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In 2022 the New Museum broke ground on a new building by Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu of the Rotterdam-based architecture firm OMA. Located next to the museum’s flagship location designed by Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA, the new space opened in 2026 with double the capacity for exhibitions and new sites for artist residencies and public programs.