OMA reveals renovation plans to transform the New Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow

2018-02-20T13:42:00-05:00

OMA/Rem Koolhaas have released plans for their redesign of Moscow's New Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val. As one of Russia's largest museums, the space hosts 20th century Russian and Soviet art including works by Malevich, Kandinsky, Chagall, and Soviet artists such as Aleksandr Deyneka and Vera Mukhina.

Image courtesy of OMA.

Image Courtesy of OMA.

Since 1985, the gallery has sat in a large modern building designed by N.P. Sukoyan and Y.N. Sheverdyaev that consists of multiple exhibition halls for a total floor area of 61.091m². OMA's redesign will create four distinct sections of the museum—a space for art storage, an Education Center, room to house the collection, and a Festival Hall. The renovation will also focus on creating a new entrance along the Moscow river and carefully placed cutouts in the façade will open up the interior spaces to the city.

Image courtesy of OMA.

The redesign will be OMA's third cultural project in Russia, having previously worked on ...

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OMA reveals renovation plans to transform the New Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow