Iconic New York City spot that's more than just a backdrop for Gossip Girl. They have enough stunning world renowned art for you to spend an entire day. Stop in the gift shop as well for unique home decor pieces.
Street-level Chelsea gallery showing museum-grade American art across a classic white-cube layout. The main floor holds significant Post-War pieces, leaving a separate wing entirely for living contemporary artists.
Sprawling museum of 20th and 21st-century American art in a steel-paneled building by Renzo Piano. Multiple outdoor terraces connect the galleries to the city, offering clear views over the High Line and the Hudson River.
Brutalist Upper East Side landmark operating as a global auction house and free public gallery. Rotating exhibitions fill the concrete galleries with privately owned art right before it goes to auction.
Upper East Side townhouse dedicated to comics, cartoons, and editorial illustration. Rotating exhibits fill the lower halls, topped by a wood-paneled bar and terrace for drinks under an original Norman Rockwell.
Sprawling natural history museum famous for its towering dinosaur skeletons and classic dioramas. A 94-foot blue whale hangs overhead in the Hall of Ocean Life; pick a few halls to explore.
Definitive collection of modern art, from Picasso and Dalí to Warhol and Pollock. The fifth floor is the main draw, holding iconic works like Monet's *Water Lilies* and Van Gogh's *Starry Night*.
Street-level gallery and underground laser lab packed with vintage holograms and floating 3D celebrity portraits. Long, highly technical tours head down into the basement workspace to break down the physics of light.
Owner-operated Lower East Side gallery showing contemporary street art, pop, and neo-expressionism. Rotating exhibitions run on the ground floor, while a lower level handles private viewing appointments.
Sleek Tribeca gallery focusing on women artists and feminist themes. The bright, white-walled room runs a steady rotation of provocative solo shows and politically charged group exhibitions.
Contemporary Chelsea gallery showing photography and mixed media across two levels. Five soaring white rooms connect with minimal doorways, keeping sightlines open between the rotating exhibitions.
Ground-floor Chelsea gallery showing post-war and contemporary Korean art. An elegant entryway opens into serene, minimalist rooms hung with monochrome paintings.
Massive Chelsea gallery showing Post-War American painters and women Abstract Expressionists. High ceilings and stark white walls give historically overlooked works serious room to breathe.
Chelsea gallery dedicated to photography and lens-based media. Natural light fills the ground-floor rooms for exhibitions mixing 20th-century masters with contemporary social commentary.
Expansive art gallery spread across four pristine white-cube spaces in Chelsea. Massive, neutral rooms hold large-scale contemporary paintings from a rotating roster of multigenerational artists.
Contemporary art gallery in Chelsea showing international painting, sculpture, and photography. High ceilings and bare white walls open up the floor for rotating exhibitions and large-scale installations.
Five-story Chelsea gallery showing major contemporary art across vast, column-free rooms. Massive glass doors open the ground floor directly to the street, and polished concrete runs all the way up to a skylit top level.
Museum-scale contemporary art gallery spanning multiple floors of a restored Tribeca warehouse. Column-free rooms with exposed brick and high ceilings leave plenty of breathing room for major exhibitions.
Seven-story museum on 125th Street dedicated to artists of African descent. A wide public stoop connects the entrance to the sidewalk, leading into expansive galleries often explored by taking the elevator up and walking down.
Designed with an architecturally significant spiral rotunda by Frank Lloyd Wright. Adult tickets are $25 but Pay What You Wish hours are Saturdays from 4 to 6 pm, with free admission on select Saturdays.
