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The Brant Foundation

Worth a stopEast Village, Manhattan

What it is

Peter Brant’s contemporary art foundation in a converted East Village ConEd substation.

Pair it with

Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.

  1. 1Grey Art Museum0.4 mi · Free

    Fantastic and shockingly large modern art collection for a museum no one’s heard of.

  2. 2Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space0.4 mi · Free

    Tiny (two rooms) but really neat.

  3. 3Museum of Street Art0.6 mi · Free

    Take the elevator to the 20th floor of a hotel and walk down 20 flights; the stairwell is the museum.

  4. 4Museum at Eldridge St0.7 mi · Free

    European-style 1800s synagogue in NYC, who knew.

  5. 5Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation0.7 mi · $15

    Massive collection of Chaim Gross sculptures plus his collection of art from well-known artists.

  6. 6International Center of Photography0.8 mi · $18

    Massive space, tons of interesting photos.

Also on the block, if you have time

New York Marble Cemetery (0.3 mi, free), Merchant House Museum (0.4 mi), Judd Foundation (0.4 mi), New Museum (0.5 mi).

Skip Swiss Institute (0.2 mi), even if you’re passing: “Don’t know what this place is or why it exists.”