Museum of Arts and Design
40 W 53rd Street | between 5th & 6th
Avenues
Midtown West | Manhattan
to 47-50th Streets | 
to 5th Avenue
General Information
Contact 212-956-3535 |
Museum
of Arts and Design
Hours
Monday thru
Wednesday 10:00A to 6:00P
Thursday 10:00A to 8:00P
Friday thru
Sunday 10:00A to 6:00P
Closed major holidays
Extras
Gift Shop
Admission Adults $9 |
Seniors $7 | Students $7 | Children under 12 free | Thursday 6:00P
to 8:00P Pay as you wish
Highlights
In October 2002 the American Craft
Museum became the Museum of Arts and Design. Though not abandoning
"craftsmanship" the museum's new name "expresses the
institution's mission as a contemporary museum dedicated to
celebrating materials and the processes of transforming them into
expressive objects." The institution continues to emphasize
American crafts of the 20th century in clay, metal, fiber, wood and
glass. Pieces made to be used--teapots, chairs, quilts, bowls,
jugs--share space alongside those simply admired for the
craftsmanship. The museum offers a full range of lectures,
demonstrations and workshop activities
The Museum is currently planning a
move to its new home at 2 Columbus Circle, the somewhat
controversial "lollipop" building built in 1964 to house Huntington
Hartford's Gallery of Modern Art. Minimally used since, the building
has been the object of a tug of war between preservationists and
developers. We'll see how it all plays out
Exhibitions listed by
order of closing date
May 18 2006 thru September 3 2006
The Eames Lounge Chair The Evolution of a
Modernist Icon
The history, design, manufacturing and
impact of this "simple" chair by Charles and Ray Eames is examined
May 18 2006 thru September 10 2006
Nature Transformed Wood Art from the Bohlen
Collection
75 works of turned and carved wood by
contemporary artists such as Binh Pho, David Ellsworth, Dewey
Garrett and Frank Sudol
May 18 2006 thru September 10 2006
Contemporary Jewelry Schmuck 2006
A juried exhibition that includes works by
60 contemporary artists. It's the first Schmuck outside Munich
September 21 2006 thru January 14 2007
Simply Droog 10 + 2 Years of Creating
Innovation and Discussion
An exhibition of objects and products that
have been created by the Droog Design Collective since its inception
in 1993
Things change quickly in NYC. Be sure to contact the museum or society for changes to schedules, admission fees, restrictions on children, strollers, backpacks, etc.
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