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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1968/07/09 I M Pei Architect Trustees of the National Gallery select Pei to design a building to provide more space for the permanent collection and visiting exhibitions, as well as a new research center. Built directly east of the West Building, Congress reserved the lot in 1937.
1978/06/01 The National Gallery of Art's East Building opens to the public.

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Particulars for East Building, National Gallery of Art, DC:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Art
Sight Category Building
Museum Type Museum




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