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Week of 08/07/2016–08/13/2016

Community acupuncture is a growing approach to providing accessible, cost-effective treatment to groups of people in a soothing, shared environment. Participants will be separated by folding screens for… Community Acupuncture with Julia Bennett Thursday 08/11/2016 6PM-9PM

Week of 07/31/2016–08/06/2016

Led by Malik K. Bellamy, each twenty-minute massage session offered between 2 and 4 p.m. will consist of compression, tapotement, and a hand-and-foot massage incorporating gentle stretching. The goal of… Massage with Malik K. Bellamy Sunday 08/07/2016 1PM-4PM
NEW INC, the New Museum’s incubator for art, design, and technology, is a testing ground for new ideas. It brings together forward-thinking artists, fashion designers, musicians, virtual reality filmmakers,… Public Beta: NEW INC End-of-Year Showcase 2016, Part 2 Sunday 08/07/2016 12PM-5PM
Elders, we need you! In this workshop, elders are invited to share stories of healing and wisdom, providing us with a direct link to the knowledge we need to heal ourselves. Participants will learn some… Learning How to Heal Yourself with Plants: Herbs for Elders with… Saturday 08/06/2016 2PM-3PM
NEW INC, the New Museum’s incubator for art, design, and technology, is a testing ground for new ideas. It brings together forward-thinking artists, fashion designers, musicians, virtual reality filmmakers,… Public Beta: NEW INC End-of-Year Showcase 2016, Part 2 Saturday 08/06/2016 12PM-5PM
Afrocentering is a movement philosophy created by Aimee Meredith Cox that focuses on mind–body connection and self-awareness. In this series of events, Cox will lead participants through movements that… Afrocentering with Aimee Meredith Cox Saturday 08/06/2016 11:30AM-12:30PM
As a response to recent violent events, the series of “Simone Leigh: The Waiting Room” care sessions has been expanded to include a weekly guided meditation in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.… Guided Meditation for Black Lives Matter Saturday 08/06/2016 10AM-11:30AM
NEW INC, the New Museum’s incubator for art, design, and technology, is a testing ground for new ideas. It brings together forward-thinking artists, fashion designers, musicians, virtual reality filmmakers,… Public Beta: NEW INC End-of-Year Showcase 2016, Part 2 Friday 08/05/2016 12PM-5PM
Organized on the occasion of “Simone Leigh: The Waiting Room,” this event will consider the benefits of intergenerational word-of-mouth information and strategy sharing among women. In an intimate… Conversations Lorraine O’Grady: Ask Me Anything About Aging Thursday 08/04/2016 7PM
Join Valérie Rousseau, Curator of Self-Taught Art and Art Brut at the American Folk Art Museum, for a gallery-based talk in conjunction with “The Keeper.” Outside the Box offers a roster of gallery-based… Conversations Outside the Box Gallery Talks: Valérie Rousseau on “The Keeper”… Thursday 08/04/2016 3:30PM
NEW INC, the New Museum’s incubator for art, design, and technology, is a testing ground for new ideas. It brings together forward-thinking artists, fashion designers, musicians, virtual reality filmmakers,… Public Beta: NEW INC End-of-Year Showcase 2016, Part 2 Thursday 08/04/2016 12PM-5PM

Week of 07/24/2016–07/30/2016

NEW INC, the New Museum’s incubator for art, design, and technology, is a testing ground for new ideas. It brings together forward-thinking artists, fashion designers, musicians, virtual reality filmmakers,… Public Beta: NEW INC End-of-Year Showcase 2016, Part 1 Sunday 07/31/2016 12PM-5PM
Herbal medicine can be used to treat the parts of our bodies that are impacted by post-traumatic stress and trauma, caused by depression, poverty, displacement, experiences of violence, pain, and injury.… Learning How to Heal Yourself with Plants: Herbs for PTSD and… Saturday 07/30/2016 2PM-3PM
NEW INC, the New Museum’s incubator for art, design, and technology, is a testing ground for new ideas. It brings together forward-thinking artists, fashion designers, musicians, virtual reality filmmakers,… Public Beta: NEW INC End-of-Year Showcase 2016, Part 1 Saturday 07/30/2016 12PM-5PM
As a response to recent violent events, the series of “Simone Leigh: The Waiting Room” care sessions has been expanded to include a weekly guided meditation in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.… Guided Meditation for Black Lives Matter Saturday 07/30/2016 10AM-11:30AM
NEW INC, the New Museum’s incubator for art, design, and technology, is a testing ground for new ideas. It brings together forward-thinking artists, fashion designers, musicians, virtual reality filmmakers,… Public Beta: NEW INC End-of-Year Showcase 2016, Part 1 Friday 07/29/2016 12PM-5PM
Afrocentering is a movement philosophy created by Aimee Meredith Cox that focuses on mind–body connection and self-awareness. In this series of events, Cox will lead participants through movements that… Afrocentering with Aimee Meredith Cox Thursday 07/28/2016 7PM-8:30PM
Join Marvin J. Taylor, Director of the Fales Library and Special Collections at New York University, for a gallery-based talk in conjunction with “The Keeper.” Outside the Box offers a roster of… Conversations Outside the Box Gallery Talks: Marvin J. Taylor on “The Keeper”… Thursday 07/28/2016 3:30PM
NEW INC, the New Museum’s incubator for art, design, and technology, is a testing ground for new ideas. It brings together forward-thinking artists, fashion designers, musicians, virtual reality filmmakers,… Public Beta: NEW INC End-of-Year Showcase 2016, Part 1 Thursday 07/28/2016 12PM-5PM

