space. Such as the expansion in the 1950’s and 1960’s by architect Philip Johnson, the renovation by Cesar Pelli in 1984 which increased gallery space and visitor facilities, and previously in 1997 the redesigning of the building by architect Yoshio Taniguchi that was completed in 2006. Now the current expansion project will consist of demolishing the original American Folk Art Museum building designed by Todd Williams and Billie Tsien, which is located on 45th West 53rd Street. Due to financial difficulties