New Museum

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 Brooklyn Bridge and Sunshine Hotel.

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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.

Park
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The is a one-acre community sculpture garden in the neighborhood of , . Located on Elizabeth Street between Prince and Spring Streets, the garden is owned by the city government and managed by the eponymous , a 501 nonprofit organization, and open to the public for general use and community events. is situated 540 feet west of New Museum.

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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