A series of new renderings depict what the Old Bronx County Courthouse would look like if transformed into the highly anticipated Universal Hip Hop Museum, the first in its kind in the five boroughs.
The museum's so-called Beta phase launches October 30 with artists Suzanne Lacy and Andrea Bowers living and working on-site for 10 days. When complete, the museum will take up about 100,000 square feet of space in three Old Bank District buildings.
With hotel proposals dropping out in the face of public disdain, the only remaining proposal is for a 43,000 square foot museum (plus restaurant and 42,000 square foot Great Hall) of city history, including such exhibits as "fireless fireworks."
Culture vultures who aren't on Instagram, this may be the week you need to cave and get an account. It's #MuseumWeek, with institutions around the world participating and sharing bits of their collections with the public—including these secrets.
Last night, Downtown LA's newest museum, The Broad, joined the ranks of the Louvre, the Smithsonian, and the Guggenheim as the museum received a whole Jeopardy! category devoted to the art that was on exhibit when it opened last fall.