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New Museum of Contemporary Art

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  • Since its founding in 1977, this provocative museum has mounted shows featuring experimental work that other museums often overlook, particularly new multimedia forms, which sometimes extend into intriguing window displays. The museum is temporarily located in the Chelsea Art Museum, before moving to a new facility at 235 Bowary in late 2007.

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556 West 22nd Street at 11th Ave Open noon–8pm Thu, noon–6pm Tue, Wed, & Fri–Sat Admission charge, free Thu after 6pm www.newmuseum.org
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The New Museum has a new location, opening hours, and admission pricing. Please see the updated information below, provided by the New Museum. Location/ Contact New Museum 235 Bowery New York, NY 10002 info@newmuseum.org 212.219.1222 Museum Hours * Wednesday 12-6 PM * Thursday and Friday 12-10 PM * Saturday and Sunday 12-6 PM * Monday and Tuesday closed Admission * General Admission: $12 * Seniors: $8 * Students: $6 * 18 and under: FREE * Members: FREE About the New Museum The New Museum is the only museum with a mission to promote new art and new ideas, and the only museum in New York City devoted exclusively to contemporary art. Founded in 1977, the Museum was conceived as a center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living artists whose works did not yet have wide public exposure or critical acceptance. It has a unique history of being founded by a curator‹Marcia Tucker‹who had neither personal resources nor a collection, just abundant resourcefulness and a passion for living culture. At its inception, the Museum lay somewhere between a grassroots alternative space and a major museum devoted to proven historical values. The deliberate paradox was embodied in the name ³New Museum² and Tucker¹s daring vision and combative idea to present new art in a critical and scholarly context. The New Museum has evolved over the past thirty plus years, from its humble beginnings as a startup in a one-room office on Hudson Street in 1977, to a gallery space in the New School later that year, to its expansion and relocation to SoHo in 1983, to the inauguration of its first freestanding, dedicated building in 2007. Our culture has also evolved over this period of time and contemporary art is more widely embraced today. The New Museum has an important and influential legacy and role to keep breaking new ground. A site of ongoing experimentation and questioning of what art and institutions can be in the 21st century, the New Museum continues to look to the future through programming that is open, fearless, and alive. Please visit www.newmuseum.org <http://www.newmuseum.org> for information about our current and upcoming exhibitions, events and public programming, new building, and more.

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