Museums & Arts · Our pick in New York
New Museum
A stack of boxes on the Bowery
About New Museum
The New Museum, which looks like a stack of boxes over the Bowery, is New York’s fresh face of contemporary art (NYC Tourism).
Why it's on our list
- Contemporary art
- Striking building
- Bowery
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with New Museum before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to New Museum, as the crow flies.
- Crosby Street Hotel0.2 mi5 min walk
- The Mercer0.3 mi7 min walk
- Nine Orchard0.5 mi11 min walk
- Walker Hotel Tribeca0.6 mi11 min walk
- Hôtel Barrière Fouquet’s New York0.9 mi18 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from New Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Brooklyn Bridge1.2 miWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- 9/11 Memorial1.3 miWalk 26 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The High Line1.4 miWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Statue of Liberty ferries1.8 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Empire State Building1.9 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Grand Central2.2 miWalk 45 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Times Square2.4 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Rockefeller Center2.6 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Central Park3.8 miCycle 25 minCar or taxi 25 min
- The Met4.2 miCycle 27 minCar or taxi 27 min