Gallery News AUS$30m art gallery reopens
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) has reopened its doors follow- ing a AUS$30m (US$31m, £21m, €24m) redevelopment project. Te new project involved more than dou-
bling TMAG’s previous display space, including a dedicated facility for travelling exhibitions that will enable TMAG to host interna- tional exhibitions of a standard never before seen in Tasmania. It will also offer expanded public pro-
grammes, education programmes and new spaces to showcase more of TMAG’s state collection. Architectural firm Francis-Jones Morehen Torp, which was responsible for the design, focused on contemporary architecture which is also sympathetic to the heritage and character of the site and the waterfront setting. Te redevelopment focused on the restoration
Te design focuses on contemporary architecture
and refurbishment of TMAG’s heritage build- ings in order to create new and refreshed exhibition spaces. A visitor entrance was also created that
highlights the historic Watergate as a central feature. Details:
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New art centre set for Vermont Museum
Shelburne Museum in Vermont, US is to open a new Centre for Art and Education that will transform the museum from seasonal to year- round operation. The eco-friendly centre will create a
modern, flexible venue for art and design exhibitions featuring loaned works and tour- ing exhibitions. Designed by Boston-based Ann Beha Architects, the centre will include 5,000 sq ſt (4,65sq m) of new and flexible gal- lery space for changing special exhibitions. A new 130-seat lecture and performance
space will feature, creating the museum’s first dedicated venue for lectures, films and presentations. It will also run educational
Te museum showcases more than 5,000 works
MOCA endowment trebles to US$60m
Te eco-friendly centre is designed by Ann Beha
programmes. In addition, 2,000sq ft (1,86sq m) of flexible classroom space will be available. Details:
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Los Angeles’ financially troubled Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) has revealed it has nearly tripled its endowment in just two weeks to US$60m (€47m, £40m). Te MOCA Independence fundraising
campaign aims to bring the total endow- ment to US$100m (€78m, £66m) to ensure the museum’s ongoing independence. Details:
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New art gallery for Mexico City
Latin America’s largest private collection of art, the Jumex Collection, will have a new home in Mexico City by July. A 4,000sq m (42,056sq ſt) building in the
suburb of Polanco will host at least six exhi- bitions a year, along with the 2,600-strong Jumex Collection, which has been collected by Eugenio Lopez, the heir to the Jumex fruit juice and food conglomerate. Te art gallery will be built next door to
the Museo Soumaya, a museum built by telecommunications magnate, Carlos Slim. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=k7r9N
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