Verified cultural guide · New York 2026
Art galleries in New York: directory, map and artistic districts
30 galleries, museums and art venues, including 11 clearly marked shopping malls
New York has several art scenes rather than a single center. Chelsea concentrates major international galleries; the Upper East Side brings together historical collections and modernism; Downtown favors experimentation, while Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx connect contemporary art, communities and old industrial buildings.
Museums, galleries and artist spacesFilter by neighborhood, specialty or purchase possibility, then open the official file.
Understanding the New York art scene
A polycentric metropolis, from the international market to experimental spaces
New York's artistic history is written as much in its museums as in its neighborhoods. Chelsea warehouses offer large volumes to shopping malls; Museum Mile unfolds centuries of art history; the Lower East Side retains a more experimental energy. Across the East River, Brooklyn and Queens transform factories, schools and workshops, while the Bronx champions urban and diasporic narratives.
Travel Chelsea on foot
Streets 19 to 25, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenue, form the densest route. Late Thursday afternoon is often a good time for openings.
Spend time at Museum Mile
The Met, the Guggenheim, the Frick and the Neue Galerie each deserve several hours. It is better to choose two institutions rather than skimming over everything.
Group the boroughs together
Brooklyn, Long Island City and the Bronx require separate routes. Always check timetables, seasonal closures and tickets before departure.
Buy a work in New York
Eleven shopping malls highlighted
Cards bearing the "Works for Sale" badge correspond to galleries representing artists and receiving acquisition requests. Prices are not always public: open the official website, choose the exhibition or artist, then use the "Inquire" contact or sales department to confirm availability, prices, taxes and shipping.
- Gagosian
- David Zwirner
- Hauser & Wirth
- Pace
- Gladstone
- Lehmann Maupin
- Lisson
- Jack Shainman
- Acquavella
- Sperone Westwater
- Perrotin
Map of artistic districts
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30 galleries, museums and art venues in New York
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#01Works for sale
Chelsea · West 24th Street
Gagosian - 555 West 24th Street
555 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011
With its vast rooms without columns, this Chelsea address hosts ambitious installations and monographic exhibitions by major artists, in a scenography that is always very mastered.
#02Works for sale
Chelsea · West 19th Street
David Zwirner - 525 West 19th Street
525 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011
One of David Zwirner's main locations in New York alternates painting, sculpture and conceptual installations, with a program linking historical figures and current artists.
#03Works for sale
Chelsea · West 22nd Street
Hauser & Wirth New York - 22nd Street
542 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011
Designed as a true artistic center, the building brings together five exhibition levels, a bookstore and meeting spaces, suitable for monumental works as well as documentary projects.
#04Works for sale
Chelsea · West 25th Street
Pace Gallery - 540 West 25th Street
540 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001
Pace's New York headquarters deploys galleries, outdoor spaces and multimedia devices on several floors, with a particularly strong program in abstraction and new media.
#05Works for sale
Chelsea · West 24th Street
Gladstone Gallery - 24th Street
515 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011
Gladstone champions a demanding international scene where photography, film, installation and sculpture dialogue with the critical art history of recent decades.
#06Works for sale
Chelsea · West 24th Street
Lehmann Maupin - 501 West 24th Street
501 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011
The gallery stands out for its truly international programming, attentive to artists from Asia, Africa and the diasporas, as well as hybrid forms between image, material and technology.
#07Works for sale
Chelsea · West 24th Street
Lisson Gallery New York
504 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011
Heir to a London history linked to minimalism and conceptual art, Lisson presents works in Chelsea where space, language, light and perception occupy a central place.
#08Works for sale
Chelsea · West 20th Street
Jack Shainman Gallery - 20th Street
513 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011
Since the 1980s, Jack Shainman has built a program attentive to questions of identity, power and representation, through photography, painting, sculpture and video.
#09
Upper East Side · Museum Mile
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028
The Met allows you to travel through five millennia of creation, from antiques to European masters, from the arts of Africa and Asia to American decorative arts, in an encyclopedic ensemble.
#10
Upper East Side · Museum Mile
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128
Frank Lloyd Wright's helical ramp transforms the visit into a continuous walk, ideal for discovering abstraction, European modernism and major contemporary exhibitions.
#11
Upper East Side · East 70th Street
The Frick Collection
1 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021
Reopened in its renovated residence, the Frick retains the intimacy of a private collection: Vermeer, Rembrandt, Bellini, Fragonard, furniture and porcelain meet in inhabited living rooms.
#12
Upper East Side · Fifth Avenue
New New York Gallery
1048 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028
In a mansion facing Central Park, the Neue Galerie combines Klimt, Schiele and Kokoschka with Viennese furniture, Bauhaus and Germanic decorative arts.
#13Works for sale
Upper East Side · East 79th Street
Acquavella Galleries
18 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075
Housed in an elegant townhouse, this family home is renowned for its exhibitions of impressionist, modern and post-war art, often accompanied by reference catalogs.
