Kinetic Sculpture East Wing National Gallery Roof Terrace

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Kinetic sculpture east wing national gallery roof terrace.

The east building houses the gallery s growing collection of modern and contemporary art. It s the modern art part of the gallery and every time i go i fall more and more in love with this space. Image by bill o leary the washington post via getty images. Pictured the new sculpture terrace featuring katharina fritsch s hahn cock right.

The renovated east wing saves some of the most momentous moments for its top floors. The east wing has always been my favorite. Just every corner of this wing is. Design considerations for this space included artwork installation requirements and the transportation of art between the indoor galleries.

Capitol and features two sky lit tower galleries two staircases connecting all levels of the museum a rooftop terrace with a blue rooster sculpture and best of all more than 500 works of art. Back on the ground the sculpture garden is the perfect place to reflect on the day. The level 6 sculpture terrace connects two new indoor gallery spaces and provides a new outdoor space for exhibits and museum events. April 28 2016 a giant blue rooster will land on the new roof terrace of the national gallery of art s east building in july an early and irreverent signal of the transformation of the museum s.

Panoramic views of both the newman and rothko rooms at the national gallery of art s east building. It is just so beautiful. The east building is the museum wing closest to the u s. Here alexander calder s largest mobile hangs from the atrium roof works from warhol and pollack are featured and katharina fritsch s 15 foot blue rooster sculpture stands proud on the rooftop terrace.

A just completed renovation adds 12 250 square feet of new exhibition space within the existing footprint of the building including two soaring tower galleries and a rooftop terrace for outdoor sculpture that overlooks pennsylvania avenue. Pei designed building s renovation has been the addition of a roof terrace flanked by a reimagination two of the. The light that comes in through the glass roof in the middle of the day along with all the shadows they create are so amazing. Washington dc on september 30 2016 the east building galleries of the national gallery of art which house the modern collection and several temporary exhibition spaces will reopen after three years of renovation of existing galleries and construction of new galleries and a roof terrace.