There will be a “hybrid lounge-workshop-performance space inside the museum called the Commons, which is being designed by the Mexico City design team Pedro y Juana, with custom furniture that can be flattened and hung on the walls when not in use. The space will also feature plant-shaped lamps, some with actual greenery, hanging from the ceiling. This gathering space will be free to the public, whether or not they pay the $12 suggested admission fee to see exhibitions. “Audiences today want a space where they can come together and interact. We are finding that people are really hungry for civil and civic dialogue — now more than ever.”