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The New Museum of Contemporary Art is a at 235 Bowery, on the of in New York City. It was founded in 1977 by Marcia Tucker.
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  • Opening hours: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: contemporary art museum in New York City
  • Also known as: “Astor Building”, “New Museum of Contemporary Art”, “The New Museum”, and “The New Museum of Contemporary Art”
  • Address: 235 Bowery, 10002

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New York University and Brooklyn Bridge.

University
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is a private research university in , New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a non-denominational all-male institution near based on a curriculum focused on a secular education. is situated 2,600 feet north of New Museum.

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The is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in , spanning the between the boroughs of and . Opened on May 24, 1883, the was the first fixed crossing of the East River. is situated 1¼ miles south of New Museum.

Hotel
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The was a flophouse at 245 Bowery in , . It received media attention in the late 1990s and early 2000s as a result of numerous radio and film documentaries about the hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include NoHo and SoHo.

Neighborhood
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, short for "North of Houston Street", is a primarily residential neighborhood in , . It is bounded by Mercer Street to the west, the Bowery to the east, 9th Street to the north, and Houston Street to the south.

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, short for "South of Houston Street" and a reference to its supposed similarities to the , is a diverse and increasingly upscale neighborhood of .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in in , once known for its Italian American population. It is bounded on the west by and , on the south by , on the east by the Bowery and , and on the north by .

New Museum

Latitude
40.72235° or 40° 43′ 20″ north
Longitude
-73.99284° or 73° 59′ 34″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Height
159 feet (48 metres)
Open location code
87G8P2C4+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 247920493
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6343740
Wiki­data ID
Q1156823
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“New Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الجديد”
  • Armenian: “Ժամանակակից արվեստի նոր թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “New Museum”
  • Chinese: “新当代艺术博物馆”
  • Chinese: “新當代藝術博物館”
  • Dutch: “New Museum of Contemporary Art”
  • Esperanto: “Nova Muzeo de Nuntempa Arto”
  • French: “New Museum of Contemporary Art”
  • Georgian: “მიმდინარე ხელოვნების ახალი მუზეუმი”
  • German: “New Museum of Contemporary Art”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון החדש לאומנות עכשווית”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון החדש לאמנות עכשווית”
  • Italian: “New Museum of Contemporary Art”
  • Japanese: “ニュー・ミュージアム・オブ・コンテンポラリー・アート”
  • Korean: “뉴 뮤지엄”
  • Persian: “موزه جدید”
  • Persian: “موزه هنر های معاصر”
  • Russian: “Новый музей современного искусства”
  • Slovenian: “New Museum of Contemporary Art”
  • Spanish: “New Museum”
  • Spanish: “Nuevo Museo”
  • Ukrainian: “Новий музей сучасного мистецтва”
  • Uzbek: “Yangi zamonaviy san’at muzeyi”

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