h = Math.max(document.documentElement.clientHeight, window.innerHeight || 0), } Such growth will considerably increase the museum’s visibility, fronting an entire city block on Wilshire Boulevard in the City of Angels. The Hammer Museum building was originally designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes, and has over the last decade been enhanced and renovated by architect Michael Maltzan. // ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hammer Museum to Undergo Major Expansion - Westwood, MA - UCLA's Hammer Museum will get a major expansion and renovation projects, officials announced Thursday. //hide on mobile phones Earlier this year, the Hammer announced a $180 million capital campaign. $form.find('.signup-failed').show().siblings().hide(); This transformation will make it dramatically more visible and inviting, more connected, more immersive. if ($modal.hasClass('slideInDown')) return; var $modal = $('#ouibounce-modal'); script.integrity = "sha256-hVVnYaiADRTO2PzUGmuLJr8BLUSjGIZsDYGmIJLv2b8="; + '<\/style>' if (!onSuccess) { + 'Signup failed. Ann Philbin, the director of the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. By + '<\/div>' + '
' + '<\/div>' var d = new Date(); // dataType: 'json', .done(function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) { According to a press release, the overhaul plus expansion—repeatedly referred to by the Hammer Museum as a “transformation”—will provide 60 percent more exhibition space, with two entirely new major galleries, with one allotted specifically for works on paper, to emphasize the museum’s growing collection of photographs and drawings. prefix = 'artnet_newsletter_'; regex: { if (!window.jQuery) loadJQuery(); The current renovation plan builds on Maltzan’s longstanding partnership with the Hammer, which includes the design of the museum’s Billy Wilder Theater in 2006, courtyard in 2012 and John V. Tunney Bridge in 2015. It will mark a major new chapter for what the Hammer is, and what it can be,” Maltzan said. 'slideOutDown': 'slideOutUp' ); // Init - Anything you want to happen onLoad (usually event bindings) var generalSettings = { (function defernl() { Though originally designed by architect Edward Larrabee Barnes, the Hammer Museum has a longstanding collaborative relationship with Maltzan, who has led additions and renovations over the years. submit: function($form, onSuccess) { // Check if ouibounce exist before calling ouibounce The Hammer Museum will undergo renovations and expansion on Wilshire Boulevard through 2020 to include new galleries and office space. + '