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New Museum

New Museum

Art Museum
Lower East Side, New York
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    The experts at The New Yorker and Time Out New York recommend this place
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    Marius W.
    "Also: Upcoming NEW INC art+tech incubator, views from the Sky Room."(8 Tips)
    highwind
    "Free admission for all Bloomberg employees"(7 Tips)
    Bianca N.
    "... crowded, but the pixel forest was awesome. I loved the roof top view too!"(3 Tips)
    Aleks K.
    "Visit the sky room and stop to enjoy the gorgeous view of most..."(4 Tips)
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  • Leonardo T.heart icon on user image
    Leonardo TrilloAugust 24, 2017
    Always a good time!
  • Gunnar A.heart icon on user image
    Gunnar AasenDecember 31, 2016
    If there's a line for tickets, buy online and skip to the front to go straight in. The exhibits are always super modern. The top floor has a nice view of the financial district skyline.
  • The Corcoran Groupheart icon on user image
    The Corcoran GroupDecember 12, 2011
    Be prepared to wait in line after line for each exhibit in this beautiful and modern gallery. Check out the view from the rooftop. Free admission every Thursday from 7-9pm.
  • TK .heart icon on user image
    TK 🍦🍷August 4, 2015
    The building is as cool as the art it houses, and as the neighborhood it calls home. A great space to get away from the racket of the Lower East Side for an hour or so. The Sky Deck is a must-see.
  • Mark H.heart icon on user image
    Mark HeyertMarch 19, 2016
    This museum is solid fun. Always work from the top down. Many of you if a certain age will miss the gritty Bowery but enjoy that at a museum is here and not William Sonoma.
  • Marie L.heart icon on user image
    Marie La RueNovember 24, 2018
    Observation deck and overall building design make it a notable point of interest in the neighbourhood. Nature of exhibits greatly varies, some are very « out there ».
  • Louis Vuitton
    Louis VuittonAugust 26, 2011
    Dedicated to contemporary art and innovative media, this museum features a constantly changing array of exhibits so you will always find something new. Enjoy the gorgeous views from the roof.
  • Marmy
    MarmyMarch 2, 2018
    Contemporary museum (or possible gallery) is very impressive space for young artists. Come here and meet the fresh artworks 👌🎨
  • Miguel d.heart icon on user image
    Miguel de LeonMay 19, 2015
    Been here 5+ times
    No permanent collection but that means everything is subject to rotation. A little more daring than other contemporary institutions. A scenic rooftop to boot.
  • Savoteur
    SavoteurAugust 2, 2016
    This contemporary art museum on Bowery is hard to miss with its stunning architecture and a rotation of diverse exhibitions. The artistic community of NoLIta radiates from here.
  • Varun S.heart icon on user image
    Varun ShettyDecember 11, 2013
    Great spot for a casual business meeting. Sit at the cafe on the ground floor and look at some weird art while you close your latest M&A deal.
  • Daniele C.
    Daniele CodegaApril 11, 2015
    One of my favorite buildings in New York. Make sure to check out the view from the terrace and the bookstore. P.S. I miss the "HELL YES!" sign...
  • Sue E.heart icon on user image
    Sue EllenApril 10, 2018
    Beautiful art pieces that make you contemplate and think about history in an alternative way. Will come again!
  • Diana G.heart icon on user image
    Diana GalvisApril 8, 2015
    If you don't like contemporary art or "don't get it" there is still an awesome book selection in the first floor for you to learn so when you do come in, you can appreciate everything a little better.
  • Selina H.heart icon on user image
    Selina HackJanuary 20, 2017
    There was a line when I went on Thursday for the pay as you wish, but it moved very quickly. The pixel forest is beautiful !
  • Concert Ticket Agency
    Concert Ticket AgencySeptember 6, 2012
    Founded in 1977. New art, new ideas...amazing. Parties here are a must. Great place to see live music as well.
  • Deniz
    DenizMarch 30, 2014
    Great architecture. Worth the visit, especially when there's live avantgarde jazz music going on, and you're digging into the bookstore or having your coffee at the same time.
  • Rebecca T.
    Rebecca TaylorSeptember 30, 2012
    Been here 25+ times
    The Sky Room on the top floor boasts some of the best views in the city. After you get your art fix, pop upstairs and see #nyc in all its glory.
  • Chris C.heart icon on user image
    Chris CooksonJuly 16, 2015
    Thursday nights are pay what you want, so basically you can get in for a couple of bucks OR if you have no shame, FREE!! You can see everything here in less than an hour. Don't do the full admission.
  • Wallpaper* Magazine
    Wallpaper* MagazineNovember 7, 2013
    To coincide with the opening of its Chris Burden exhibition earlier this month, New York's New Museum unveiled a new eatery, Hester Street Cafe, operated by its neighbour, Hester Street Fair. Read more
  • DailyCandy
    DailyCandyFebruary 26, 2014
    The shiny, silver architectural addition to the Bowery is dedicated to showcasing contemporary art & acts as an incubator for adventurous ideas birthed by domestic and international emerging artists.
  • Holly H.heart icon on user image
    Holly HagerOctober 5, 2013
    Been here 5+ times
    Check out Ann Hirsh's iPad app, Twelve. Her art, (like Playground) takes a richly nuanced digital native view of what most of us would immediately label pedophilloic predation. But she won't let you.
