The Philadelphia Museum of Art unveils $233 million renovation by Frank Gehry
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has unveiled a $233 million renovation, reorganization, and interior expansion of its historic 1928 main building. The undertaking, called the Core Project, was led by Frank Gehry and saw the addition of nearly 90,000 square feet of reimagined and newly created space within the museum. This is the latest phase of a master plan for improvements that was approved by the museum’s board of trustees in 2004. It also marks the completion of four years of construction. Detail of the Williams Forum stairs seen from level one - Steve Hall © Hall + Merrick Photographers, 2021The primary elements of the Core Project include: a rebuilt and more accessible West Terrace, now the Robbi and Bruce Toll Terrace, with the addition of integrated ramps; a renovated Lenfest Hall, a space that has long been the main western entrance to the museum, which has become more open and light-filled and now features new coffered ceilings, restored columns, a newly installed wall scu...
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has unveiled a $233 million renovation, reorganization, and interior expansion of its historic 1928 main building. The undertaking, called the Core Project, was led by Frank Gehry and saw the addition of nearly 90,000 square feet of reimagined and newly created space within the museum. This is the latest phase of a master plan for improvements that was approved by the museum’s board of trustees in 2004. It also marks the completion of four years of construction.
The primary elements of the Core Project include: a rebuilt and more accessible West Terrace, now the Robbi and Bruce Toll Terrace, with the addition of integrated ramps; a renovated Lenfest Hall, a space that has long been the main western entrance to the museum, which has become more open and light-filled and now features new coffered ceilings, restored columns, a newly installed wall scu...
