The Saint Louis Art Museum East Building is set to open on June 29-30, 2013.
1904 Beaux Arts Main Building with the new East Building in the foreground. Image courtesy of the Saint Louis Art Museum and Architectural Wall Systems. Photo by Jacob Sharp.
Designed by award-winning architect Sir David Chipperfield with technical leadership from HOK, the new East Building increases the Museum’s public space by 30 percent and adds more than 300 parking spaces, as well as a new, fully accessible entrance on Fine Arts Drive.
Also included in the project are a new Education Center and a loading dock in the South Building, and reinstalled galleries in the Main Building.
The main Museum remains open. www.slam.org