The museum has also commissioned him to create a work for its sculpture court, which is to be installed this fall.

It fills the last remaining niche in the museum's western facade, and includes a 240-foot-long sculpture court opening onto Central Park.

A new restaurant opened in June in the area under the Medieval sculpture court.

The former restaurant area will become a Roman sculpture court, following a plan from 1910, when the museum opened that portion of the building.

The architect has called the building and its sculpture court with Norway spruces one of his favorite projects.

Sitting in his sleek office overlooking the museum's sculpture court, he bristled when asked if these were gilded times.

In late 1988 a European sculpture court will open.

At the same time it has opened a more formal cafe-restaurant, with waiter service, next to the European sculpture court.

The museum built a new restaurant beneath the Medieval sculpture court.