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On November 16, 2014, the Harvard Art Museums opened to the public after a six-year renovation and expansion project that brought the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum together under one roof for the first time in a new state-of-the-art facility. The new building, located at 32 Quincy Street and designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, provides visitors unprecedented access to the museums’ renowned collections with over 50 galleries of art across three floors—an increase of 40 percent more gallery space. The project also included an expanded Art Study Center, conservation labs, classrooms, and a striking new glass roof that bridges the facility’s historic and contemporary architecture. The new Harvard Art Museums building is more functional, accessible, spacious, and above all, more transparent by revealing to the public some of the inner workings of the museums.

In line with Harvard’s commitment to sustainability, the museums’ renovation and expansion achieved LEED Gold certification by incorporating a wide range of green building technologies.