' expiration_minutes: 5 “After years of continuous growth, the Hammer is in need of a physical expansion and upgrade to provide more art for our audiences, more places to study, and more places to gather,” said Ann Philbin, director of the Hammer Museum. Beginning with the recent renovation of the third floor galleries to modernize and enlarge the existing exhibition space, the Hammer now has 10,000 square feet of contiguous gallery space which is required for major traveling shows. setNewsletterCookie('closedSignupBar', 1); Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA) and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles have announced plans for a 40,000-square-foot, multi-year expansion to the museum… data: JSON.stringify( $form.serializeFormJSON() ), h = Math.max(document.documentElement.clientHeight, window.innerHeight || 0), stennent@hammer.ucla.edu. Originally built to showcase a private collection of historical paintings, the Hammer Museum has grown over 25 years to become an internationally recognized institution devoted to contemporary art and culture. // Focus on the email input box + ' @media (max-width: 575px){ #ouibounce-modal {display:none !important;} }' Renovations, designed by architect Michael Maltzan, are scheduled for completion in 2020, © 2020 Regents of University of California, Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) information for the UCLA campus community, Gene therapy gives man with sickle cell disease the chance for a better future, Study shows link between economic, social, environmental factors and oral health, Cold plasma can kill coronavirus on common surfaces in seconds, Expanding the galleries by 60 percent including two major, newly constructed galleries to highlight our growing collection, Increasing visibility of the museum with a dramatic new presence along a full city block of Wilshire Boulevard, Enhancing 20,000 square feet of community spaces to make the museum more accessible and inviting to both visitors and passersby, Creating premier facilities to showcase L.A.’s third-largest collection and make the Hammer’s outstanding works accessible to students, scholars and the public, Supporting the museum’s intellectual, creative and operational capacity with a two-story expansion of workspace. + '