New Then, New Now: Neighborhood Tour
Travel through time with us as we visit New Museum sites, old and new. In this 30-minute neighborhood tour led by Museum staff, we’ll stroll through SoHo and the Lower East Side to learn about the Museum’s history.
This tour meets, rain or shine, in front of the New Museum at 235 Bowery. Please come dressed ready to explore the neighborhood.
To learn more about artists in the neighborhood, explore the Bowery Artist Tribute from New Museum’s archive.
This program is free to the public, as part of LES Arts & Culture Open House, but a reservation is required.
Wherever possible, the path of this tour will use wheelchair-accessible sidewalks. Mobile seating will not be provided for the duration of the tour.
For all accessibility questions or requests, please contact publicprograms@newmuseum.org.
ABOUT THE TEACHING ARTIST
Rosed Serrano (she/her) is a poet—born and raised in the Bronx—currently living, working, and creating in New York. Serrano is a PhD candidate in English and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and she holds a BA in African American Studies and Creative Writing from Princeton University.
The New Museum believes that contemporary art is a vital social force that advances questioning, learning, and working towards a better society.
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