New Museum New York to open on March 21, 2026

Blending seamlessly with the existing SANAA-designed flagship building on the Bowery at Prince Street, the expanded footprint provides twice the gallery space for visitors to experience the institution’s exhibitions; fluid circulation through the addition of three elevators, an Atrium Stair, and an entrance plaza; and new venues for public programs and special events, including an enlarged seventh floor Sky Room and a new 74-seat Forum. On its upper floors, the expanded building will feature a dedicated studio for artists-in-residence and a purpose-built home for the Museum’s cultural incubator NEW INC. On the ground level, visitors will be welcomed into an enlarged lobby, an expanded bookstore, and a full-service restaurant operated by the Oberon Group. The expanded New Museum will be one of the only examples in the world of the combined work of two living Pritzker Prize-winning architects.

“Since our founding nearly 50 years ago, the New Museum has been a home for the most groundbreaking art of today and a haven for the artists who make it. Our new 120,000 sq ft building on the Bowery signals our redoubled commitment to new art and new ideas, and to the museum as an ever-evolving site for risk-taking, collaboration, and experimentation,” said Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director of the New Museum.

“We are deeply thankful to the artists, community members, staff, board members, government officials, and patrons who have been our partners every step of the way, and we are extremely gratified to name the new building for the late Toby Devan Lewis in recognition of her decades of service to the New Museum, carrying forward her legacy of championing art and artists,” said James-Keith Brown, President of the New Museum’s Board of Trustees.

Main Image: Rendering of the expanded New Museum. Courtesy OMA/bloomimages.de