Archinect - News 2024-11-15T19:53:02-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150272274/ramsa-is-tapped-for-the-new-york-historical-society-s-american-lgbtq-museum-expansion RAMSA is tapped for the New-York Historical Society's American LGBTQ+ Museum expansion Josh Niland 2021-07-02T20:13:00-04:00 >2021-07-06T14:56:10-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e0/e03a0149b8340a8e37f7da772fc82ecb.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Images of a regal new expansion effort at the New-York Historical Society have been released, showcasing the addition of the new American LGBTQ+ Museum to the 216-year-old institution&rsquo;s Central Park campus.</p> <p>The Historical Society has chosen <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/33199/robert-a-m-stern-architects" target="_blank">RAMSA</a> to lead the $140 million expansion effort, adding space for the new entity, which was granted a museum charter just two short years ago after being <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/arts/design/new-york-historical-society-lgbtq-museum.html" target="_blank">established by activists in 2017</a>.</p> <p>With nearly 70,000 square feet of new space, the museum comes along with new galleries for the Historical Society and added classroom space for the institution&rsquo;s ongoing <a href="https://www.nyhistory.org/education/higher-education/master-arts-museum-studies" target="_blank">academic partnerships</a> with CUNY and the public school system. A new storage area will also allow the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library to house its collection completely onsite for the first time.&nbsp;</p> <p>An adjacent 10,000-square-foot vacant lot owned by the Historical Society since 1937 will host the expansion. The new museum will be hosted on the fourth floor of the expanded space featuring two galle...</p>