The Contemporary Art + Design wing connects three generations of glass architecture that span 60 years. The 10-acre museum campus currently houses a collection of buildings designed by Harrison & Abramovitz (1951), Gunnar Birkerts (1980), Smith-Miller + Hawkinson (2001), Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (2001) and Thomas Phifer and Partners (2015).
The 26,000-square-foot contemporary gallery is part of the Contemporary Art + Design Wing, designed by architect Thomas Phifer and Partners and opened in 2015. The contemporary galleries in the new wing are the world’s largest space dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art and design in glass. The gallery features an advanced light filter system with diffused roof lights, which provide most of the lighting needed to view the art.
Galleries: The contemporary gallery features more than 70 works from the museum’s permanent collection, including recent acquisitions and large-scale works never before seen.