In London, 1766, James Christie opened his first establishment for auctioning artwork. Today, Christie's organises hundreds of auctions every year in over 15 large cities worldwide. Nowadays, the auctioning program consists of 80 different categories. By moving the American headquarters to the Rockefeller Center the auction house has now doubled its sales and office areas in New York to around 28,800m² (310.000sq ft).

Modern art transforms the James Christie Gallery into a 'transitory museum' - since everything on show here is also for sale.