Cost: $21.4 million
Time to complete: The museum has been closed for 21 months while the expansion was completed
Added: 33,000 square feet of gallery, classroom, event, 180-seat auditorium and office space
Architect: Ann Beha Architects of Boston
Current size: 90,000 square feet
Original building: Completed in 1929, with pavilions added in 1982
Collections: More than 11,000 pieces of art, with more than half now on display.
Special feature: The glass and light filled Winter Garden will house the new café and be a prime location for special events. The space features a 1930s mural on the original south façade of the Currier, not seen by most visitors in recent years, and the opposite wall features a wall drawing by internationally acclaimed artist Sol LeWitt.
Notables inside: The museum owns works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Georges Rouault, Georgia O’Keeffe, Marsden Hartley, Gaston Lachaise, and Charles Sheeler. It also owns the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Zimmerman House in North Manchester.
Information: currier.org or call 669-6144.
Address: The museum’s entrance is now located at 150 Ash St., Manchester, and parking is available in the new parking lot.
