National Arts Club
Worth a stop·Gramercy Park, Manhattan
What it is
Gramercy Park arts club in a historic mansion, hosting rotating member and guest exhibitions.
Pair it with
Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.
- 1Korean Cultural Centre0.7 mi · Free
Part of the South Korean consulate.
- 2Grey Art Museum0.7 mi · Free
Fantastic and shockingly large modern art collection for a museum no one’s heard of.
- 3Museum at FIT0.7 mi · Free
Surprising one. Exhibit on sleeves was fascinating: elegant evolution with enough context for non-designers.
Also on the block, if you have time
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site (0.1 mi, free), Holocaust Memorial (0.3 mi, free), Madison Square Park Art Program (0.3 mi, free), American Sephardi Federation (0.4 mi, free), Leo Baeck Institute (0.4 mi, free).
Skip Swiss Institute (0.6 mi), even if you’re passing: “Don’t know what this place is or why it exists.”