The Norton, which closed last July to finish three years of renovations, will re-open to the public on Feb. 9 with eight new exhibitions and a $100 million face-lift, adding 12,000 square feet of gallery space, along with new classrooms, a restaurant, a sculpture garden and a 210-seat auditorium. — South Florida Sun Sentinel
Almost exactly two years after its ceremonial groundbreaking, the Norman Foster-designed Norton Museum of Art expansion has been completed and will open its doors to the public this Saturday, February 9.
The expansion plan preserved the institution's original 1941 east wing as a real treasure trove of contemporary art. "Now in the east wing are new paintings and sculptures from contemporary artists such as Kara Walker and Ed Ruscha, Damien Hirst and Anselm Keifer," writes Phillip Valys for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. "In two new European galleries, there are masterpieces by Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin and Claude Monet."
Executive architect on the project is Boston-based CBT Architects, while landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson of Gustafson Guthrie Nichol designed the gardens.
Learn more about the Norton Museum of Art expansion here.
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