Modern Wing

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Modern Wing is a contemporary addition to the Art Institute of Chicago that houses its modern and contemporary art collections in a light-filled, architecturally distinctive space.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum building
museum wing
adjacentTo Millennium Park
architect Renzo Piano
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture
country United States
feature architecturally distinctive design
large glass facades
light-filled galleries
roof-level light-filtering elements
views of Millennium Park
function display of contemporary art
display of modern art
hasFacility cafe
education spaces
galleries
shop
terrace
housesCollection contemporary art collection of the Art Institute of Chicago
modern art collection of the Art Institute of Chicago
locatedIn Art Institute of Chicago
locatedInCity Chicago
locatedInState Illinois
material glass
limestone
steel
notableFor expansion of the Art Institute of Chicago exhibition space
integration with surrounding urban landscape
natural light control in galleries
openingDate 2009
operatedBy Art Institute of Chicago
ownedBy Art Institute of Chicago
partOf Art Institute of Chicago

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Art Institute of Chicago
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