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Art Museum
Lower East Side, New York
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"Also: Upcoming NEW INC art+tech incubator, views from the Sky Room."(8 Tips)
"Free admission for all Bloomberg employees"(7 Tips)
"... crowded, but the pixel forest was awesome. I loved the roof top view too!"(3 Tips)
"Visit the sky room and stop to enjoy the gorgeous view of most..."(4 Tips)
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Gunnar AasenDecember 31, 2016If 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 GroupDecember 12, 2011Be 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 🍦🍷August 4, 2015The 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 HeyertMarch 19, 2016This 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 La RueNovember 24, 2018Observation 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 VuittonAugust 26, 2011Dedicated 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.- MarmyMarch 2, 2018Contemporary museum (or possible gallery) is very impressive space for young artists. Come here and meet the fresh artworks 👌🎨
No permanent collection but that means everything is subject to rotation. A little more daring than other contemporary institutions. A scenic rooftop to boot.
SavoteurAugust 2, 2016This 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.
Daniele CodegaApril 11, 2015One 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...
Varun ShettyDecember 11, 2013Great 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.
Sue EllenApril 10, 2018Beautiful art pieces that make you contemplate and think about history in an alternative way. Will come again!
Diana GalvisApril 8, 2015If 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 HackJanuary 20, 2017There 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 AgencySeptember 6, 2012Founded in 1977. New art, new ideas...amazing. Parties here are a must. Great place to see live music as well.
DenizMarch 30, 2014Great 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.
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 CooksonJuly 16, 2015Thursday 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* MagazineNovember 7, 2013To 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
DailyCandyFebruary 26, 2014The 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.
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 BrandSeptember 4, 2013A 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.
it's hard to find complex art, sometimes weird, beautiful and meaningful architecture and thoughtful interior design in one just space!
Ina LiJune 23, 2015Always a visit in the afternoon. Not too overwhelmingly big and rich but always cool exhibitions
The New Yorker ManagerAugust 30, 20139/2/2013: 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- Aleks KozakOctober 8, 2012Visit the sky room and stop to enjoy the gorgeous view of most of the city.
amNewYorkJuly 1, 2013This 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 ChenApril 13, 2014Student discount makes it worth here. However definitely come here on Thursdays when you pay what you want. Suggested is 2$
Melissa CApril 14, 2016It 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.- 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.
Time Out New YorkJune 28, 2013The 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 NgJanuary 7, 2017The 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 HotelsJuly 27, 2010Beautiful 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
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.
Jack HolmesApril 7, 2015This is my favorite art museum in NYC--they always show really extraordinary and eclectic modern works.
Ren TarpleyJanuary 3, 2014Try to go when the museum will be less crowded. There's an intimacy to the work when the room is silent.
nikkiAugust 12, 2017ambitious and diverse rotating exhibitions with permanent sculpture balconies. views are great in the snow
YukiMarch 20, 2015Such a cool building. One of the first museums with their own incubator for designers and artists
Kate FurmanOctober 12, 2015Pay as you wish on Thursday nights 7-9 pm. Rooftop is only open on the weekends.
Marc SNovember 16, 2019You must take the elevator up to the top then walk down the stairs to visit each floor.
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 TowerMarch 18, 2017Nice views over lower Manhattan from the sky room at the top. The bookshop is small but well curated.
StyleiteJuly 5, 2011If you’re not a MoMA person, maybe the highly produced presentation of modern art at the New Museum will strike your fancy.
Eunice KimSeptember 20, 2015Keep an eye on their events and performances. They host some incredible moments with great artists.
Lisa WFebruary 20, 2013Go during the free Thursday hours, take the elevator to the top, take the stairs down. Small but thoughtful and interesting exhibits.
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