The Broad announces massive expansion that will increase gallery space by 70%
Exterior rendering of the future Broad expansion from Hope Street. The 55,000-square-foot addition will increase gallery space by 70%. (Courtesy of the Broad / Diller Scofidio + Renfro)
An exterior rendering of the expanded Broad. (Courtesy of the Broad / Diller Scofidio + Renfro)
Jessica Gelt
Los Angeles Times
March 27, 2024
The Broad on Wednesday announced a $100-million building expansion that will increase gallery space at one of Los Angeles’ most popular museums by 70%. The sweeping plans could provide a critical boost to downtown L.A., which has seen sluggish recovery since the pandemic and the rise of remote work left the city’s core a shell of what it had once been.
The 55,000-square-foot addition is designed by the New York-based firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, which designed the original museum — built at a cost of $140 million. It will rise directly behind the existing structure and is expected to break ground in early 2025, with completion anticipated in advance of the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Joanne Heyler, founding director and president of the Broad, said in an interview that the plan has been in the works since late 2022 after it became clear that the Broad had exceeded its expected visitor projections. When the Broad opened in 2015, the museum anticipated hosting approximately 250,000 visitors a year, Heyler said, and by last year more than 900,000 people were walking through the doors annually. To date, more than 5.5 million guests have seen the art inside the building.
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