POTD: Lady Liberty is getting a bigger museum

The $70M project will replace current space inside the monument's pedestal

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On Thursday, city officials unveiled FXFOWLE’s design for a new, 26,000-square-foot museum to join the State of Liberty monument on Liberty Island. A rendering of the $70 million project, which will replace the small exhibition space currently at the base of the statue, shows a freestanding structure comprised of glass, granite and concrete rising up from the ground. The museum is slated to be completed in 2019.</p> <p><em>(PHOTO: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation)</em></p>