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ICA plans major expansion — across the harbor in East Boston

The Institute of Contemporary Art’s new waterfront satellite will be filled with immersive artworks, and admission will be free — a rarity in the Boston area. David L. Ryan / Boston Globe

The Institute of Contemporary Art is planning a major expansion — across the harbor in East Boston, in a large dilapidated industrial space once occupied by a copper pipe shop.

The museum’s new waterfront satellite will be filled with immersive artworks, and admission will be free to the public — a rarity in the Boston area. And if all goes according to plan, visitors will be able to dash there by water taxi from the ICA’s home base in the Seaport.

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