Frida Escobedo to Design Malba Expansion Doubling Exhibition Space in Buenos Aires
Frida Escobedo has been selected to design a significant expansion of the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (Malba), which will double its exhibition space. The project, set to commence in 2027, will be situated beneath Plaza Perú and is expected to open by late 2029 or early 2030. The expansion will feature galleries, an auditorium, multipurpose areas, and a sculpture garden, while maintaining public access to Plaza Perú. Eduardo Costantini has established a $50 million trust to support the museum's long-term future, alongside his donation of 17 Latin American Modern works.
Key facts
- Frida Escobedo chosen to design Malba expansion doubling exhibition space
- Expansion to be built beneath Plaza Perú, opening late 2029 or early 2030
- Eduardo Costantini launched $50m trust for long-term future
- Escobedo founded studio in Mexico City in 2006, opened New York office in 2022
- She is designing new wing at Metropolitan Museum of Art, broke ground this week
- Working with Moreau Kusunoki on Centre Pompidou renovation in Paris
- In 2018 became youngest architect to design London's Serpentine Pavilion
- Expansion includes galleries, auditorium, multipurpose spaces, workshops, storage
- Project features sculpture garden, new entrances, 600 sq. m courtyard, open garden
- Plaza Perú size and public access will not be reduced
- Construction expected to begin in 2027
- Costantini currently provides $3m-$4m annually for operating deficit
- Fund could cover about 15 years of Malba, he estimates
- Costantini family to become minority on board
- Daros Latinamerica Collection donation: 1,232 works by 117 artists, mostly 1950s-2010s
- Costantini donating 17 Latin American Modern works, including Kahlo, Rivera, Carrington
- Fundraising gala held Thursday evening (17 September)
- Viva Frida exhibition runs 20 September-14 March 2027
- International symposium features Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Glenn Lowry, Sheikha Al Mayassa, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
Entities
Artists
- Frida Escobedo
- Eduardo Costantini
- Frida Kahlo
- Diego Rivera
- Leonora Carrington
- Remedios Varo
- Wifredo Lam
- Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
- Glenn Lowry
- Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
- Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
- Antonia Piñeiro
- Renzo Piano
- Peter Zumthor
- Carlos Ott
- Eduardo F. Costantini
- José Clemente Orozco
Institutions
- Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (Malba)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Centre Pompidou
- Serpentine Pavilion
- Moreau Kusunoki
- Malba Art Trust
- Daros Latinamerica Collection
- Casa Azul
- The Art Newspaper
- Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires
- MALBA
- Taller Frida Escobedo
- Frida Escobedo Studio
- Colección Daros Latinamerica
- Centro Pompidou
- museo Met
- Fondation Beyeler
- Museo Lucas de Arte Narrativo
- MAD Architects
- AART
- Rigets Skatkammer
- Castillo de Rosenborg
- Buenos Aires Museum of Latin American Art
- Met Museum
- Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
- Rosenborg Castle
- Malba
- designboom
- AFT Arquitectos
- Moureau Kusonoki
- Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Qatar
- Arquine
Locations
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- New York
- United States
- Paris
- France
- London
- United Kingdom
- Plaza Perú
- Salguero Street
- Nueva York
- Estados Unidos
- Ciudad de México
- México
- Plaza República del Perú
- Riehen
- Suiza
- Los Ángeles
- Copenhague
- Dinamarca
- Switzerland
- Los Angeles
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Qatar