The $70 million renovation of the wedge-shaped Neoclassical building restores its original 1908 elements and modernizes gallery space to accommodate the museum's ever-expanding collection.
The revamped museum is located at Palais de Chaillot, a building whose multiple transformations over the years shows that "adaptive reuse" is hardly a new concept.
RECORD talks with Ann Philbin, longtime director of the Hammer who is stepping down next year, and Maltzan, a featured speaker at the upcoming Los Angeles edition of Record on the Road on November 13.