Week of 07/17/2016–07/23/2016

Led by Malik K. Bellamy, each twenty-minute massage session offered between 2 and 4 p.m. will consist of compression, tapotement, and a hand-and-foot massage incorporating gentle stretching. The goal of… Massage with Malik K. Bellamy Sunday 07/24/2016 1PM-4PM
In this program, organized in conjunction with “Simone Leigh: The Waiting Room,” artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons will present a performative mediation on survival. As part of her performance, she… Performances María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Remedios: Performance Rituals as… Saturday 07/23/2016 3PM
Herbal medicine is women’s medicine. Traditionally, the wise women in certain cultures knew the plants that would assist them in becoming whole emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Come reconnect… Learning How to Heal Yourself with Plants: Herbs for Womb Healing… Saturday 07/23/2016 2PM-3PM
Afrocentering is a movement philosophy created by Aimee Meredith Cox that focuses on mind–body connection and self-awareness. In this series of events, Cox will lead participants through movements that… Afrocentering with Aimee Meredith Cox Saturday 07/23/2016 11:30AM-12:30PM
As a response to recent violent events, the series of “Simone Leigh: The Waiting Room” care sessions has been expanded to include a weekly guided meditation in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.… Guided Meditation for Black Lives Matter Saturday 07/23/2016 10AM-11:30AM
Karen Rose is trained in Eastern and Western herbal medicine and is personally dedicated to empowering individuals to make informed decisions regarding their health and lives. For her public talk and in-depth… Conversations Learning How to Heal Yourself with Plants: Herbalism Gallery… Thursday 07/21/2016 7PM-9PM

Week of 07/10/2016–07/16/2016

Community acupuncture is a growing approach to providing accessible, cost-effective treatment to groups of people in a soothing, shared environment. Participants will be separated by folding screens for… Community Acupuncture with Julia Bennett Saturday 07/16/2016 4PM-6PM
Herbal medicine can give you energy and support a more pleasurable life! In this class, participants will learn about the herbs that can restore the body’s vitality and enliven the spirit. The founder… Learning How to Heal Yourself with Plants: Herbs for Energy and… Saturday 07/16/2016 2PM-3PM
Afrocentering is a movement philosophy created by Aimee Meredith Cox that focuses on mind–body connection and self-awareness. In this series of events, Cox will lead participants through movements that… Afrocentering with Aimee Meredith Cox Thursday 07/14/2016 7PM-8:30PM

Week of 07/03/2016–07/09/2016

Herbal medicine is people’s medicine! Medicine is all around us. This workshop will focus on the medicinal use of home remedies. Participants will make medicine using common and accessible spices and… Learning How to Heal Yourself with Plants: Kitchen Medicinals… Saturday 07/09/2016 2PM-3PM
Community acupuncture is a growing approach to providing accessible, cost-effective treatment to groups of people in a soothing, shared environment. Participants will be separated by folding screens for… Community Acupuncture with Julia Bennett Thursday 07/07/2016 6PM-9PM

Week of 06/26/2016–07/02/2016

Led by Malik K. Bellamy, each twenty-minute massage session offered between 2 and 4 p.m. will consist of compression, tapotement, and a hand-and-foot massage incorporating gentle stretching. The goal of… Massage with Malik K. Bellamy Sunday 07/03/2016 1PM-4PM
For this lecture, organized in conjunction with “Simone Leigh: The Waiting Room,” artist Chitra Ganesh will draw upon her recent visual research on the aesthetics and performative gestures of protest,… Conversations Chitra Ganesh: On Disobedience Thursday 06/30/2016 7PM

