In Marin / FYI
Museum, Museum of the African Diaspora,
Oakland Museum of California and Yerba Buena
Center for the Arts) and would pop up at various surprise venues as a part of the SFMOMA
On the Go program, but the Bay Area’s cultural
loss was palpable. Prior to construction the
museum inspired and educated the masses with
its finely curated collection of artwork and bold
Bigger and Better Than Ever
SFMOMA returns after a lengthy hiatus with aid from a local patron of the arts. BY KASIA PAWLOWSKA
ON JUNE 2, 2013, SFMOMA closed its doors for nearly three years while a massive expansion and remodel project got under- way. During this time the existing
collection was dispersed among partner muse-
ums (Asian Art Museum, Cantor Arts Center
at Stanford University, Contemporary Jewish
Above: The
brick-red existing
structure is now
connected to the
new white addition
seen behind it. Left:
Chara Schreyer.
