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We just published our new Story of a Year iPad app! It includes a ton of SFMOMA facts, photos, and highlights from last year’s exhibitions and public programs (plus you can see a complete list of every artwork we acquired!). Download it here.

We just published our new Story of a Year iPad app! It includes a ton of SFMOMA facts, photos, and highlights from last year’s exhibitions and public programs (plus you can see a complete list of every artwork we acquired!).

Download it here.

BIG NEWS! We’re thrilled to announce the acquisition of Edward Hopper’s iconic masterpiece, “Intermission” (1963). One of the last significant Hopper works remaining in private hands, the painting will immediately become an integral part of our permanent collection. It will also immediately go on view, so come visit it on the 2nd floor landing tomorrow! (via SFMOMA | OPEN SPACE)

BIG NEWS! We’re thrilled to announce the acquisition of Edward Hopper’s iconic masterpiece, “Intermission” (1963). One of the last significant Hopper works remaining in private hands, the painting will immediately become an integral part of our permanent collection. It will also immediately go on view, so come visit it on the 2nd floor landing tomorrow!

(via SFMOMA | OPEN SPACE)

“A challenge museums have now is how much are they about making social spaces,” Craig Dykers, the principal architect at Snohetta, said. “Is it a building filled with art with some people in it, or a building filled with people with some art in it? There needs to be enough social space to make people feel comfortable in what can be an austere environment, the white box. You shouldn’t feel like you need to be quiet in the public spaces.” Read more: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Expansion Aims for Friendly - NYTimes.com

“A challenge museums have now is how much are they about making social spaces,” Craig Dykers, the principal architect at Snohetta, said. “Is it a building filled with art with some people in it, or a building filled with people with some art in it? There needs to be enough social space to make people feel comfortable in what can be an austere environment, the white box. You shouldn’t feel like you need to be quiet in the public spaces.”

Read more: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Expansion Aims for Friendly - NYTimes.com

We’ve just unveiled new designs for SFMOMA’s expansion, planned to begin in the summer of 2013. See all of the images and get a virtual video tour of the new building on our blog, Open Space. What do you think?

We’ve just unveiled new designs for SFMOMA’s expansion, planned to begin in the summer of 2013. See all of the images and get a virtual video tour of the new building on our blog, Open Space.

What do you think?

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