![A view of the Statue of Liberty Museum under expansion in New York City, the United States, Sept. 6, 2018. The existing museum inside The Statue of Liberty can only accommodate a fraction of visitors. The new museum, on track to open in May of 2019, will create three significant gallery spaces. (Photo: China News Service/Liao Pan)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/07/01ddf5dc9dcf46d3afbfa500f83dd988.jpg)
A view of the Statue of Liberty Museum under expansion in New York City, the United States, Sept. 6, 2018. The existing museum inside The Statue of Liberty can only accommodate a fraction of visitors. The new museum, on track to open in May of 2019, will create three significant gallery spaces. (Photo: China News Service/Liao Pan)
![A woman looks at the artist drawing for a new free-standing Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island, Sept. 6, 2018. The existing museum inside The Statue of Liberty can only accommodate a fraction of visitors. The new museum, on track to open in May of 2019, will create three significant gallery spaces. (Photo: China News Service/Liao Pan)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/07/872a911edb3a4c818b1bd6e42c403296.jpg)
A woman looks at the artist drawing for a new free-standing Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island, Sept. 6, 2018. The existing museum inside The Statue of Liberty can only accommodate a fraction of visitors. The new museum, on track to open in May of 2019, will create three significant gallery spaces. (Photo: China News Service/Liao Pan)