The Andy Warhol Museum in the artist’s hometown of Pittsburgh is expanding its footprint with a $45 million event venue as part of the museum’s planned Pop District Initiative. .The organization aims to transform the city’s eastern North Shore neighborhood into a “multi-block public art” hub over the next 10 years, according to its website. The $60 million renovation, first announced for 2022, will absorb six blocks surrounding the museum, according to . Associated Press.
On October 17, the City of Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission announced plans to build a planned entertainment facility in an existing parking lot. The proposed 58,000-square-foot site would include a first-floor concert venue with standing room seating for up to 1,000 people, a second-floor mezzanine, third-floor office and support space, and 360-degree seating. Includes event space on the fourth floor. people’s abilities.
Museum spokesman Rick Armstrong said: AP He said the project’s start date is “still flexible,” but construction could begin by spring 2024.
The museum, North America’s largest art museum dedicated to a single artist, said its goal is to “generate $1 million in annual revenue for employees through this program.”in a statement to art newsMuseum Director Patrick Moore said, “We now have the plans and resources to follow suit as agents of change in Pittsburgh.”