Metropolitan Museum Breaks Ground on Long-Awaited New Wing for Modern and Contemporary Art

Metropolitan Museum breaks ground on long-awaited new wing for Modern and contemporary art

The ceremony officially kicked off construction on the wing designed by the Mexican architect Frida Escobedo

The Met breaks ground on its new modern art wing

The redesigned wing will bring bigger galleries, new terraces and year-round skyline views when it opens in 2030.

The Met Celebrated the Groundbreaking of Its New Tang Wing with a Sunset Party—and a Little Percussion

Artists and patrons gathered for an alfresco toast to Frida Escobedo’s forthcoming Tang Wing.

Major $670M Construction Kicks Off At Met Museum — Here’s What’s Coming

The Upper East Side museum says the Tang Wing will expand gallery space, improve accessibility and add terraces overlooking the park.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Breaks Ground on The Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing

Work has officially broken ground on the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing, a multistory expansion of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Designed by Frida Escobedo with Beyer Blinder Belle as the executive architect, the addition will span 126,000 square feet, including 71,000 square feet for The Met’s 20th- and 21st-century art collection. The annex will also contain 18,500 square feet of outdoor space, and …

Met Museum breaks ground on new Tang Wing

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has broken ground on its new wing dedicated to modern and contemporary art.Designed by Frida Escobedo, the first woman to design a wing in The Met’s 156-year history, the five-storey Tang Wing will offer 69,500 square feet of exhibition space within a 126,000-square-foot building.The groundbreaking ceremony took place on 15 September, bringing together city and state officials, Met leaders, donors and t…