![]() ![]() Futter, president of the Natural History Museum, who plans to end her 30-year tenure when the Gilder center opens next year. ![]() But museum directors also said it was important to balance ambitiously thinking big with judiciously pulling back. Other projects were still in the design phase, allowing for adjustments to scope and schedule. How to explain the disconnect? How can institutions be physically expanding when they’ve also been financially contracting? In some cases, museum leaders say, their capital projects were already well underway. While the Covid-19 pandemic forced museums to close for months, cut staff and reduce their expenses, several of them have nevertheless moved forward on ambitious renovations or new buildings. The $10 million Bob Dylan Center opened in May in Tulsa, Okla. ![]() The American Museum of Natural History in New York is constructing a new $431 million Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation. The Portland Museum of Art in Maine is planning a $85 million expansion that will double the size of its campus. This article is part of our Fine Arts & Exhibits special section on how museums, galleries and auction houses are embracing new artists, new concepts and new traditions. ![]()
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