  • Lucky Brand
    Lucky BrandSeptember 4, 2013
    A short walk down the Bowery, this aluminum landmark functions as a stack of mismatched galleries and acts as a local beacon for avant-garde lovers and the culturally curious alike.
  • Vanessa R.heart icon on user image
    Vanessa RuedaJune 3, 2016
    Been here 5+ times
    it's hard to find complex art, sometimes weird, beautiful and meaningful architecture and thoughtful interior design in one just space!
  • The New Yorker M.
    The New Yorker ManagerAugust 30, 2013
    9/2/2013: Ellen Gallagher's "Don't Axe Me": "A 2010 video and slide installation about a shipwreck, housed in a fussily designed black box, is little more than atmospheric." (Through Sept. 15) Read more
  • Ina L.heart icon on user image
    Ina LiJune 23, 2015
    Always a visit in the afternoon. Not too overwhelmingly big and rich but always cool exhibitions
  • Aleks K.heart icon on user image
    Aleks KozakOctober 8, 2012
    Visit the sky room and stop to enjoy the gorgeous view of most of the city.
  • amNewYork
    amNewYorkJuly 1, 2013
    This contemporary art museum is itself a work of art, as its stacked, seven-story building is considered an architectural contribution to the city’s landscape.
  • Caryn C.
    Caryn ChenApril 13, 2014
    Student discount makes it worth here. However definitely come here on Thursdays when you pay what you want. Suggested is 2$
  • Melissa C.
    Melissa CApril 14, 2016
    It makes you wonder what deal with the devil the artists made to get displayed here. Exhibit rooms are huge. Made me want to sleep here.
  • Marius W.
    Marius WatzMay 16, 2014
    Been here 5+ times
    Shows digital art on a semi-regular basis, often through their partnership w/ Rhizome.org. Also: Upcoming NEW INC art+tech incubator, views from the Sky Room.
  • Max P.
    Max PolloOctober 31, 2016
    absolutely a must! free admission every Thursday after 7 pm
  • Time Out New York
    Time Out New YorkJune 28, 2013
    The Shaft Space was created from leftover space between the third and fourth floors, after the architects realized they could carve out more gallery space by moving building ducts. Read more
  • Bianca N.heart icon on user image
    Bianca NgJanuary 7, 2017
    The building is a little too small and it gets really crowded, but the pixel forest was awesome. I loved the roof top view too!
  • Design Hotels
    Design HotelsJuly 27, 2010
    Beautiful and intriguing building! Start on the top floor with nice views over Soho. But more important get inspired by the contemporary art placed in the huge rooms with crazy high ceilings. Read more
  • Carolina M.
    Carolina MirandaJune 3, 2011
    Been here 5+ times
    This is a place of extremes. The Sky Room rocks, but the galleries feel like high-end interrogation cells. The art can be really good or bad. The vibe, serene or scene-y. All depends on the show.
  • Ren T.
    Ren TarpleyJanuary 3, 2014
    Try to go when the museum will be less crowded. There's an intimacy to the work when the room is silent.
  • Jack H.heart icon on user image
    Jack HolmesApril 7, 2015
    This is my favorite art museum in NYC--they always show really extraordinary and eclectic modern works.
  • Yuki
    YukiMarch 20, 2015
    Such a cool building. One of the first museums with their own incubator for designers and artists
  • nikkiheart icon on user image
    nikkiAugust 12, 2017
    ambitious and diverse rotating exhibitions with permanent sculpture balconies. views are great in the snow
  • Kate F.
    Kate FurmanOctober 12, 2015
    Pay as you wish on Thursday nights 7-9 pm. Rooftop is only open on the weekends.
  • Marc S.
    Marc SNovember 16, 2019
    You must take the elevator up to the top then walk down the stairs to visit each floor.
  • Sally R.heart icon on user image
    Sally RichardsonApril 1, 2016
    Start at the top and work down. Interesting exhibits and space.
  • naveen
    naveenNovember 24, 2010
    Been here 5+ times
    on the north side, in between the 4th and 5th floors (?), a secret staircase with two notches: one: a window that sometimes shows projections on the building opposite; the other: secret rendevous spot
  • Ale T.heart icon on user image
    Ale TowerMarch 18, 2017
    Nice views over lower Manhattan from the sky room at the top. The bookshop is small but well curated.
  • ash d.
    ash dMarch 27, 2012
    its an interesting space to explore. Skip the elevator and use the stairs. Every time you open the door into a new gallery space you feel like you are opening a portal to another dimension. Read more
  • Styleite
    StyleiteJuly 5, 2011
    If you’re not a MoMA person, maybe the highly produced presentation of modern art at the New Museum will strike your fancy.
  • Sherie S.heart icon on user image
    Sherie SwerdlowFebruary 10, 2016
    Saw 2 great exhibits on last visit. Great museum in The Bowery.
  • Lisa W.
    Lisa WFebruary 20, 2013
    Go during the free Thursday hours, take the elevator to the top, take the stairs down. Small but thoughtful and interesting exhibits.
  • memo r.
    memo ruizcornejoOctober 3, 2017
    I like modern Art but seriously!? Not kidding when I say my favourite part were the toilets
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