Judd Foundation
Worth a stop·Lower East Side, Manhattan
Really cool: Donald Judd’s home, gives you a feel for how he lived. Completely unlivable by his own design choices. Very high ceilings, minimalist/Bauhaus feel. Would’ve been a 2 if not for the $35.
What it is
Donald Judd’s preserved SoHo home and studio, with permanent installations of his work and library.
Pair it with
Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.
- 1Museum of Street Art0.3 mi · Free
Take the elevator to the 20th floor of a hotel and walk down 20 flights; the stairwell is the museum.
- 2Museum at Eldridge St0.3 mi · Free
European-style 1800s synagogue in NYC, who knew.
- 3International Center of Photography0.4 mi · $18
Massive space, tons of interesting photos.
- 4Grey Art Museum0.6 mi · Free
Fantastic and shockingly large modern art collection for a museum no one’s heard of.
- 5Museum of Chinese in America0.6 mi · Free
Solid permanent exhibit on Chinese immigration to America.
- 6Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space0.6 mi · Free
Tiny (two rooms) but really neat.
Also on the block, if you have time
Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue & Museum (0.2 mi, free), New Museum (0.3 mi), Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation (0.3 mi, free), New York Marble Cemetery (0.4 mi, free), The Brant Foundation (0.4 mi, free).
Skip Tenement Museum (0.2 mi), even if you’re passing: “Historic-house museum on steroids.”