2016-09-30
The National Gallery of Art’s East Building reopens Friday following three years of renovation work and the construction of new gallery spaces and a rooftop terrace.
More than 12,250 square feet of public space has been added to the East Building, which was designed by I.M. Pei and opened in 1978. The three new spaces include a northwest Tower Gallery, which will showcase the works of Alexander Calder, a northeast Tower Gallery, which will offer a changing collection of Mark Rothko paintings,…