Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US has reopened is American Wing after completing a four-year renovation of the museum's galleries of American art.

The refurbishment, designed by project architects Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates, included locating the entire American collection on one floor - it was previously spread across two floors - and the creation of an additional 3,300sq ft of floor space, increasing the total space to more than 30,000sq ft.

The American section now comprises of 26 renovated and enlarged galleries on the second floor.

A spokesperson for the museum said: "The new installation will provide visitors with a rich and captivating experience of the history of American art from the eighteenth through the early twentieth century.

"The suite of elegant new galleries encompasses 30,000 square feet for the display of the Museum's superb collection."