Exhibition
Theaster Gates: Young Lords and Their Traces
Through 02/05
COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES
COVID-19 vaccination and masks are strongly recommended, but not required to visit the New Museum.
Please do not visit the Museum if you have a fever or any other COVID-19 symptoms, have tested positive for COVID-19 within the past 14 days, or have had close contact with anyone who is confirmed to have or suspected of having COVID-19.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY GUIDELINES
To ensure the health and safety of all visitors and staff of the New Museum, please follow these safety measures during your visit:
- Advance timed tickets are strongly encouraged. New Museum Members may also reserve tickets in advance, instructions are available HERE.
- The Museum cleans and sanitizes high-touch, high-traffic areas frequently throughout the day; the Museum has also upgraded its air filtration system.
- The Museum encourages frequent hand washing; hand-sanitizing stations are provided throughout the building.
- Weapons of any type are prohibited.
BEFORE YOU VISIT
By reserving a New Museum admissions ticket, you agree to the following terms of visit:
- You and your party have NOT:
- experienced a fever of 100.4 degrees F or greater, a new cough, or shortness of breath in the 5 days prior to the visit.
- received a positive result from a COVID-19 test that tested saliva or used a nose or throat swab, in the 5 days prior to the visit.
- been in close contact (within 6 feet for at least 10 minutes) with anyone while they had COVID-19 or symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough, or shortness of breath), in the 5 days prior to the visit.
- Liability waiver: An inherent risk of exposure to the COVID-19 exists in any public space where people are present. By visiting the New Museum, you and your party voluntarily assume all risk related to any potential exposure to COVID-19. You and your party have read the above liability waiver and will assume risk related to potential exposure to COVID-19 while visiting the New Museum.
- Contact tracing: The New Museum may use your contact information (name and email) for contact tracing efforts in cooperation with state and local health departments. The Museum will adhere to State guidelines regarding secure data collection, storage, and deletion provisions. You give permission for the New Museum to use your contact information for contact tracing efforts.
Please contact tickets@newmuseum.org with any questions.
Hours & Admission
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| Mondays | CLOSED |
| Tuesdays | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesdays | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Thursdays | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Fridays | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Saturdays | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Sundays | 11 AM–6 PM |
The New Museum Store opens at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday–Sunday and closes when the Museum’s public hours end.
THURSDAY EVENINGS
Pay what you wish for admission from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Thursday. Timed tickets required.
Suggested Minimum: $2
Sky Room
The Sky Room is open to the public during Museum hours unless it is closed for a private event, which will be noted here in advance.
Admission
We strongly encourage reserving timed tickets in advance of your visit.
| General | $18 |
| Seniors | $15 |
| Visitors with Disabilities (care partner free of charge) | $15 |
| Students | $12 |
| Members | Free |
| 15–18 | Free |
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14 and under
(accompanied by an adult) |
Free |
We offer free admission to community partners and affiliates, as well as SNAP/EBT cardholders. Please bring your SNAP/EBT card; advance tickets are not required.
Membership
Museum Members receive free admission and invitations to exclusive events.
Membership at the New Museum is about seeing it first—whether that means moving to the front of the line or being among the first to preview what’s new in contemporary art.
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VIRTUAL TOURS FOR UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS
The New Museum’s Education and Public Engagement teaching staff lead live, participatory, virtual tours of current exhibitions. Inquiry-based tours promote close observation of works of art, critical thinking, and multiple entry points to connect to themes in the exhibition. Tours can be tailored to align with specific themes and curricula.
Virtual tours are free for K-12 public schools and community partners. Guided tours for college and university groups are $150.00. Tours must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance. For more information and to schedule a tour, contact tours@newmuseum.org.
PUBLIC VIRTUAL TOURS
Join us for live, forty-five-minute virtual tours that bring people together for close looking and conversations focused on current exhibitions. Virtual tours are free, interactive experiences held on Zoom. A New Museum teaching fellow will share exclusive digital content and introduce themes and artworks, behind-the-scenes insights, and questions for consideration related to art and the exhibition. Tours are offered the first week of each month during exhibitions. For upcoming dates, times, and to register, please view the events calendar.
Onsite Tours and Group Visits
GUIDED TOURS
Guided tours are led by Museum Teaching Artists and Fellows at the New Museum during open hours, and usually last for forty-five to sixty minutes. Tours will include highlights of the exhibitions on view. You may schedule a tour for your high school or college class, or for corporate, tourist, or other special groups.
One adult chaperone is required for every group of eight visitors under the age of eighteen.
Capacity
Guided tours can accommodate up to fifteen people. For larger groups, additional guided tours will be required. No more than two groups of fifteen may be scheduled per hour. Due to space limitations, guides may be asked to reroute groups during the tour.
