The grand staircase leading up to the exhibition space of the museum, which will be free to the public. Architectural rendering of the grand staircase on the South Spring Street side of the new Aspen Art Museum. Image courtesy of the Aspen Art Museum and Shigeru Ban Architects (SBA). Photo 3 of 5 in Preview: Shigeru Ban's First Permanent U.S. Museum by Erika Heet

Preview: Shigeru Ban's First Permanent U.S. Museum

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The grand staircase leading up to the exhibition space of the museum, which will be free to the public.

Architectural rendering of the grand staircase on the South Spring Street side of the new Aspen Art Museum. Image courtesy of the Aspen Art Museum and Shigeru Ban Architects (SBA).