How did the Museum of Modern Art's 2019 expansion change the display of its collection?

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Neue Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart, designed by Sir James Stirling, featuring tan stone walls, a slanted green-framed glass window, and colorful blue and pink railings. — Museum of modern art The New State Gallery (Neue Staatsgalerie), Stuttgart, Germany, designed by James Stirling, completed in 1984.

The 2019 expansion of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) involved a significant reconfiguration of how the institution presents its holdings to the public. Rather than adhering to the traditional exhibition model—which typically organizes art by strict chronology, specific artistic discipline, or geographic region—curators implemented a thematic approach to the display of the collection.1

Furthermore, this rehang was designed to address issues of diversity within the art historical canon. By integrating a greater number of works by women and persons of colour, the museum sought to provide a more inclusive representation of modern and contemporary art. This comprehensive update accompanied the physical expansion of the museum's facilities.12