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In 1921, a two-story structure was attached to the rear of the original structure, which enabled the museum to add three new galleries. Nonetheless, museum director Raymond Wyer was not satisfied with the additions, claiming that not enough space was added. In 1931, construction on a new wing 1.5 times larger than the original museum building began.[{{cite web |title=Building the Worcester Art Museum |url=https://www.worcesterart.org/about/campus-transformation/history/ |website=Worcester Art Museum |access-date=11 April 2026}}] It was completed in 1933 and named "The Renaissance Court".[{{Cite news |last=Jewell |first=Edward |date=1933-01-07 |title=Worcester Opens New Art Museum; Reception Is Held at Structure in Bay State City Designed by W.T. Aldrich. College Group Exhibits Art Association's 1933 International Has 300 Canvases Sent From Many Parts of World. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1933/01/07/archives/worcester-opens-new-art-museum-reception-is-held-at-structure-in.html |access-date=2026-04-11 |work=The New York Times |pages=13 |language= |issn=}}] |
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In 1921, a two-story structure was attached to the rear of the original structure, which enabled the museum to add three new galleries. Nonetheless, museum director Raymond Wyer was not satisfied with the additions, claiming that not enough space was added. In 1931, construction on a new wing 1.5 times larger than the original museum building began.[{{cite web |title=Building the Worcester Art Museum |url=https://www.worcesterart.org/about/campus-transformation/history/ |website=Worcester Art Museum |access-date=11 April 2026}}] It was completed in 1933 and named "The Renaissance Court".[{{Cite news |last=Jewell |first=Edward |date=1933-01-07 |title=Worcester Opens New Art Museum; Reception Is Held at Structure in Bay State City Designed by W.T. Aldrich. College Group Exhibits Art Association's 1933 International Has 300 Canvases Sent From Many Parts of World. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1933/01/07/archives/worcester-opens-new-art-museum-reception-is-held-at-structure-in.html |access-date=2026-04-11 |work=The New York Times |pages=13 |language= |issn=}}] |
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A the time of the robbery, the Worcester Art Museum had security guards on duty. However, like many art museums at the time, they were unarmed due to funding cutbacks amid high inflation rates. Furthermore, the Worcester Art Museum had a circular drive out front of the building, making escape for criminals easy.[{{cite news |last1=Balanescu |first1=Miriam |title='Paintings were suddenly seen as money': The reason art museum heists exploded in the 1970s |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20251016-the-reason-art-heists-exploded-in-the-1970s |access-date=11 April 2026 |work=BBC |date=17 October 2025}}] |
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A the time of the robbery, the Worcester Art Museum had security guards on duty. However, like many art museums at the time, they were unarmed due to funding cutbacks amid high inflation rates. Furthermore, the Worcester Art Museum had a circular drive out front of the building, making escape for criminals easy.[{{cite news |last1=Balanescu |first1=Miriam |title='Paintings were suddenly seen as money': The reason art museum heists exploded in the 1970s |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20251016-the-reason-art-heists-exploded-in-the-1970s |access-date=11 April 2026 |work=BBC |date=17 October 2025}}] |
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