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NEW YORK ART GALLERY & MUSEUM INFORMATION
Visiting Art Galleries
Most major cities have art galleries. Many have numerous
galleries of all types for viewing and/or buying original works of art on canvas, posters, lithographs, prints,
as well as art sculptures and other forms of artwork. If you live in a big city like New York you're in luck. But
if you don't live in or near by NYC and you're a true art lover you should seriously consider making NYC your next
vacation destination. Here's a list of all the best art galleries and art museums in New York City, Manhattan,
and surrounding areas.
NYC GALLERIES
Most Popular & Famous Galleries in NYC
Metropolitan
Museum of Modern Art
Guggenheim
Frick
Collection
Metropolitan
Museum of Art
Whitney
Museum of American Art
America Folk Art Museum
Chelsea Galleries
Chelsea Galleries on West 29th Street
Cuban Art
Space ~ David Nolan New York ~ John Stevenson Gallery ~ Martos Gallery ~ Peter Blum Gallery ~ Sean Kelly Gallery
Chelsea Galleries on West 28th Street
Black
& White Gallery ~ Joshua Liner Gallery ~ Magnan
Emrich Contemporary ~ Point of View Gallery
Chelsea Galleries on West 27th Street
Allen
Gallery ~ Aperture Gallery ~ ATM
Gallery ~ Bespoke Gallery ~ Ceres
Gallery ~ Derek Eller Gallery ~ Dinter
Fine Art ~ Flomenhaft Gallery
Foley Gallery ~ Foxy Production ~ Galerie Adler ~ Galerie Poller ~ John Connelly Presents ~ Monkdogz Urban Art ~ M.Y. Art Prospects
Nancy
Hoffman Gallery ~ Paul Kasmin Gallery ~ Priska C. Juschka Fine Art ~ Rhonda Schaller
Studio ~ Schroeder Romero
Sonnet
Gallery ~ Sundaram Tagore Gallery ~ Tria
Gallery ~ Wallspace Gallery ~ Winkleman
Gallery ~ ZieherSmith
Chelsea Galleries on West 26th Street
Alexander
Gray Associates ~ Andrea Meislin Gallery ~ Bose
Pacia Gallery ~ BravinLee Programs ~ Bryce
Wolkowitz Gallery
Caelum
Gallery ~ Chappell Gallery ~ Claire
Oliver ~ David Krut Fine Art ~ Esso
Gallery ~ First Street Gallery ~ Galerie
Lelong
George
Adams Gallery ~ Greene Naftali Gallery ~ G.R.
N'Namdi Gallery ~ Hudson Franklin ~ International
Print Center New York
Ippodo
Gallery ~ James Cohan Gallery ~ Jenkins Johnson Gallery ~ Kathleen Cullen
Fine Arts ~ Lehmann Maupin
Lombard-Freid
Projects ~ Lucas Schoormans Gallery ~ Marvelli
Gallery ~ Massimo Audiello ~ Michael
Mazzeo Gallery
Michael
Steinberg Fine Art ~ Mitchell-Innes & Nash ~ Mixed
Greens ~ Monya Rowe Gallery ~ Nicole
Klagsbrun Gallery ~ One Gallery
Onishi
Gallery ~ Pace Prints
~ Phyllis
Kind Gallery ~ Rare
~ Robert
Miller Gallery ~ Rush Arts Gallery ~ Sara Meltzer Gallery
Sherry
French Gallery ~ Stephen Haller Gallery ~ Thomas
Erben Gallery ~ Thomas Werner Gallery
Venetia
Kapernekas Gallery ~ Virgil de Voldere Gallery ~ White
Box
Chelsea Galleries on West 25th Street
798 Avant
Gallery ~ Agora Gallery ~ A.I.R.
