Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
Worth a detour·East Village, Manhattan
Tiny (two rooms) but really neat. Photos and snippets on LES squatting and community gardens. Took the Anarchist Walking Tour with a guy in his 50s who’s a bit out there. Cool way to learn the neighborhood from the 70s on.
What it is
Documents the East Village’s squatter movement and Lower East Side activism, occupying a former squat building.
Pair it with
Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.
- 1Grey Art Museum0.7 mi · Free
Fantastic and shockingly large modern art collection for a museum no one’s heard of.
Also on the block, if you have time
The Brant Foundation (0.4 mi, free).
Skip Swiss Institute (0.5 mi), even if you’re passing: “Don’t know what this place is or why it exists.”