Tagged Museums

David Chipperfield Architects has won the competition for the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. The proposal was developed together with Wirtz International, Tombazis &Associate Architects, wh-p ing...

Dutch firm OMA won the competition to renovate Museo Egizio in Turin, the world’s oldest museum for Ancient Egyptian culture founded in 1824. The design creates a new covered courtyard known as Piazza Egizi...

Are you stuck at home and feeling a little stir-crazy? Don't worry, you're not alone. It can be tough to stay occupied when all your usual routines are put on hold. But don't despair - there are plenty of fun a...

David Berkowitz Chicago is a painter and has traveled the United States and visited some of its most famous art galleries. In this blog post, David shares his insights on four well-known American art galleries....

Following a four-year construction, the extension to the Küppersmühle Museum in Duisburg, Germany, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, has now been completed. From September 25, 2021, the museum will open ...

MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, unveils their design for the Hainan Science and Technology Museum in Haikou City, Hainan. Located on Haikou’s west coast, surrounded by sports stadiums and a National Wetlan...

International design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota have collaborated on the design of MAE Museum, an exhibition space dedicated to carbon fiber, a material that is cen...

On the occasion of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the grotesques", Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled the new entrance for the Domus Aurea in Rome. In the initial years of the...

After an extensive four-year of work, Snøhetta along with lead architect Chatillon Architectes have completed the architectural renovation of one of the most prominent museums in France: the historic musée C...

During the 1800s it became the norm for architects across the world to build huge, financial-boasting buildings. Having cities filled with grand constructions wasn’t anything new. But whereas before, extravag...

Going back in time to 2018, the National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts, opened in Taiwan. The completion of the project, which was designed by Mecanoo, symbolized the transformation of Kaohsiung, once a major...

After winning an international competition in 2003, Dutch architecture office KAAN Architecten has worked intensively on the masterplan, renovation and extension of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Be...

In this day and age, it seems as if there is an app for everything out there- and museums are no exception. Gone are the days when an in-person, guided tour was the only thing a museum could offer. Thanks to mo...

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has unveiled  the design for the future Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum, a landmark building that intends to showcase and strengthen the city’s global position as a center ...

The rapid spread of the new coronavirus made the vast majority of cultural institutions across Asia, Americas and Europe close their doors. Fortunately for us, art lovers, most of the large museum and galleries...

WA Museum Boola Bardip at Perth’s Cultural Centre, designed in joint venture by international design practices Hassell and OMA, has opened to the public. The Museum has been conceived as a ‘collection of ...

MAD Architects’ first cultural project in Europe, the Fenix Museum of Migration, has broken ground in Rotterdam. The project (see previous coverage here) includes the renovation of the Fenix warehouse, built...

Studio Zhu Pei has recently completed the Imperial Kiln Museum in a historical area of Jingdezhen, known as the ‘porcelain capital’ of the world. The region, which had produced and exported pottery for mo...

Architecture studio Powerhouse Company has built a technology museum and reception center topped with a circular walking trail as part of a new neighborhood in Chengdu, China. "While spectacular museums and re...

MVRDV has completed the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam's Museumpark, which is covered in mirrored glass and topped by a "rooftop forest". The depot features a new type of experience for museum visito...

Architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed its sculptural US Olympic and Paralympic Museum, which opens today, around a spiraling ramp to make it one of the most accessible museums in the world.�...