GALLERY: Changes to Philadelphia Art Museum after renovation of gallery, event space

A rendering of the Great Stair Hall at the Philadelphia Art Museum after renovation.
A rendering of the Great Stair Hall at the Philadelphia Art Museum after renovation. Photo credit Gehry Partners, LLP and KX-L, 2016. Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — After two decades of planning, the Philadelphia Museum of Art now has new event and gallery space that never before existed, and there are a lot more renovations expected this decade.

Lenfest Hall inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2016.
Lenfest Hall inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2016. Photo credit Elizabeth Leitzell. Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Before: Lenfest Hall

Lenfest Hall inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2016.

Rendering of Lenfest Hall for 2021 renovation.
Rendering of Lenfest Hall for 2021 renovation. Photo credit Gehry Partners, LLP and KX-L, 2016. Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2021.

After: Lenfest Hall

Rendering of Lenfest Hall inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art for 2021 renovation.

Lenfest Hall looking southwest in 2016.
Lenfest Hall looking southwest in 2016. Photo credit Elizabeth Leitzell. Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Before: Lenfest Hall

Lenfest Hall inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, looking southwest, in 2016.

A rendering of Lenfest Hall for its 2021 renovation, looking southwest.
A rendering of Lenfest Hall for its 2021 renovation, looking southwest. Photo credit Gehry Partners, LLP and KX-L, 2016. Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art

After: Lenfest Hall

Rendering of Lenfest Hall inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art for its 2021 renovation, looking southwest.

The Great Stair Hall inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art before renovation, 2016.
The Great Stair Hall inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art before renovation, 2016. Photo credit Elizabeth Leitzell. Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Before: Great Stair Hall

The Great Stair Hall inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art before renovation, 2016.

Rendering of the Great Stair Hall inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art for its 2021 renovation.
Rendering of the Great Stair Hall inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art for its 2021 renovation. Photo credit Gehry Partners, LLP and KX-L, 2016. Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art.

After: Great Stair Hall

Rendering of the Great Stair Hall inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art for its 2021 renovation.