China Institute relocates to Pei Partnership-designed Lower Manhattan space with expanded gallery
The China Institute will relocate from New York's Upper East Side to a new facility at 100 Washington Street in Lower Manhattan. Designed by Pei Partnership Architects, the $36 million project provides 50,000 square feet of space, quintupling the institution's current footprint. Scheduled to open in Spring 2016, the expanded venue will feature a 3,000-square-foot gallery alongside library facilities, classrooms, and offices. Its inaugural exhibition will be Art of the Mountain: Through the Chinese Photographer's Lens. This move represents a significant expansion for the cultural institution, offering substantially more public programming space in a new Manhattan neighborhood.
Key facts
- The China Institute is moving from New York's Upper East Side to 100 Washington Street in Lower Manhattan
- The new space was designed by Pei Partnership Architects
- The project cost $36 million
- The new facility will be 50,000 square feet, five times larger than the current space
- The space includes a 3,000-square-foot gallery, library, classrooms, and offices
- The opening is scheduled for Spring 2016
- The inaugural exhibition will be Art of the Mountain: Through the Chinese Photographer's Lens
- The information was reported by Artforum
Entities
Institutions
- China Institute
- Pei Partnership Architects
- Artforum
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Upper East Side
- Lower Manhattan
- 100 Washington Street