MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON TO OPEN NEW WING IN NOVEMBER

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED WING FOR THE ART OF THE AMERICAS AND RUTH AND CARL J SHAPIRO FAMILY COURTYARD AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON, WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON 20.NOVEMBER. IN CELEBRATION, THE MUSEUM IS HOSTING A FREE COMMUNITY DAY TO WELCOME VISITORS TO SEE THE NEW MFA. THE WING AND ENCLOSED COURTYARD ARE THE FOCAL POINTS OF THE MUSEUM'S TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPANSION AND RENOVATION PROJECT, DESIGNED BY INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARCHITECTS FOSTER & PARTNERS (LONDON). THE NEW ADDITIONS ELEGANTLY INCORPORATE A MODERNIST AESTHETIC INTO THE MUSEUM'S 1909 BEAUX ARTS BUILDING. THE MFA'S PROJECT REPRESENTS THE MOST EXPANSIVE INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE HAPPENING IN THE WORLD TODAY. IT ALLOWS FOR MORE THAN 5,000 WORKS FORM THE MUSEUM'S ART OF THE AMERICAS COLLECTIONS TO BE ON VIEW, WHICH MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER PREVIOUSLY DISPLAYED. COMPLETING THE WING IS A SOARING GLASS COURTYARD, THE RUTH AND CARL J SHAPIRO FAMILY COURTYARD, ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE ARCHITECTURAL SPACES IN BOSTON, WHICH SERVES AS A DYNAMIC CENTRAL MEETING PLACE WITHIN THE MFA. THE AMBITIOUS EXPANSION AND RENOVATION INITIATIVES UNDERSCORE THE MFA'S MISSION, TO MAKE ART MORE ACCESSIBLE AND EXCITING FOR THE MORE THAN ONE MILLION FAMILIES, SCHOOL CHILDREN, COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ADULTS WHO COME TO THE MUSEUM EACH YEAR FOR INSPIRATION AND EDUCATION, AND WHO VALUE IT AS A VITAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE. THE MFA'S ENHANCEMENTS ENRICH THE EXPERIENCES FOR VISITORS FROM BOSTON AND AROUND THE WORLD BY OFFERING VIBRANT NEW SPACES AND BY SHOWING WORKS FROM ALL OF THE AMERICAS IN A COMPREHENSIVE NEW CONTEXT.
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