A museum designed by Renzo Piano has opened in Boston

Boston - In American Boston, after extensive renovations, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has reopened, expanded with a new wing designed by the renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano. The modern glass building will complement the museum's original residence, built in 1902, and will primarily provide facilities for visitors, as well as new exhibition spaces and a concert hall.
    Isabella Stewart Gardner was a significant patron of the arts, who, at the end of her life, had a museum built to house her private collections. However, the building, designed in the style of a 15th-century Venetian palace, has not been adequate in terms of space in recent decades, leading the operators to decide on a significant expansion.
    The project for the new wing is led by Renzo Piano, who designed it in strictly geometric forms as a counterpoint to the ornate historical building. In addition to exhibition halls, it will also include a museum shop, classrooms, studios, and even residences for visiting artists. The Italian architect, who is also a recipient of the prestigious Pritzker Prize, has numerous projects in Europe and the United States. He has long been engaged in designing cultural buildings - among his works are projects for the completion of the Morgan Library in New York, the Parco della Musica concert hall in Rome, and the expansion of the Art Institute of Chicago's modern art gallery.