New Museum of Contemporary Art

The New Museum is Manhattan’s only museum dedicated solely to contemporary art. The Museum transformed the Bowery from a homeless destination into a cultural destination.

New Museum News

2022

African American Art

Faith Ringgold: American People, by the Harlem woman famous for narrative quilts, is at the New Museum in the Lower East Side, Feb 17 – Jun 5. 🇺🇸

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New Museum Tickets

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Pay-what-you-wish Thursdays 7-9pm, but tickets still required.

New Museum
235 Bowery
(at Prince St)
Lower East Side, Manhattan

Subways
(F) to 2nd Ave, walk 1 block west, 1 block south
(J)(Z) to Bowery, walk 2 blocks north
(6) to Spring St, walk 1 block north, 4 blocks east
(B)(D)(M) to Broadway-Lafayette, walk 4 blocks east, 1 block south
(N)(R)(W) to Prince St, walk 6 blocks east

The New Museum Story

The museum was founded in 1977 by art historian, critic, and curator Marcia Tucker.

The museum moved to its current building in 2007. This led to a revitalization of the entire neighborhood. The Bowery used to be Skid Row, a neighborhood for alcoholics and addicts.

CBGBs, the famous Punk Rock club was just down the street in this once abandoned part of Manhattan. Punkers wouldn’t recognize the street now.

Previously

The New Museum 2021 Triennial: Soft Water Hard Stone opens in the Lower East Side on Thu, Oct 28 and runs to Jan 23, 2022. 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇯🇲🇲🇽🇵🇪🇺🇸|🇨🇩🇿🇦|🇮🇳🇵🇭|🇫🇷