3 museums rejoin the roster of must-see attractions in New York by the autumn, bringing important works to the fore when they matter most
New York has long been synonymous with stellar museums. From Staten Island to the Bronx, more than 170 of all kinds are scattered across its five boroughs. Now, after years hidden behind scaffolding, three of the city’s most iconic art institutions – The Frick, the New Museum and the Studio Museum in Harlem – will all finally reopen by this autumn.
Each is offering expanded public spaces and ambitious inaugural exhibitions, reaffirming their contribution to the city’s cultural landscape. One of the country’s best collections of European Old Masters will be reinstalled in The Frick’s refreshed galleries, with more works on view than ever before. The New Museum’s expansion creates a larger platform for emerging and experimental artists, and the Studio Museum in Harlem continues to champion artists of African descent while also providing a new creative hub for the local community.
“What’s particularly special is that we’ve all been around and had a presence in our neighbourhood and the larger ecosystem for years,” says New Museum artistic director Massimiliano Gioni. “We aren’t new kids on the block – each one of us is reconnecting to a long history and making a much larger contribution.”
