21C Museum Hotels to build new hotel in Kentucky
US-based 21c Museum Hotel plans to build a new hotel at Lexington in the US state of Kentucy.
The new 21c Museum Hotel will be a combination boutique hotel and contemporary art museum. The hotel will be housed in the existing First National Building, located on the West Main Street in Lexington, post an extensive refurbishment.
The hotel will have approximately 80 guestrooms, as well as a restaurant, bar, meeting rooms, ballroom. Perched along the roof line, the hotel will feature four blue penguins. The museum hotel will feature several contemporary art pieces by living artists, which will be open for public viewing 24-hours a day, as reported by the Lexington Herald-Leader.
The hotel will be designed by architect Deborah Berke. Construction on the hotel will begin in late 2014 and is penciled for completion in 2014.
