New art museums globally have become platforms for the "starchitect" but these museums opening - or reopening - in 2016 have attractions beyond amazing buildings.
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The new SFMOMA will open 14 May, 2016; Photo Henrik Kam
SFMOMA
The new SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) will become the largest contemporary art museum in America when it reopens on14 May 2016, making it. The museum has been closed for the past two-years to complete its ambitious expansion–a 235,000-square-foot, ten-story addition by Norway-based architectural firm Snøhetta.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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