Gallery ~ Alan Klotz Gallery ~ Amos
Eno Gallery ~ Amsterdam Whitney International Fine Art
Betty
Cuningham Gallery ~ Bortolami
~ Bowery
Gallery ~ Brenda Taylor Gallery ~ Cheim
& Read ~ ChinaSquare New York
Clampart ~ Cue Art Foundation ~ Daniel Cooney Fine
Art ~ Deborah Bell Photographs ~ Florence Lynch Gallery ~ Fotosphere Gallery
Gallery
Henoch ~ Garson Baker Fine Art ~ George
Billis Gallery ~ J. Cacciola Gallery ~ Jeff
Bailey Gallery ~ Kent Gallery
Larissa
Goldston Gallery ~ Lennon Weinberg ~ Lohin Geduld Gallery ~ Luise
Ross Gallery ~ Lyons Wier - Ortt ~ Margaret
Thatcher Projects
McKenzie
Fine Art ~ Nabi Gallery ~ Nancy Margolis Gallery ~ Neptune Fine Art ~ New Century Artists ~ NOHO Gallery
PaceWildenstein ~ Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art ~ Pleiades Gallery ~ Prince Street Gallery ~ Robert Steele Gallery ~ Sarah Morthland
Gallery
Soho20
Gallery ~ Stricoff Fine Art ~ Stux Gallery ~ Viridian Artists ~ Von Lintel Gallery ~ Winston Wachter Fine Art ~ Yossi Milo Gallery
Chelsea Galleries on West 24th Street
Andrea
Rosen Gallery ~ Charles Cowles Gallery ~ Chinese Contemporary ~ Danese ~ Danziger
Projects ~ Fredericks & Freiser
Freight
+ Volume ~ Gagosian Gallery ~ Galeria
Ramis Barquet ~ Gladstone Gallery ~ Luhring
Augustine Gallery
Marianne
Boesky Gallery ~ Mary Boone Gallery ~ Matthew
Marks Gallery ~ Metro Pictures ~ Mike
Weiss Gallery
Perry
Rubenstein Gallery ~ Reeves Contemporary ~ Sepia
/ The Alkazi Collection
Silverstein
Photography ~ Stellan Holm Gallery ~ Zach
Feuer Gallery
Chelsea Galleries on West 23rd Street
BUIA Gallery ~ Caren Golden Fine Art ~ Daniel Reich Gallery ~ Goff and Rosenthal ~ I-20 Gallery
Jim
Kempner Fine Art ~ Leo Koenig
~ Paula
Cooper Gallery ~ Pavel Zoubok Gallery
Perry
Rubenstein Gallery ~ Steven Kasher Gallery ~ Van
de Weghe Fine Art
Chelsea Galleries on West 22nd Street
303 Gallery ~ Andrew Kreps Gallery ~ CRG Gallery ~ D'Amelio Terras ~ Dia: Chelsea ~ Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI)
Frederieke
Taylor Gallery ~ Friedrich Petzel Gallery ~ Gallery
SAKIKO New York ~ Julie Saul Gallery
Leslie Tonkonow
Artworks ~ Matthew Marks Gallery ~ Max
Protetch ~ Newman Popiashvili Gallery ~ PaceWildenstein
Sikkema
Jenkins & Co. ~ Sonnabend Gallery ~ Susan Sheehan Gallery ~ Taxter & Spengemann ~ Yancey Richardson Gallery
Chelsea Galleries on West 21st Street
Anna
Kustera ~ Casey Kaplan ~ EYEBEAM ~ Kravets / Wehby Gallery
Paula
Cooper Gallery ~ Tanya Bonakdar Gallery ~ Yvon
Lambert Gallery
Chelsea Galleries on West 20th Street
ACA Galleries ~ Andrew Edlin Gallery ~ Anton Kern Gallery ~ Axelle Fine Arts New York ~ Bitforms Gallery
Denise
Bibro Fine Art ~ Dorfman Projects ~ Elizabeth Dee ~ Elizabeth Harris ~ Hasted Hunt ~ Howard Scott Gallery
Jack Shainman
Gallery ~ Jonathan LeVine Gallery ~ Josee Bienvenu Gallery ~ Kathryn Markel Fine Arts ~ Kim Foster Gallery
Maya
Stendhal Gallery ~ Merge Gallery ~ Rico/Maresca
Gallery ~ Sara Tecchia Roma NY ~ Skoto
Gallery
Chelsea Galleries on West 19th Street
David Zwirner ~ Haim Chanin Fine Arts ~ Postmasters
Chelsea Galleries on West 18th Street
Christine
Burgin Gallery
Chelsea Galleries on West 17th Street
Murray Guy
Chelsea Galleries on 11th Avenue
Chambers
Fine Art ~ Edward Thorp Gallery ~ Fischbach
Gallery
Phoenix
Gallery ~ Robert Mann Gallery ~ Sears
Peyton Gallery
Chelsea Galleries on 10th Avenue
Alexander
and Bonin ~ Bellwether
~ DJT Fine
