博物馆(Museums)

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frombostontolosangeles,fromnewyorkcitytochicagotodallas,museumsareeitherplanning,building,orwrappingupwholesaleexpansionprograms.theseprogramsalreadyhaveradicallyalteredfacadesandfloorplansorareexpectedtodosointhenot-too-distantfuture.

innewyorkcityalone,sixmajorinstitutionshavespreadupandoutintotheairspaceandneighborhoodsaroundthemorarepreparingtodoso.

thereasonsforthisconfluenceofactivityareplex,butonefactorisaconsiderationeverywhere-space.withcollectionsexpanding,withtheneedsandfunctionsofmuseumschanging,emptyspacehasbeeaverypreciousmodity.

probablynowhereinthecountryisthismoretruethanatthephiladelphiamuseumofart,whichhasneededadditionalspacefordecadesandwhichreceiveditslastsignificantfacelifttenyearsago.becauseofthespacecrunch,theartmuseumhasbeeincreasinglycautiousinconsideringacquisitionsanddonationsofart,insomecasespassingupopportunitiestostrengthenitscollections.

deaessing-orsellingoff-worksofarthastakenonnewimportancebecauseofthemuseum＇sspaceproblems.andincreasingly,curatorshavebeenforcedtojugglegalleryspace,rotatingonemasterpieceintopublicviewwhileanotherissenttostorage.

despitetheclearneedforadditionalgalleryandstoragespace,however,"themuseumhasnoplan,noplantobreakoutofitsenvelopeinthenextfifteenyears,"aordingtophiladelphiamuseumofart＇spresident.