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RALEIGH -- A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for the new Contemporary Art Museum on West Martin Street.

A grocery warehouse in the 1920's turned City Gallery of Contemporary Art in 1983 and a 2006 merger with N.C. State University's College of Design has now allowed for the state's only non-collecting museum of contemporary art and design to provide a renewed space for ingenuity.

The redevelopment of the 20,000 square foot space will allow the CAM to house three galleries, educational rooms, a design camp for high school students and a youth art and design programming.

Raleigh's mayor said CAM is also a part of a turning point for Raleigh's warehouse district.

"The warehouse district really has been quiet, there hasn't been a lot of reinvestment,” said Mayor Charles Meeker. “This is one of the first major projects down here. We may see a train station down here in a few years, some new apartments and office space and potentially even a parking deck at some point. So this whole area of the city is ready to flourish."

The museum is slated to open in the spring of 2011.