The new Museum of Arts and Design, which occupies a 54,000-square-foot space at 2 Columbus Circle, opened today.
Its permanent exhibit contains more than 2,000 objects, including the largest collection of contemporary jewelry in the country.
This weekend, the museum will be free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The museum is housed in the former "Lollipop Building" that for the longest time was covered in scaffolding. It had the nickname The Lollipop building because it's Venetian inspired vertical palazzo had perforated port like holes at the base - hence lollipops.
For years preservationists have been fighting to stop them from changing the facade. The architecture is 1960's urbanisim. Since it was not a pre-war but post war the landmarks commission never held hearings to save the facade. Many argued that it should be saved because it is bizarre looking.
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Mmmm. Looks like a rectangular Rubiks Cube.
Lenn, Several people have said it looks like a Rubiks cube. I thought the design was my initial "H" when I first saw .
Tetris! I like the new design, but the previous design was very unique. Too bad they couldn't just re-purpose the building to preserve it history. You would think that a Museum of Art and Design would have more appreciation for the art and design of the previous facade.
Mitchell I think the new design is incredible! It's on my list of must-sees next time I visity your City.
Rich, The previous design was very unique but I think the new design is quite striking. The original building was also a museum that only lasted about 5 years. Eventually the city took over the building and were using it as a tourist information center.
Anthony, The 1st day I noticed it without scaffolding I did a double take. It fits with the new Columbus Circle it is opposite the new Time Warner Center which is very modern design.