Art ~ Magnan Projects
Morgan
Lehman Gallery ~ Paul Kasmin
~ Printed
Matter Inc
Lower East Side Galleries
Canada ~ DCKT Contemporary ~ Eleven Rivington ~ Envoy ~ Feature, Inc. ~ James
Fuentes LLC ~ Jen Bekman
LMAKprojects ~ Lehmann Maupin ~ Lisa Cooley ~ Museum 52 - New York & London
~ Number
35
Participant
Inc. ~ Salon 94
~ SATORI ~ Smith Stewart ~ Thierry Goldberg Projects ~ Woodward Gallery
Downtown Galleries
American
Painting ~ Arcadia Fine Arts, Inc. ~ Brooke
Alexander Editions ~ Calvin Morris Gallery ~ Carolina
Nitsch Contemporary Art
Coda Gallery ~ Deitch Projects ~ Diane Villani Editions ~ Eleanor Ettinger Gallery ~ Elisa Tucci Contemporary
Art
Ethan Cohen Fine
Arts ~ Franklin 54 Contemporary Fine Art Gallery ~ Harris
Lieberman ~ Heller Gallery ~ Heskin Contemporary
Janet
Borden Inc. ~ June Kelly Gallery ~ Kerry
Schuss / KS Art ~ Louis K. Meisel Gallery ~ Maccarone ~ Margarete Roeder Gallery
Martin
Lawrence Galleries ~ Nyehaus
~ Leo Koenig,
Inc. ~ OK Harris
~ The Old
Print Shop ~ Peter Blum Gallery
Renwick
Gallery ~ Robin Rice Gallery ~ Ronald
Feldman Fine Arts ~ Sasha Wolf Gallery ~ Senior & Shopmaker Gallery
Sloan Fine
Art ~ Soho Photo
~ Spencer
Brownstone Gallery ~ Sperone Westwater ~ Staley-Wise
Gallery
Talwar
Gallery ~ Tracy Williams, Ltd. ~ Walter Wickiser Gallery ~ Westwood Gallery ~ Ward-Nasse Gallery ~ White Columns
Midtown Galleries
Aicon
Gallery ~ A La Vielle Russie ~ Alexandre Gallery ~ Ameringer
& Yohe Fine Art ~ Babcoock Galleries
Bernarducci Meisel Gallery ~ Berwald
Oriental Art ~ Bonni Benrubi Gallery ~ Cohen Amador Gallery ~ David Findlay Jr. Inc.
Davidson Contemporary ~ DC Moore
Gallery ~ Earl McGrath Gallery ~ Edwynn Houk Gallery ~ Forum Gallery ~ Fountain Gallery
Franklin
Parrasch Gallery ~ Galeria Ramis Barquet ~ Galerie St. Etiennel ~ Gering & López Gallery
~ Greenberg
Van Doren Gallery
Howard
Greenberg Gallery ~ Higher Pictures ~ Jadite Galleries ~ James
Goodman Gallery ~ Jan Krugier Gallery
Jason
McCoy, Inc. ~ J.N. Bartfield Galleries ~ Kennedy Galleries ~ Laurence Miller Gallery ~ Leonard
Hutton Galleries
Manhattan
Art & Antiques Center ~ Marian Goodman
Gallery ~ Marlborough Gallery ~ Mary Boone Gallery ~ Mary Ryan
Gallery
Maxwell
Davidson Gallery ~ Michael Rosenfeld Gallery ~ Neuhoff Gallery ~ Nohra Haime Gallery ~ Pace / MacGill
Gallery
Pace
Prints ~ Pace Wildenstein ~ Peter Findlay Gallery ~ The Project ~ Rehs Galleries, Inc. ~ Spanierman
Gallery
Spanierman
Modern ~ Throckmorton Fine Art ~ Wally
Findlay Galleries ~ Washburn Gallery ~ Zabriskie
Gallery
Uptown Galleries
Adam Baumgold Gallery ~ Acquavella
Galleries, Inc. ~ Adelson Galleries ~ Allan Stone Gallery ~ American
Illustrators Gallery
Anita Shapolsky Gallery ~ Barbara
Mathes Gallery ~ Berry-Hill Galleries ~ C.G. Boerner ~ Daphne Alazraki
David Findlay Galleries ~ David Tunick,
Inc. ~ Didier Aaron, Inc. ~ Flowers Contemporary Art ~ Francis
M. Naumann Fine Art
Gagosian
Gallery ~ Gerald Peters Gallery ~ Gitterman Gallery ~ Godel & Co. ~ Goedhuis
Contemporary ~ Helly Nahmad Gallery
Higher
Pictures ~ Hirschl & Adler Galleries ~ Hollis Taggart Galleries ~ Island Weiss Gallery ~ Isselbacher
Gallery ~ Jacobson Howard Gallery
Jane Kahan Gallery ~ Jo-An Fine Art Gallery ~ Keith De Lellis Gallery ~ Knoedler & Company ~ Kouros Gallery ~ L&M Arts
Lawrence
Steigrad Fine Arts ~ Lillian Heidenberg Fine Art ~ Littlejohn Contemporary ~ Marc Jancou Fine Art Gallery ~
Marc
Rosen Fine Art, Ltd.
