Museums + Art Centers

Architectural Record focuses on the design museums, galleries, and other fine arts centers.

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Nearly 25 Years in the Making, the Royal Collections Gallery Debuts in Madrid

Madrid

Andrew Ayers

September 19, 2023

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Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos unveils a long-awaited museum, situated on a complex and dramatic site overlooking the city.

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Magazzino Italian Art Debuts Robert Olnick Pavilion in New York’s Hudson Valley

Matthew Marani

September 14, 2023

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Opening today, the new building designed by Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo includes additional exhibition space and dedicated areas for public programming.

AIA San Francisco and Center for Architecture and Design

AIA San Francisco Moves Downstairs in the Historic Hallidie Building for a Major Office Upgrade

California

John King

September 1, 2023

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One of Aidlin Darling Design's most significant undertakings to date, the refurbished space will serve as the chapter's offices as well as the city's center for architecture and design.

The Speed Art Museum in Louisville Announces Plans for Sculpture-Studded Public Green Space

Aaron Smolar

August 15, 2023

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The three-acre park at Kentucky’s largest art institution will be designed by Reed Hilderbrand and feature works by Zaha Hadid, Kulapat Yantrasast, and others.

Moveable Floating Galleries Bring a Burst of Color to Shigeru Ban’s Simose Art Museum

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

August 15, 2023

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Located outside of Hiroshima, the seaside project highlights the Pritzker Prize–winning Japanese architect’s novel use of existing technologies and materials.

Snapshot: The Soane Museum in London Opens the Drawing Office to the Public

After a year of renovation, a long-hidden space is revealed

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

July 24, 2023

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The room that housed Sir John Soane's architectural practice is restored.

The Bruce Museum by EskewDumezRipple Integrates Spaces for Science and Art

James McCown

July 14, 2023

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The renovation and expansion of a regional institution embrace its sloped site and local history.

The Frances M. Maguire Art Museum by DIGSAU Revives a Much Loved Home for Art

Lower Merion, Pennsylvania

Suzanne Stephens

July 13, 2023

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The former Paul Cret–designed Barnes Foundation is transformed into a university art museum.

At Herzog & de Meuron's Powerhouse Arts, Nostalgia for a Lost Industrial Past

Brooklyn, New York

Izzy Kornblatt

July 11, 2023

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An abandoned turbine hall in Brooklyn finds new life as a facility for art fabrication.

Buildings for the Arts 2023

July 11, 2023

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New meets old with this quartet of high-profile U.S. arts center projects—major museum revamps among them—in Buffalo, Brooklyn, suburban Philadelphia, and Greenwich, Connecticut.

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