Museum News Holland’s Rijksmuseum reopens
Holland’s Rijksmuseum has reopened after a 10-year refurbishment. Now 80 gal- leries and 8,000 objects tell 800 years of Dutch history. Te much vaunted face liſt
has been masterminded by Seville architect Cruz y Ortiz and the galleries have been designed by French archi- tect, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, who worked on the Louvre. Te renovation is a com-
bination of 19th century grandeur with modern design. Te original architecture has been fully reconstructed in a number of key spaces. Spanning four floors, the museum recounts
Queen Beatrix at the celebrations that marked the reopening
Dutch history from the Middle Ages to the present day. Artists featured include Rembrandt and Frans Hals. A spectacular entrance hall and an Asian pavilion are among the new additions and
many new artefacts are now on show includ- ing art, photos, jewellery, fashion and silver. Te museum was officially opened by Queen
Beatrix of the Netherlands in one of her last public appearances before her abdication. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=P3t1k
Motion Pictures museum launches in LA
A new US$300m (€230m, £195m) Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is being developed in Los Angeles, US, designed by architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali. The museum, slated to
debut in 2017, will span 300,000 sq ſt (27,870sq m). Located in the 1939 May
Company Building on the campus of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the museum will feature six levels of exhibition and programming spaces. The plans include more
Te 300,000sq ſt facility is designed by Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali
than 30,000sq ſt (2,787 sq m) of flexible exhi- bition galleries and a 15,000sq ſt (1,394sq m) landscaped public piazza that will serve as a gathering space for visitors and connect the museum with the LACMA campus.
Interactive family-friendly movie making
labs, guided discussions and structured sem- inars on media literacy and industry-wide topics and feature screenings will be on offer to guests. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=L8h9L
US$5.4m revamp for Pennsylvania Lumber Museum
Pennsylvania Lumber Museum is to begin a renovation project which will include a major extension of the current visitor centre. Te US$5.4m (€4.1m, £3.5m) project, which
is a partnership with the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum Associate, is expected to take 14
months to complete and will see more than 7,000sq ſt (650sq m) being added to the exist- ing 8,700sq ſt (808sq ſt) visitor centre. Te museum highlights the lumber era when
white pine and hemlock were the wealth of the nation. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=T4y3b
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