NC Museum of Art 'tunnels' through to new building

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh is on the move. And it's taking about 750 works of art with it.

By: By MARTHA WAGGONER Associated Press Writer | WNCT
Published: November 17, 2009

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh is on the move. And it's taking about 750 works of art with it.
The museum is in the process of moving sculpture, paintings and other artwork from its current building to a new, 127,000-square-foot building that will open in April. The museum has been closed since September.
The Associated Press got a glimpse of some of the behind-the-scenes design elements that make it possible to transfer invaluable pieces of art from one building to another as part of the more expansion that will cost almost $79 million in public and private money.
Those elements include a tunnel that connects the two buildings and an unseen roll-up door that will allow art the size of the museum walls to be moved into the new building.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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