Posted on 1/12/2016
A haven for the well-heeled pleasure seeker, the mountain town of Aspen is known for good skiing, even better après-ski, and the surrounding White River National Forest.
Now it is adding the polished programme of the Aspen Art Museum to its attractions, in a new 33,000 sq ft structure by 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Shigeru Ban, which officially opens to the public on 9 August.
Located in downtown Aspen, the building, a new home for the existing institution, founded in 1979, is Ban's first US museum. 'Right from the start o...