The New Museum recently announced that its 60,000 sq ft building expansion designed by OMA / Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas in collaboration with Executive Architect Cooper Robertson will open to the public on March 21, 2026.
Blending with the existing SANAA-designed flagship building on the Bowery at Prince Street, the expanded footprint provides twice the gallery space for visitors to experience the institution’s exhibitions; the addition of three elevators, an Atrium Stair, and an entrance plaza; and new venues for public programs and special events, including an enlarged seventh floor Sky Room and a new 74-seat Forum. On its upper floors, the expanded building will feature a dedicated studio for artists-in-residence and a purpose-built home for the Museum’s cultural incubator NEW INC. On the ground level, visitors will be welcomed into an enlarged lobby, an expanded bookstore, and a full-service restaurant operated by the Oberon Group. The expanded New Museum will be one of the only examples in the world of the combined work of two living Pritzker Prize-winning architects.
OPENING EXHIBITION AND SITE-SPECIFIC COMMISSIONS
The inaugural exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future will unfold throughout the entirety of the expanded New Museum. This ambitious thematic survey will bring together works by more than 200 artists, writers, scientists, architects, and filmmakers to explore how dramatic technological and societal changes have spurred new conceptions of what it means to be “human.”
OPENING WEEKEND
The New Museum will offer free admission for its opening weekend, March 21 and 22, 2026, welcoming neighbors from across New York City and visitors from around the world to explore the Museum’s new space, experience its reopening exhibition and site-specific commissions, and celebrate with music and activities for art lovers of all ages. Registration for free opening weekend tickets, made possible through the generous support of New Museum Trustee Charlotte Feng Ford, will go live in February 2026.
Learn more at https://www.newmuseum.org.