In pictures: OMA's New York Sotheby's makeover

By Hamish Champ2019-02-25T06:00:00

Revamped auction house will open in May

Sotheby’s claims its newly revamped New York City gallery and auction room complex, designed by OMA and set to open in May, will rival major museums around the world.

Given a $55m (£42m) makeover, the building on York Avenue on the east side of Manhattan will open to the public on 3 May and feature total of 40 galleries and nine sales rooms, increasing Sotheby’s exhibition space from 67,000ft² to 90,000ft².

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