The highly anticipated arts center will present world premieres of works in the performing arts, visual arts and popular culture, in an innovative building designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with a telescoping outer shell to make room for large-scale performances, installations and events.

The venue has now revealed that it will officially open to the public on April 5, when it will begin unveiling a program of inaugural programming that includes commissions by Björk and filmmaker/artist Steve McQueen.

McQueen's five-night concert series "Soundtrack of America," celebrating the impact of African-American music, will launch the venue on April 5; the following day, three additional commissions will open: "Reich Richter Pärt," a live performance-exhibition pairing works by Gerhard Richter with compositions by Steve Reich and Arvo Pärt; "Norma Jeane Baker of Troy," a dramatic work by poet Anne Carson starring Ben Whishaw and Renée Fleming; and an exhibition of work by artist Trisha Donnelly.

Björk will premiere her work "Cornucopia" on May 6; conceived by Björk and directed by John Tiffany ("Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"), it will feature the Icelandic artist as well as the seven-piece female Icelandic flute ensemble Viibra in an elaborate stage production.

A long roster of newly and previously announced commissions will likewise form the venue's inaugural season. Find out more about the opening season at theshed.org.