New Museum announces $63 million expansion with OMA-designed building on Lower East Side
The New Museum is planning a major expansion costing $63 million that will add 62,000 square feet to its exhibition space. Designed by OMA's Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu, in collaboration with Cooper Robertson, this new section will honor trustee Toby Devan Lewis, thanks to his $20 million donation—the largest ever received by the museum. Groundbreaking is expected in 2020, with an opening slated for 2022, though the museum will stay open during most of the work. The addition will feature a unique façade of laminated glass and mesh, alongside expanded galleries, NEW INC, a restaurant, a bookstore, a public plaza, artist-residence studios, and community spaces. Board president James Keith Brown made the announcement, and the project will be adjacent to the museum's existing Lower East Side location, which debuted in 2007.
Key facts
- The New Museum is expanding with a $63 million project
- The new 62,000 sqft building is designed by OMA architects Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu
- Cooper Robertson is collaborating on the design
- The building will be named after trustee Toby Devan Lewis
- Toby Devan Lewis pledged $20 million to the project
- Groundbreaking is scheduled for 2020 with estimated opening in 2022
- The museum will remain open during most construction
- The expansion will double exhibition space and include NEW INC, restaurant, bookstore, public plaza, artist studio, and community/education spaces
Entities
Artists
- Rem Koolhaas
- Shohei Shigematsu
Institutions
- New Museum
- OMA
- Cooper Robertson
- NEW INC
- SANAA
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Lower East Side