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Article: Glorious China; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts nearly doubles the size of its Chinese galleries.(ENTERTAINMENT)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- October 31, 2004
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Byline: Mary Abbe; Staff Writer
With the opening today of seven new and expanded galleries of Chinese art, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts moves into the top rank of United States museums in the field, fully competitive with the premier Chinese collections in New York, Boston, Cleveland, Kansas City and San Francisco.
The galleries are renovated spaces within the existing building, but their opening is the first salvo in a vast remodeling and expansion program that will unfold over the next 18 months as the museum completes a $50 million addition.
"There will be periodic closings of galleries while art is moved, stored and reinstalled," said ...