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Encyclopedia > The New Museum

The New Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum in New York City focusing entirely on contemporary art. In addition to its revolving exhibits, the museum includes the "Media Lounge" which is a unique space dedicated to the exhibition of digital art. The New Museum was founded by curator Marcia Tucker in 1977. A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York and abbreviated NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... The term contemporary art encompasses all art being done now. ... Digital art is art created on a computer in digital form. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...


The museum is curretly undergoing construction of its new home on the Bowery in New York City, and is presently using temporary exhibition space in the neighborhood of Chelsea. Categories: Stub | Streets in Manhattan ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York and abbreviated NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... Chelsea is located on the West Side of Manhattan, New York City. ...


See also

The Metropolitan Museum of Art American Folk Art Museum American Museum of the Moving Image American Museum of Natural History Hayden Planetarium (the Rose Center for Earth and Space) Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Brooklyn Museum Carnegie Hall Center for Architecture Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design The...

External links

  • Official website

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