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Expanded Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria to Open in January
The New York Times - July 7, 2010
By Robin Pogrebin

The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria will open its expanded and redesigned home -- featuring a new glass entrance, grand staircase and lobby video wall -- on January 15, the museum is to announce on Thursday.

"I had always felt that a museum about the movies should have some sense of glamour," said Rochelle Slovin, the museum's director. "That is part of what we've now gotten from this project."

The museum also gained space it needed for the students who come through each year -- a number expected to double to 60,000 from 30,000. The $67 million renovation, designed by architect Thomas Leeser, added three stories -- nearly doubling the square footage to 97,700 from 50,000. For the full article, click here