants for the QMA project, are known for their work on the TWA Terminal at JFK and the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, among others.
The Queens Museum of Art expansion is expected to be completed Winter 2009/2010, pending the completion of the new ice rink.
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Queens Museum of Art Expansion [Queens Museum of Art]
Grimshaw Architects
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Amman & Whitney QMA Expansion [Amman & Whitney]
Sports Facility Comes to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park [previously on OuterB]
TWA Terminal at JFK Airport is Architecurally Significant [previously on OuterB]
