Back in April, New Raleigh published photographs and the details of the North Carolina Museum of Art Expansion. Though a work in progress, it was evident that the vision presented in the initial renderings were being quickly realized. With the expansion in the home stretch now, the museum is preparing to close its doors to the public and get their space in order.
Visitors have a month to see their favorite works of art before the North Carolina Museum of Art building temporarily closes beginning Monday, September 7, for approximately seven months. The grand opening of the Museum expansion, a new 127,000-square-foot gallery building for the permanent collection, is scheduled for mid-April 2010.
The Museum Park will remain open and Museum on the Move, a series of lectures, films, concerts, family programs, and other offerings, will keep the public engaged.
See the full press release here.
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