Booking
Tours require booking at least three weeks in advance and are based upon availability. For more information and to schedule a tour, please complete a tour request form. We will contact you to confirm availability and tour details.
Schools K-12
Students develop visual literacy, critical thinking, and communication skills while exploring contemporary art and culture. School tours can be tailored to fit the needs and interests of your school group.
Fees (per tour guide and admission for up to fifteen guests)
NYC public schools, K–12: $100
NYC private schools and schools outside of NYC: $150
COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, and NONPROFITS
Museum staff members facilitate careful observation and interactive discussion for college, university, and nonprofit groups.
Fee (per tour guide and admission for up to fifteen guests): $200
PRIVATE GROUP TOURS
Corporate groups, tour companies, or other special groups are invited to schedule tours. New Museum staff and visitors will engage in active conversations about current exhibitions.
Fee (per tour guide and admission for up to fifteen guests): $350
Payment
Once the date and time of your reservation is confirmed, payment must be received by check or credit card at least two weeks prior to the visit in order to hold the reservation. Payments are non-refundable. To reschedule or cancel, please email tours@newmuseum.org no later than two weeks in advance of your scheduled visit.
SELF-GUIDED GROUP TOURS
Self-guided tours are available for instructors and outside tour operators who wish to gather and/or lecture in the galleries during New Museum hours. If your group will be viewing the exhibition without a lecture, or if members of your group will be moving independently throughout the galleries, please go to the section on non-guided groups.
Capacity
If your group is larger than fifteen, more than one self-guided tour should be reserved. Each group should be led by a tour guide (e.g. an instructor or an outside tour operator). Due to space limitations, guides may be asked to reroute their groups during the tour.
Visitors under 18
Self-guided tours for youths ages thirteen to eighteen are required to have at least one adult chaperone per eight youths. Self-Guided groups are not available for classes and large groups of visitors under thirteen. Please see guided tour options.
Booking
Tours require booking at least one week in advance and are based upon availability. For more information and to schedule a tour, please complete a tour request form. We will contact you to confirm availability and tour details.
Fees
Self-guided tour fees are $20 per group of fifteen and do not include New Museum admission tickets. Tickets are required for all self-guided tour leaders and attendees.
Payment
Once the date and time of your reservation is confirmed, payment must be received by check or credit card at least two weeks prior to the visit in order to hold the reservation. Payments are non-refundable. To reschedule or cancel, please email tours@newmuseum.org no later than two weeks in advance of your scheduled visit.
NON-GUIDED GROUP VISTS
Non-guided groups are visitors arriving as a group of six or more that do not plan on gathering and/or lecturing in the galleries. If your group plans to gather or lecture in the galleries, please refer to the section on self-guided tours.
BOOKING
To request non-guided group tickets send an email including the organizers name and contact information, number of adults and youths, and preferred date and time to tickets@newmuseum.org. You will receive confirmation of date availability and instructions for purchasing tickets online.
Visitors under 18
Non-guided groups with visitors aged eighteen and under need to be accompanied by an adult chaperone throughout their visit. There should be at least one adult chaperone per eight visitors ages thirteen to eighteen. Non-guided school and community groups of visitors under thirteen are not permitted; please see guided tour options.
Registration
Upon arrival, please assemble the group on the sidewalk outside of the New Museum and the main contact for your group can proceed to the Visitor Services desk to begin check in.
Payment
Non-guided group ticket reservations must be paid in advance upon receiving scheduling confirmation.
Carsten Höller, Zöllner Stripes, 2001/2011. White paint on black walls. Installation view: "Carsten Höller: Experience," New Museum. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Benoit Pailley
Visitor Policies
Coat & Bag Check
Coat check is open. Please see check all coats and large bags.
Strollers
Strollers are permitted in the Museum, but stroller access may be limited in certain exhibitions pending space limitations. Please call ahead to confirm.
Cameras
Photography is permitted in the Museum galleries unless otherwise noted. Videotaping and tripods are prohibited.
Cell Phones
Phone calls are not permitted in the Museum galleries.
Sketching
Sketching is permitted in the galleries (pencil only, no ink or paint) with sketchbooks no larger than eight and a half by eleven inches (twenty-one and a half by twenty-eight centimeters). Easels, stools, and sitting on the floor is not permitted. If galleries are crowded, guards may ask visitors to stop sketching or writing.
Food & Drink
Use of closed water bottles is permitted in areas outside of the Museum’s galleries.
Accessibility
Learn more about accessibility at the New Museum. Please inquire at the Visitor Desk for any assistance you may require.
Hearing
Assistive listening devices, headsets, and neck loops are available for most programs at the New Museum.
Wheelchairs
The New Museum and its programs are accessible to people using wheelchairs. All galleries and facilities are wheelchair accessible. Two wheelchairs are available in the Coat Check free of charge. Please call in advance to reserve one if you need a wheelchair during your visit.
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