Mary-Anne
Martin Fine Art ~ McKee Gallery ~ Michael Werner Gallery ~ Mireille
Mosler Ltd. ~ Mitchell-Innes & Nash Gallery
Moeller Galllery ~ Newhouse Galleries ~ Owen Gallery ~ Phoenix
Ancient Art S.A. ~ Rachel Adler Fine Art ~ Richard L. Feigen & Co.
Roth ~ Tibor De Nagy Gallery ~ Tilton Gallery ~ Wharton
Fine Art ~ Wildenstein & Company ~ Zwirner & Wirth
Brooklyn Galleries
A.M. Richard Fine Art ~ Art101 ~ Ch'i Contemporary Fine Art ~ Farmani Gallery East Coast ~ Klaus Von
Nichtssagend Gallery
Klompching
Gallery ~ Like the Spice Gallery ~ Metaphor Contemporary ~ Momenta Art
~ Nelson Hancock Gallery
Parker's
Box ~ Randall Scott Gallery ~ Safe-T-Gallery ~ Underbridge Pictures ~ Wessel +
O'Connor Fine Art
Other NYC area Galleries
Art
Rent & Lease ~ James Goodman Gallery ~ Marlies
Merk Najaka ~ Shan Devi Art ~ Symbol
Gallery
Notable New York State Galleries
Focal
Point Gallery (Bronx)
Buffalo
Big Print (Buffalo)
Nina
Freudenheim Gallery (Buffalo)
West
End Gallery (Corning)
Meibohm
Fine Arts (East Aurora)
Redfish
Art Studios & Gallery (East Aurora)
West
End Gallery (East Aurora)
Wallace
Gallery (East Hampton)
Gallery M (Greenport)
Alpan
Gallery (Huntington)
B.J. Spoke
Gallery (Huntington)
Lakefront
Gallery (Ithaca)
Candace
Perich Gallery (Katonah)
Rider
Frames & Gallery (Orchard Park)
Dillion
Gallery (Oyster Bay)
Anderson
Alley Artists (Rochester)
ARTISANworks (Rochester)
Craft Company
No. 6 (Rochester)
The
Creator's Hands (Rochester)
Image
City Photography Gallery (Rochester)
Nan
Miller Gallery (Rochester)
Rochester
Contemporary (Rochester)
Grenning
Gallery (Sag Harbor)
Exposures
Gallery (Sugar Loaf)
Strazza
Fine Art and Photography (Sugar Loaf)
Tappan
Z Art Gallery (Tarrytown)
Elena Zang
Gallery (Woodstock)
Owl 57 Galleries (Woodmere)
SweetHeart
Gallery (Woodstock)
Art Museums & Galleries:
New York ~ Chicago ~ Los Angeles
~ San
Francisco ~ Washington DC
~ Boston ~ Philadelphia ~ Seattle ~ Houston ~ Atlanta
Why Guided Tours Are A Good Idea
If the gallery or museum you want to visit has a guided tour, it may be a good idea to take the tour. Even if you're
the type of person who likes to browse independently, walking slowly at your own pace, to take in the beauty, going
on a guided tour of a large gallery will be well worth your time. Why? Most larger art museums and galleries are
so large, and so filled with wonderful paintings and sculptures, you can literally get lost in the moment as you
gaze at the works of master artisans. Many of the big galleries and museums have winding hallways and rooms inside
rooms, all usually have walls the same color in every room, which can quickly make you feel like you've already
been in a room when you haven't. Or you can walk into the same room over and over, wondering why you can't find
the rest of the artwork. It can be a little confusing and disorienting until you get use to the layout of the rooms
and alcoves and this can cause you to waste time, or heaven forbid, miss some of the best artwork ever created.
