The Buzziest and Most Beautiful Museums Opening in 2019
Ruby City
Architect: David Adjaye
Budget: $16 million
Total space: 14,000 square feet
Planned opening: October 2019

The Linda Pace Foundation/Ruby City. Courtesy of the Linda Pace Foundation and Adjaye Associates.
Museum of Modern Art expansion
Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro, with Gensler
Budget: $450 million
Additional space: 107,600 square feet
Planned opening: 2019

MoMA expansion rendering. © 2017 Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
National Museum of Qatar
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Budget: $434 million
Total space: 560,000 square feet
Planned opening: March 28, 2019

Aerial view of the upcoming National Museum of Qatar designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Photo by Iwan Baan.
The Shed
Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro, with collaborating architect Rockwell Group
Budget: $550 million
Total space: 200,000 square feet
Planned opening: April 5, 2019

The Shed under construction, as seen from the High Line, 2018. Photo by Brett Beyer. Courtesy of The Shed.
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop, with contribution by Studio Pali Fekete architects
Budget: $388 million
Total space: 300,000 square feet
Planned opening: Late 2019

The Academy of Motion Pictures. Courtesy of The Academy of Motion Pictures.
Grand Egyptian Museum
Architect: Heneghan Peng Architects
Budget: $810 million
Total space: About 1.4 million square feet
Planned opening: First quarter of 2019 (partial opening)

Aerial view of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). Courtesy the Ministry of Antiquities of Egypt.
Peabody Essex Museum expansion
Architect: Ennead Architects
Budget: $200 million
Additional space: 40,000 square feet
Planned opening: Mid-2019

The Peabody Essex Museum's expansion rendering. Courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM).
Norton Museum of Art expansion
Architect: Norman Foster
Budget: $100 million
Additional space: 12,700 square feet
Planned opening: February 9, 2019

The Norton Museum of Art's new Heyman Plaza designed by Foster + Partners. Image courtesy of Foster + Partners.
Hood Museum of Art expansion
Architect: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Budget: $50 million
Additional space: 22,400 square feet
Planned opening: January 26, 2019

Artist rendering of the north facade of the expanded Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College. Rendering by MARCH. Image courtesy of the Hood Museum.
The New Orleans Museum of Art Besthoff Sculpture Park Expansion
Architect: Reed Hilderbrand Landscape Architects and Lee Ledbetter Architects
Budget: $15 million
Additional space: 6 acres
Planned opening: May 15, 2019

Rendering of the expanded Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Courtesy of the New Orleans Museum of A
Correction: A previous version of this article misstated that Sawyer/Berson Architecture and Landscape Architecture collaborated on the design for the New Orleans Museum of Art Besthoff Sculpture Park expansion and did not include Reed Hilderbrand as an architect. The text has been updated to reflect these changes.