San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art gets a major makeover

On May 14, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will reopen after a twoyear, $365 million expansion that doubles its size. Architecture firm SNOHETTA provided the larger museum’s design. Here, Snohetta founding partner CRAIG DYKERS and NEAL BENEZRA, SFMOMA’s director, reflect on some of the decisions they made while “dancing” with Mario Botta’s vision for the original building— and transforming it.