Arts

Watch & Listen: Inside The Saint Louis Art Museum's Expansion

St. Louis Public Radio | By Alex Heuer,

Published June 27, 2013 at 5:04 p.m. CDT

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(Image Courtesy of the Saint Louis Art Museum, Photo By: Wesley Law)

The Saint Louis Art Museum debuts a major expansion on Saturday, June 29 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony of its East Building at 9:30 a.m.

The new space increases the Museum’s gallery and public spaces by 30 percent, including 21 new galleries for the collection and temporary exhibitions.

The museum will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Museum curator Tricia Paik elaborates and gives a look inside the museum's new addition:

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