The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College opened in October 2000. Designed by architect Antoine Predock, the 39,000-square-foot building is sited dramatically on Skidmore’s scenic campus. The Tang Museum was conceived to: • Promote active use of the museum by the college community • Foster dialogue between academic disciplines • Encourage exchange between the campus and the communities of upstate New York • Support Skidmore’s unique role in regional and national cultural scenes Predock’s ar... Read more

The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College opened in October 2000. Designed by architect Antoine Predock, the 39,000-square-foot building is sited dramatically on Skidmore’s scenic campus. The Tang Museum was conceived to:

• Promote active use of the museum by the college community
• Foster dialogue between academic disciplines
• Encourage exchange between the campus and the communities of upstate New York
• Support Skidmore’s unique role in regional and national cultural scenes

Predock’s architectural design for the Tang Museum features spatial intersections, transparency, and flexibility. Its facilities include:

• Two major exhibition galleries
• A 150-person multi-purpose event space
• Two multimedia-equipped classrooms
• Permanent storage for the Tang’s collection
• A rooftop patio for public events
• A spacious, light-filled central atrium for openings and receptions
• A Tang Store with books, design objects, and cultural products
• Prep and workshop space for onsite exhibition design, staging, and construction work