Record #:

19228

Author(s):

Shaw, Whitney

Abstract:

After 17 years of planning and heated debate in the legislature, the North Carolina Museum of Art opened in its new location in 1983. The museum is located west of Raleigh on a 164 acre plot and the 181,300 square foot building cost $15.75 million. It was designed by Edward Durrell Stone, designer of such notable structures as the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Source:

North Carolina Architect (NoCar NA 730 N8 N67x), Vol. 32 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 1984, p24-28, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina Museum of Art