Philadelphia Museum Of Art Expands

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is starting construction of phase I of a long-range $200 million expansion which will take 15 years. The first phase expansion, when it opens in 2006, will, in essence, become a new wing of the city’s largest museum.” The museum hopes its long-term expansion will “boost its attendance from around 800,000 visitors each year to more than 1 million. The museum has raised $171 million of a $200 million capital campaign to pay for the construction, increase its endowment, and expand its programs. It hopes to raise the rest within 18 months.”