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MoMA's Restoration Includes Sculpture Garden Facelift

When New York's MoMA could no longer obtain Vermont Delft to pave its Sculpture Garden, the museum turned to Polycor's Georgia Marble.

The reopening of New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) commemorated the museum's 75th anniversary and was the completion of the most extensive rebuilding and renovation project in MoMA's history.

Polycor's Georgia Marble fit MoMA's criteria of aesthetics and function for its Sculpture Garden. The material will not stain or discolor and guards against dirt and moisture.

Designed by architect Yoshio Taniguchi, the museum now integrates new construction and renovation to extend and enhance the presentation of its permanent collection as well as its temporary exhibitions. Taniguchi worked closely with museum staff during the course of the project to develop a series of reconceived, architecturally distinctive galleries and public spaces that allow MoMA to tell the story of modern and contemporary art in an exciting new context.

"We are thrilled to reach the fruition of our efforts in the completion of this project," said Glenn D. Lowry, museum director. "We invite the public to enjoy the sublime spaces designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, to discover our collection anew, and to see installations and exhibitions in a way that will engage attention and provoke thought."

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