May 1999 Design staff fabricates first maquettes of objects and exhibition galleries. December 1999 Deconstruction of previous exhibition makes room for Art Nouveau. January 2000 Staff finalizes maquettes and architectural models. Construction of the new exhibition space commences. Electricians start to wire the Art Nouveau galleries.
Carpenters begin to install drywall.
March 2000 First objects for the NGA version of the Art Nouveau exhibition begin to arrive. First showing of the exhibition opens on April 6 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. May 2000 NGA technicians begin to install heating and air conditioning. June 2000 Designer architects finalize blueprints of exhibition spaces. First carpeting is installed.