6486 x 4321 px | 54,9 x 36,6 cm | 21,6 x 14,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
settembre 2010
Ubicazione:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Altre informazioni:
On May 16, 2009, the Art Institute of Chicago opened the Modern Wing, the largest expansion in the museum's history. The 264, 000-square-foot (24, 500 m2) addition, designed by Renzo Piano, makes the Art Institute the second-largest museum in the US. Piano’s etherial glass and limestone pavilion is capped by a 216 ft wide luminous sunshading device, dubbed “the flying carpet”, that floats like an umbrella over the upper floor galleries. The 264, 000 sq ft building features an expanded education center and galleries; an outdoor sculpture terrace; a fine dining restaurant; and a double height entrance and “main street” known as Griffin Court. New public spaces inlcude a museum shop and garden at street level.
