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Saint Louis Art Museum Opens New East Building

The Saint Louis Art Museum opened it’s new East Building on Saturday, June 29, 2013.

Saint Louis Art Museum  north facade of the new East Building at dusk. Image courtesy of the Saint Louis Art Museum. Photo: Alise O'Brien.
Saint Louis Art Museum north facade of the new East Building at dusk. Image courtesy of the Saint Louis Art Museum. Photo: Alise O’Brien.

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.