OMA?s Pierre Lassonde Pavilion of the Muse?e National des Beaux-Arts du Que?bec (MNBAQ) will open to the public on June 24, 2016. Increasing the museum?s space by 90 percent, the 14,900 square-meter pavilion faces Québec City?s Grande Alléee and seeks to fuse the energy of street life with the idyllic landscapes of the adjacent Parc des Champs-de-Bataille.

Courtesy of OMA, Photograph by Iwan Baan

OMA?s Pierre Lassonde Pavilion of the Muse?e National des Beaux-Arts du Que?bec (MNBAQ) will open to the public on June 24, 2016. Increasing the museum?s space by 90 percent, the 14,900 square-meter pavilion faces Québec City?s Grande Alléee and seeks to fuse the energy of street life with the idyllic landscapes of the adjacent Parc des Champs-de-Bataille.
Courtesy of OMA, Photograph by Iwan Baan

Discussing the project, MNBAQ?s Executive Director and Chief Curator, Line Ouellet proclaime, ?The world heritage site of Que?bec City now has a new landmark. Lucid and ingenious, the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion simultaneously stands out on its site and weaves itself into its surroundings, bringing out the potential of the urban situation with a logic that is as impeccable as it is unexpected.?

Courtesy of OMA, Photograph by Iwan Baan

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