The Public Theater executive director Patrick Willingham highlights the most visible changes as a “gorgeous façade made from reclaimed wooden water towers across the city”, while also highlighting improvements in accessibility and long overdue upgrades to backstage. The changes “preserve the magic of the performance while future-proofing space.” The audience will also see more ramps, better wayfinding signs, and brighter productions thanks to the improved lighting towers. The seating has been improved to provide better visibility and comfort.
The Public Theater is presenting a star studded production of Twelfth NightSaheem Aly, Lupita Ngong’o Sandra Oh Jesse Tyler Ferguson Peter Dinklage and Daphne Rubin Vega are starring in a film directed by Saheem Aly, which will run from August 7 until September 14.
Rosalind Barbour, The Public Theater’s chief administrative officer, tells us: “What is most exciting about the Delacorte theater is that it feels like the theater audiences love and know but now everything works better.” Traveler.
New Museum Reopening Fall of 2025
Contemporary art institution New Museum In 1977, the company was established in a small office in Hudson Street. It moved to a striking building designed by Japanese architects in 2007 on Bowery at Prince Street. SANAA. Since last Spring, Nolita’s institution has been shut down to allow for the largest project of its history: Doubling gallery space.
OMA/Shohei Shigematsu, Rem Koolhaas and Cooper Robertson designed the 60,000-square foot building expansion. The new building is a visual delight: from the exterior, it will appear as two distinct structures, but on the inside, the floors 2 to 4 will be connected.
The new building’s three additional terraces will look out onto Bowery, and the Sky Room on the top floor will be doubled in size. The new spaces upstairs will include a 74 seat forum for public programming, space for artist residencies, and a home built for the cultural incubator NEW INC.
This $125 million expansion is primarily designed to improve visitor flow. Three elevators, an Atrium staircase and an Entrance Plaza that can be used as a public art venue in the open air will all contribute to this. The ground-floor expansion will provide a larger restaurant and bookstore. The new building is dedicated to the late philanthropist Toby Devan Lewis.
When the museum reopens, in the fall of this year, the entire exhibit will be on display. New Humans – Memories of the Future Following our “diagonal” history, inspired by the dramatic technological and social changes of 20th and 21st Century, with works by 150 artists, authors, scientists, filmmakers and architects, explores our future pathways.
“The New Museum has always been a future-facing museum—not a place for preserving and recording history, but a place where history is made,” Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director of the New Museum said in a statement.
New York City welcomes other museums
Now, more than 170 museums New additions will be made to the five boroughs of the city. Harlem will be getting the new this fall. The Studio Museum in Harlem Opening with an exhibition of Tom Lloyd‘s art as well as its debut of its permanent exhibition showcasing works of African descent artists spanning 200-years.
Looking forward The Hip Hop Museum In 2026, a new museum will be opened in the South Bronx, near Yankee Stadium. It will highlight the culture and history of the neighborhood as well the birthplace hip-hop. The National Urban League’s Urban Civil Rights Museum Next year, the new Harlem HQ of the NBA will feature a program exploring the American Civil Rights Movement.
