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Noguchi Museum
Free to New York City public school students and children under 12
Sat, Sun: 11 am – 6 pm
This museum, opened in 1985 and situated in a quiet industrial neighborhood of Long Island City, is dedicated to the life and work of the internationally recognized Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988). The artist's works in stone, metal, wood and clay, as well as models for public projects and gardens, dance sets and Akari light sculptures reflect the sculptor's esthetic sensibility and interest in the natural world.
The museum is housed in 13 galleries within a converted factory building and encircles a garden containing major granite and basalt sculptures. One gallery is devoted to Noguchi's celebrated work in interior design.
Educational and public programs encourage investigation of Noguchi's work from different vantage points. The museum also offers scholars access to the artists extensive archives, including his records, correspondences, manuscripts and photographs. The museum also collaborates with the Isamu Noguchi Foundation in Japan.
Museum admission is pay what you wish on the first Friday of every month.
- Directions: Subway: N, Q to Broadway
- Disability Access: Main floor and parts of garden are accessible; second floor is not
- Disability Assistance:
Hearing: Assistive listening devices. American Sign Language interpretation for all programs is available with four weeks advance notice.
Vision: Touch tours - Gift Shops: Books and lamps for sale
- On-Site Food
- Reference Center: Artist file and library open to public by appointment only
- Tours: Free gallery talks take place at 2 pm, Wednesday through Sunday, and are open to all individual visitors. As part of its First Friday and Second Sundays programs, the museum also offers the 2 pm gallery talk in Japanese.
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Ongoing One of the 13 galleries at the museum is devoted to Noguchi's celebrated work in interior design. Noguchi most actively worked in this field during the 1940s, creating furniture and interiors that displayed the biomorphic imagery of his contemporary sculpture.