New York's Museum of Modern Art will close over the summer in order to complete its Diller Scofidio + Renfro-designed overhaul, then fully re-open four months later.
The museum's galleries will close 15 June 2019, and  open again on 21 October 2019 once the refurbishment is finished, MoMA revealed yesterday.
The summer closure will accommodate the last phase of the project, undertaken by New York studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with global firm Gensler, which involves reconfiguring the museum and adding over 40,000 square feet (3,716 square metres) of gallery space.
Construction work is already well underway in MoMA's new galleries. Image courtesy of Turner Construction Company, copyright 2019 Max Touhey
These final set of changes will extend the west wing of the museum's Ronald S and Jo Carole Lauder Building, with new facilities that include a double-height studio for media, performance and film, and an education space. Previous work saw an overhaul of the building's east wing, which had already opened to the public.
A suite of street-facing galleries at ground level, planned to be admission-free, will also be added as part of a plan to better connect the museum and its Midtown Manhattan location.
The new spaces and reconfiguration will allow the museum to exhibit across disciplines. Image courtesy of Turner Construction Company, copyright 2019 Max Touhey
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