Construction is underway on The Metropolitan Museum of Art\u0013s Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing in New York, a major addition slated to open in 2030. Designed to house the institution\u0019s modern and contemporary art collection, the roughly 12,000-square-meter project will increase the current wing\u0019s exhibition space by nearly 50%.<\/p>\n
The new wing is planned as a stepped, five-story structure. A latticed celos\u0000eda<\/em> fa\u0000e7ade is central to the design, modulating daylight and responding to the sun\u0019s movement across the day to illuminate galleries naturally. The scheme also rethinks circulation, creating greater access to nearby Central Park and New York\u0019s Upper East Side to more closely connect the museum with its surroundings.<\/p>\n The project has been made possible through the patronage of Oscar L. Tang, a Chinese-born businessman and trustee of The Met since 1994, and his wife, Agnes Hsu-Tang, a Taiwan-born archaeologist and art historian. In 2021, the couple donated USD 125 million toward the wing\u0014the largest monetary gift ever granted to the museum\u0014which now bears their names.<\/p>\n Mexican architect Frida Escobedo is leading the project, marking the first time a woman has designed a wing for The Met in its 156-year history. Her recent and forthcoming work includes the 2018 Serpentine Pavilion in London and a co-design role in Paris\u0019s Centre Pompidou 2030 renovation. At the groundbreaking ceremony on September 15, attended by Escobedo alongside various museum, city, and state officials, the Tangs praised the direction of the design, stating that it \u001cthoughtfully captures the spirit of the Museum\u0019s important mission and will be a dynamic addition that is both timely and enduring to The Met and to New York City.\u001d<\/p>\n With shovels in the ground, The Met advances a transformative build that will expand how the museum presents modern and contemporary art, while introducing a daylight-sensitive envelope and new connections to the park and the neighborhood. The countdown to 2030 has begun.<\/p>\nPatronage and leadership<\/h2>\n