Week of 06/19/2016–06/25/2016

Led by Malik K. Bellamy, each twenty-minute massage session offered between 2 and 4 p.m. will consist of compression, tapotement, and a hand-and-foot massage incorporating gentle stretching. The goal of… Massage with Malik K. Bellamy Sunday 06/26/2016 1PM-4PM
Afrocentering is a movement philosophy created by Aimee Meredith Cox that focuses on mind–body connection and self-awareness. In this series of events, Cox will lead participants through movements that… Afrocentering with Aimee Meredith Cox Saturday 06/25/2016 11:30AM-12:30PM

Week of 06/12/2016–06/18/2016

In the exhibition “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric,” Macuga’s recent large-scale tapestries and installations represent an accumulation of archival research, institutional histories, and narratives… Tours New Perspectives Tour of “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric”:… Friday 06/17/2016 12:30PM
Toast the arrival of summer from the New Museum’s Sky Room terrace at this annual party for Members! Join as a Member or renew your Membership to attend. Memberships may be purchased online until 3 p.m.… Standard Members & Above Membership “Hell, Yes!” Party Wednesday 06/15/2016 7PM-9PM
This event is free with museum admission. Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., video documentation of Preparatory Notes (2014), performed at the 8th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, will be screened… Screenings “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric” Related Screening Wednesday 06/15/2016 11AM-6PM

Week of 06/05/2016–06/11/2016

Join a New Museum docent and an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for a tour of our current exhibitions. Students of ASL are welcome. ASL tours are free with paid Museum admission. Due to limited… Tours American Sign Language (ASL) Tour Sunday 06/12/2016 3PM
In the exhibition “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric,” Macuga’s recent large-scale tapestries and installations represent an accumulation of archival research, institutional histories, and narratives… Tours New Perspectives Tour of “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric”:… Friday 06/10/2016 12:30PM
This event is free with museum admission. Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., video documentation of Preparatory Notes (2014), performed at the 8th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, will be screened… Screenings “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric” Related Screening Wednesday 06/08/2016 11AM-6PM

Week of 05/29/2016–06/04/2016

Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director, and Helga Christoffersen, Assistant Curator, will lead this tour through Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm. In Copenhagen, we will enjoy museum visits, an architectural… Producers Council Members & Above Membership 2016 Art Study Tour to Scandinavia Sunday 06/05/2016 1PM
Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Nicole Eisenman: Al-ugh-ories,” on view at the New Museum from May 4 through June 26, 2016. One of the most important painters… First Saturday for Families: Why Make Sense? Saturday 06/04/2016 10AM-12PM
In the exhibition “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric,” Macuga’s recent large-scale tapestries and installations represent an accumulation of archival research, institutional histories, and narratives… Tours New Perspectives Tour of “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric”:… Friday 06/03/2016 12:30PM
Macha Colón, a character created by artist Gisela Rosario Ramos and inspired by the iconic actor and drag queen Divine, is the exuberant front woman of the band Macha Colón y los Okapi. In Puerto Rico… Performances Performance by Macha Colón Thursday 06/02/2016 7PM
Margot Norton, Associate Curator, will lead a private after-hours tour of “Nicole Eisenman: Al-ugh-ories,” “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric,” and “Andra Ursuta: Alps.” These exhibitions are part… Premium Members & Above Membership Private Curatorial Tour: Spring Exhibitions Wednesday 06/01/2016 6:30PM
This event is free with museum admission. Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., video documentation of Preparatory Notes (2014), performed at the 8th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, will be screened… Screenings “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric” Related Screening Wednesday 06/01/2016 11AM-6PM

Week of 05/22/2016–05/28/2016

In the exhibition “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric,” Macuga’s recent large-scale tapestries and installations represent an accumulation of archival research, institutional histories, and narratives… Tours New Perspectives Tour of “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric”:… Friday 05/27/2016 3PM
Join us for an evening with artist Cally Spooner, featuring a new performance lecture presented by Spooner that has been conceived for this event. This lecture is part of the New Museum’s presentation… Performances Cally Spooner: A Lecture On False Tears and Outsourcing Wednesday 05/25/2016 7PM
Nari Ward created one the most human and moving installations ever presented at the New Museum, Amazing Grace (1993), which was included in the 2013 exhibition: “NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash… Premium Members & Above Membership Studio Visit: Nari Ward Wednesday 05/25/2016 7PM
This event is free with museum admission. Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., video documentation of Preparatory Notes (2014), performed at the 8th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, will be screened… Screenings “Goshka Macuga: Time as Fabric” Related Screening Wednesday 05/25/2016 11AM-6PM

Upcoming Events

Event Downtown Artists: Neighborhood Tour 11/16 11AM
Event Downtown Artists: Neighborhood Tour 11/23 11AM
Event Open Studios | NEW INC Workshares 11/21 7PM
Event Live Virtual Workshop: Reflections on Aging, Waiting, and Embodiment 11/19 3PM
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