museum wing

Art building addition

A museum wing is a section of a museum, typically a distinct architectural extension or designated area housing a particular collection or theme: the Egyptian wing, the new contemporary art wing.

Wings often bear donors' names: the Sackler Wing at the Met.

The term implies both physical structure and curatorial organization.

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extension · feathers · bird · flight · addition · pavilion · grand opening · collection · art collection · curator · architecture · masterpiece · artifact · sculpture · renaissance · modern · corridor · donation

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Opposites
spatial centrality

museum wingmain hall

Primary gathering space

central hall · main building · great hall · lobby · atrium

permanence of structure

museum wingpop-up gallery

Temporary art exhibition space

traveling exhibit

functional space type

museum wingstorage vault

Secured space for keeping

loading dock · administrative offices · back of house

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G