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Issue: 1193 Date: 7/3/2013
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East Wing Of St. Louis Art Museum Opens June 29
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The much anticipated east wing of the St. Louis Art Museum opens Saturday June 29. Work on the 200,000 square foot expansion began in 2010 and was designed by award winning British architect David Chipperfield.
The long-awaited grand opening for the Saint Louis Art Museum's new East Building is Saturday morning, with a ribbon-cutting at 9:30 a.m.
The $162 million, 200,000 square foot expansion was designed by renowned British architect David Chipperfield, with support from St. Louis-based HOK. It boasts an underground parking garage with 300 spaces, the 100 seat Panorama restaurant with sweeping views of Art Hill, and a 60 seat casual dining cafe.
The sleek stone-glass and black-white building stands in stark contrast to the stately Cass Gilbert-designed Main Building, built as an exhibition hall for the 1904 World's Fair. The extra space allows for more of the Museum's extensive collection of contemporary works to be displayed, including some that the public hasn't seen in at least two decades.
Much of the addition is naturally lit through skylights above the coffered concrete ceiling, although the shades are kept drawn in areas with delicate displays.
The Main and East Buildings are bridged by Andy Goldsworthy's Stone Sea, which was commissioned by the Museum. Goldsworthy used roughly cut Missouri limestone to construct twenty-five arches, each ten feet high.
The east building will house all of the museum's contemporary art and its temporary exhibitions. It will allow the museum to showcase its vast modern collection, displaying artwork that hasn't been seen in more than a decade.
The Mandarin House (Page & 170) and Rice House (Florissant), among many other vendors, are at The St. Louis Art Museum Grand Opening Celebration Festival at Art Hill in front and east of the museum Saturday and Sunday. |
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