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Museum Of Modern Art Reopens After $450 Million Renovation

The museum was closed for nearly five months while undergoing a $450 million renovation and expansion.

Gallery 420 is seen in the newly renovated Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan.
Gallery 420 is seen in the newly renovated Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan. (Robert Gerhardt/Museum of Modern Art)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The wait is over. The Museum of Modern Art reopens today in Manhattan.

The museum was closed for nearly five months while undergoing a $450 million renovation and expansion.

The facility now features an extra 40,000 square feet of gallery space.

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SNEAK PEEK: See the renderings of the renovated MoMA

MoMA Director Glen Lowry says new installations will enable the museum to showcase its extensive collection in “ways that have never been seen before.”

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The museum is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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