The Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion - Alex Vertikoff - ©Museum Associates 2010/LACMA

The Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion, designed by Renzo Piano, designed by Renzo Piano, dramatically expands the museum's exhibition space and unifies the western half of the museum's twenty-acre campus.
With a sprawling open floor plan, concrete floor, and saw-tooth roof with vertical glazing, the Renzo Piano-designed structure is the largest purpose-built, naturally lit open-plan museum space in the world.
It opens to the public with a free community weekend October 2-3, 2010. It will house a trio of exhibitions that highlight both the diversity of the museum's encyclopedic collection and the flexibility of the new building: Eye for the Sensual: Selections from the Resnick Collection; Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico; and Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700–1915
The Resnick Pavilion is named in honor of long-time patrons Lynda and Stewart Resnick, whose $45 million donation was the lead gift in Phase II of LACMA's Transformation campaign. The Resnicks' generosity was further demonstrated by their promise of works of art valued at $10 million. Mrs. Resnick, a LACMA trustee since 1992, is currently vice chair of the museum's Board of Trustees and chair of the Acquisitions Committee.

Published 03.10.2010