One of the finest American art collection in the world returns to view in expanded new galleries on January 16, 2012, when the Museum inaugurates the New American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts.
The opening of the New American Wing Galleries this year represents the third and final phase of a major, multi-part renovation project. The new installation will provide visitors with a rich and captivating experience of the history of American art from the 18th through the early 20th century.
The new architectural design of the New American Wing Galleries is a contemporary interpretation of 19th-century Beaux-Arts galleries and it includes twenty-one of the new galleries. The paintings collection will be shown on a single floor, enhancing accessibility and coherence of the display.
The centerpiece of the new installation is one of the best-known works in all of American art, Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze’s 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware. This double-sized gallery will showcase Leutze’s iconic work alongside two other masterpieces Church’s Heart of the Andes and Albert Bierstadt’s Rocky Mountains.
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January 17, 2012
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