Freer Staff Prepare for Building Expansion
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PrintThe Freer Gallery of Art shuts down part of its building in preparation for an expansion. The construction project will link the Freer Gallery building to the Sackler Gallery building via an underground passage. The expansion will increase museum storage space by 70 percent. Several Freer support activities, including the Technical Laboratory and the Oriental Art Restoration Studio, will move permanently to the Sackler. The Freer's renovations also include the restoration of the north lobby to its original appearance, the improvement of the auditorium, and the installation of an elevator. The work is projected for completion in October 1989.
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Bliss, Susan. "Freer Gallery to Expand." The Smithsonian Torch (March 1987): 1, 7.
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February 1, 1987
Washington (D.C.)