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Grey Art Museum

Worth a detourGreenwich Village, Manhattan·I’d go back

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

What it is

NYU’s art museum (formerly the Grey Art Gallery), showing exhibitions from the university’s collection and traveling shows.

Pair it with

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

  1. 1Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation0.4 mi · $15

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

  2. 2Museum of Street Art0.5 mi · Free

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

  3. 3Drawing Center0.7 mi · Free

    Large collection of drawings, all modern.

  4. 4Museum of Chinese in America0.7 mi · Free

    Solid permanent exhibit on Chinese immigration to America.

  5. 5Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space0.7 mi · Free

    Tiny (two rooms) but really neat.

  6. 6Museum at Eldridge St0.7 mi · Free

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

Also on the block, if you have time

Merchant House Museum (0.1 mi), New York Marble Cemetery (0.2 mi, free), The Brant Foundation (0.4 mi, free), Sheila C. Johnson Design Center (0.4 mi, free), Center for Architecture (0.4 mi, free).

Skip Ukrainian Museum (0.1 mi), even if you’re passing: “Random Ukrainian artifacts in a room with no context.”