A guided tour will give you an organized view of the layout of the gallery, as well as give you information about
paintings and artwork you may not be familiar with. Once you've taken the tour, you'll find it much easier to stroll
through the gallery (or museum) on your own. You can then stop and gaze at the paintings you liked the best during
the tour, taking your time to really look them over.
If a gallery or museum doesn't offer a guided tour, or if you don't want to go on the tour (or if it's too expensive),
you can still enjoy your visit to any large art gallery or museum by getting a map of the museum or gallery collection
from the front desk or visitors information booth. Even if there's a small charge, it will be well worth it. For
larger galleries and museums this map will be your best friend in lieu of a guide or guided tour.
It's Like Falling In Love
When you see a painting or piece of art you really like, that
truly moves you, you'll know it right away. You'll feel it in your heart, in your mind, and through your whole
body. A really beautiful painting, for example, will make your heart flutter for a moment. It might even give you
a bit of a chill, maybe even raise the hairs on your forearms. The pupils of your eyes will naturally dilate and
a peaceful relaxed smile will come to your face. A really outstanding piece, one that touches your soul deeply,
may even make you quietly gasp and swoon. Sounds a lot like falling in love at first site doesn't it? Well, that's
because it is.
But what's good for one art lover is not necessarily good for the other. While some people love modern abstract
paintings, others like realistic figures, western art, or impressionistic paintings. But with so many pieces of
art to look at and choose from in galleries, museums and online, how do you find the right one for you. And if
you're new to shopping for paintings and artwork, how do you know what to look for? First, you need to discover
what style you like- what really sets your heart, mind, and soul on fire. You need to find out what really moves
you.
If you're new to the art world, or if you haven't truly seen it all, there is actually a suggested way to look
at art. No doubt you've heard of "art appreciation". That's the class that always sounded so uninteresting
when you were younger - the one so many people made fun of as either too boring or perceived to be so easy it's
a guaranteed straight A grade. But that way of thinking is for highschool and sophomores. Once you get older, and
wiser, you know art is a valuable commodity. But while only a handful of art collectors can afford to buy and invest
in a painting by one of the true art masters like Van Gogh, Ansel Adams, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Auguste
Rodin, Norman Rockwell, or Andy , you can still buy a piece painted in this century, by a local artist, that is
just as valuable to you personally - because if when you find one that truly moves you, it will be a painting that
makes your space feel warm and cozy, more inviting, or more exciting and alive, or welcoming.
A well selected piece of art, one that you've fallen in love with, can make a world of difference not only in how
others view you and your home, but how you feel about your own space. When you've found just the right piece, not
only will you know it, but you'll feel you have to have it. And once it's in your home (or office) it will always
make you feel comfortable and happy in your space. Even if it's the only thing in the room of any value or beauty,
gazing on it will take you to your "happy place" time and time again.
Finding the Perfect Style - the Perfect Painting
If you haven't yet found what type of painting you like, that
trip to the gallery or museum will be of great benefit. As you move through the different galleries and rooms in
a museum, take the time to look over each painting. Don't just glance at it - really look at it. Give it a chance.
When you find one that makes you stop in your tracks, or do a double-take, stop and take a closer look. It might
sound strange at first, but trust me when I say, if you find something you think you might be interested in, get
closer to it. Look closely at the paint, and the brush strokes. Look at the details, the individual colors. Then,
step back and spend some time with it. Yes, spend time with a painting. If there's a bench or chair near by, sit
down and look at the painting.
Don't be afraid to spend 10 or 20 minutes with it if makes you feel good to look at it. Don't feel you have to
quickly move on to the next painting or room like you're taking a tour of an animated Disney exhibit. Stop and
enjoy what you see. That's what galleries and art museums are there for. That is what you're expected to do. In
fact many art collectors and enthusiasts regularly spend time in their favorite museums over and over. Sometimes
they come just to sit and look, but quite often you'll find art lovers sitting in front of their favorite painting
with a good book or (if the museum permits) a brown bag with lunch.
You'll know, as you spend time looking at a painting, if it's a style that fits you, because you'll find it hard
to look away. And when you do finally decide to move on, you'll feel like you need to keep coming back to it. And,
it will make you feel that way each time you see it. It will make you feel good to be near it, to look at it, like
being with a friend or lover.
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