{"id":180054,"date":"2025-12-12T02:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/180054\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T02:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:43:13","slug":"ramsa-designs-new-tang-wing-for-new-york-historical-society-behind-granite-facade-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/180054\/","title":{"rendered":"RAMSA designs new Tang Wing for New York Historical Society behind granite facade | News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The New York Historical Society has announced that its new Tang Wing for American Democracy will open in June 2026. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects<\/a> (RAMSA), whose founder Robert A.M. Stern passed away last month<\/a>, the 71,000-square-foot expansion<\/a> seeks to broaden both the institution\u2019s footprint and its programming capacity ahead of the United States\u2019 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n

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Image credit: RAMSA \/ Alden Studios<\/a>Image credit: RAMSA \/ Alden Studios<\/p>\n

The addition enables a tenfold expansion of the Academy for American Democracy, allowing the civics program to serve up to 30,000 sixth-grade students annually in dedicated classrooms. The wing also incorporates the new Klingenstein Family Gallery for rotating exhibitions<\/a>, the Stuart and Jane Weitzman Shoe Museum, expanded storage for the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library\u2019s archival collections, and a conservation facility for artworks and historical objects. The American LGBTQ+ Museum is scheduled to join the complex in late 2027.<\/p>\n

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Image credit: RAMSA \/ Alden Studios<\/a>Image credit: RAMSA \/ Alden Studios<\/p>\n

The design of the Tang Wing was centered around a desire to connect contemporary volumes with the institution\u2019s 1908 building through a granite facade sourced from the same Deer Isle quarry used for the original structure. The scheme also features light-filled galleries, a landscaped courtyard, and a rooftop terrace overlooking Central Park<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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