Out of a Former Cheese Factory, The Momentary Fuels a Modernist Turn in Bentonville
Crystal Bridges’ new contemporary art space, courtesy of Chicago firm Wheeler Kearns, is the latest example of Northwest Arkansas’ cultural renaissance.
Museums
In the Doldrums of Quarantine, Enjoy Online Culture from These 13 World-Class Institutions
With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping millions at home, museums and galleries worldwide are keeping audiences engaged with these online offerings.
What Do We Mean by “North American Design”?
In producing our March issue, we discovered enormous diversity in how architects and designers express the idea of America.
For the New Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, Light is a Recurring Motif
Designed by Rand Elliott Architects, Oklahoma's newest cultural landmark opens on March 12.
Paris's Museum of Modern Art Receives a Flexible Renovation
Recently renovated by h2o architectes and Studio GGSV, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris (MAM) emphasizes openness and clear circulation.
With the Opening of the West Bund Museum, Reflecting on Shanghai’s Cultural Mega-Developments
The Chipperfield-designed, Pompidou-affiliated arts space fits into a unique but precarious spatial and development context, our correspondent writes.
Junya Ishigami’s New Park Turns Moscow’s Polytechnic Museum into a Public Offering
Designed with local firm Wowhaus, the park contains an amphitheater, circulation routes, and new entry points into the museum’s porous new basement.
Appalachian Makers Tell Their Own Story in a New Exhibit
Appalachia Now! at the Asheville Art Museum inaugurates the cultural center’s new addition.
BIG’s Kistefos Museum Puts a “Twist” on Conventional Art Galleries
Opened last month, the unusual structure reconciles the features of a challenging site.
Ottoman Architecture Inspires Kengo Kuma's Contemporary Art Museum in Turkey
The Odunpazarı Modern Museum draws from the traditional wooden houses of Eskişehir, a university town with high hopes of becoming an arts hub.
Berlin’s Futurium Shines a Sophisticated Light into a Drab Corner of the City
Designed by young local firm Richter Musikowski, the museum seeks to contemplate and spark conversation about the nature of the future.
Play, Learn, Discover, Repeat: This Renovated Museum Engages Young Hearts, Hands, and Minds
OfficeUntitled imbues the new iteration of the Cayton Children’s Museum in Santa Monica with a design informed by the institution’s value-driven mission.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Reopens Public Spaces Hidden for Decades
Gehry Partners restored the entrance lobby and added a bevy of amenity areas, excavating the museum’s original navigation and material richness.
Bucharest's MARe Museum Is a Ghostly Shadow of Its Nation's Dark History
The museum, which seeks to generate conversations about Romania's communist past, re-creates the house of a ruthless government minister.
Design Cities 2019: Fukuoka, Japan
After a three-year renovation, the Fukuoka Art Museum reflects the coastal city’s international links, both past and present.
New David Chipperfield–Designed Addition to Berlin's Museum Island Set to Open
Wrapped with a stark minimalist colonnade, the James Simon Gallery blends a Modernist aesthetic into the storied Neoclassical architecture of Germany's national museum hub.
The Statue of Liberty Museum Opens in New York City
The new museum, designed by FXCollaborative with ESI Design, invigorates Liberty Island for its millions of visitors.
The Bauhaus Comes (Back) to Weimar
The new Bauhaus Museum Weimar—which just opened earlier this month—reveals the school’s forgotten and never-seen-before early history.
In San Antonio, David Adjaye Designs a New Art Gallery That Takes Cues From Regional Architecture
Ruby City, the new 14,000-square-foot art center, derives its name from the iris-burning hue of its crimson cladding, which includes recycled red glass, pigment, mica, volcanic rock, and other admixtures.
Foster + Partners Cultivates Sleek Modernism and a Tropical Landscape at Florida's Norton Museum
The eight-year, $100 million renovation and expansion, which includes a lush landscaping treatment, will culminate with tomorrow's re-opening.
