WHY Architecture and Beyer Blinder Belle’s renovation to The Met’s Michael C. Rockefeller Wing to open in May 2025
In late September, The Met gave an early look at the newly renovated Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Closed since 2021, the 40,000-square-foot wing on the museum’s south side underwent a $70 million renovation led by WHY Architecture in collaboration with Beyer Blinder Belle.
The wing will reopen in May 2025, when visitors can view pieces spanning five continents staged across three sections: Arts of Africa, Ancient Americas, and Oceania. In addition to brightening up the galleries, renovation work also centered on retrofitting the window that envelops the museum’s south face.