#14
Midtown · West 53rd Street
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019
From cubism to experimental cinema, MoMA confronts familiar masterpieces, architecture, photography, design and new acquisitions in a regularly renewed journey.
#15
Midtown · Columbus Circle
Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019
MAD explores contemporary manufacturing through glass, textiles, jewelry, ceramics and design, emphasizing the process, the hand and the social uses of objects.
#16
Midtown East · East 47th Street
Japan Society Gallery
333 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017
This specialized gallery connects historical Japanese art and current creation, with tight exhibitions that shed light on cultural exchanges between Japan and the United States.
#17
Midtown · Madison Avenue
The Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Around the library of J. Pierpont Morgan, illuminated manuscripts, master drawings, scores and literary archives offer an intimate approach to creation on paper.
#18
Meatpacking District · Gansevoort Street
Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014
The Whitney favors the trajectories of American art, with a strong collection of painting, photography, video and performance, extended by terraces on the Hudson.
#19
Lower East Side · Bowery
New Museum
235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002
Dedicated to living artists and experimental practices, the New Museum identifies scenes that are still poorly institutionalized and supports installations, curatorial research and new commissions.
#20
SoHo · Wooster Street
The Drawing Center
35 Wooster Street, New York, NY 10013
The only American institution dedicated to drawing, the Drawing Center shows historical notebooks as well as contemporary practices, animation, architecture and wall works.
#21Works for sale
Lower East Side · Bowery
Sperone Westwater
257 Bowery, New York, NY 10002
The narrow building designed by Foster + Partners can be recognized by its mobile room visible from the street; the programming brings together European and American artists.
#22Works for sale
Lower East Side · Orchard Street
Perrotin New York
130 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002
In a former industrial building on the Lower East Side, Perrotin combines spectacular exhibitions, editions and artists from international stages and popular visual culture.
#23
Prospect Heights · Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238
The Brooklyn Museum brings together Egyptian antiquities, arts of the Americas, American painting and Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, with a very committed contemporary program.
#24
Red Hook · Pioneer Street
Pioneer Works
159 Pioneer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Located in a former Red Hook factory, Pioneer Works hosts residencies, exhibitions, concerts and scientific research in a vast space promoting meetings between disciplines.
#25
Downtown Brooklyn · Fulton Street
BRIC House
647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
BRIC combines contemporary art gallery, community television, music and civic programs, with constant attention to Brooklyn artists and audiences.
#26
DUMBO · Plymouth Street
Smack Mellon
92 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Under the beams of a former DUMBO boiler room, Smack Mellon produces on-site installations and supports emerging artists through its workshops and residencies.
#27
DUMBO · Plymouth Street
AIR Gallery
155 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Founded in 1972, this pioneering cooperative offers women and non-binary artists an independent exhibition space, with members, scholarships and intergenerational curatorial projects.
#28
Queens · Long Island City
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
In a former public school, MoMA PS1 favors experimental projects, installations and performances; his major periodic survey "Greater New York" maps local creation.
#29
Queens · Long Island City
The Noguchi Museum
9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City, NY 11106
Designed by Isamu Noguchi himself, the museum combines ancient industrial galleries and a stone garden, revealing the continuity between sculpture, furniture, public space and landscape.
#30
Bronx · Grand Concourse
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456
Anchored on the Grand Concourse, the Bronx Museum defends contemporary art attentive to artists of color, diasporas and urban stories, with free general access.
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Ready-made routes
Three routes depending on the time available
Chelsea, large galleries and High Line
- Start on West 19th Street at David Zwirner's.
- Head back to Pace, Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth and Lehmann Maupin.
- Finish with the High Line or the Whitney.
Museum Mile and Midtown
- Choose the Met or Guggenheim in the morning.
- Add the Frick or the Neue Galerie.
- Go down to MoMA or Morgan Library.
Downtown, Brooklyn and Queens
- Explore the New Museum, Sperone Westwater or the Drawing Center.
- Continue to BRIC, Smack Mellon or Pioneer Works.
- Book MoMA PS1 and the Noguchi Museum for another half day.
Prepare and deepen
Reliable sources, advice and related reading
Institutional sources
Are Chelsea's private galleries free?
Yes, entry to shopping malls is generally free. However, check their opening days and assembly periods.
Which neighborhood to choose for a first visit?
Chelsea offers the densest route for galleries; Museum Mile is best suited for large historical collections.
How to organize Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx?
Treat each area as a separate half-day and group nearby locations to avoid long journeys.
How to have a painting delivered internationally?
Our collection of original paintings for sale includes support on packaging, insurance and international delivery.
In New York, each neighborhood offers another way of looking at art
From the great halls of Chelsea to the collections of Museum Mile, from the Lower East Side experiments to the creative communities of Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, the city transforms every move into a change of scale and point of view.
If a visit sparks the desire to live with a work, explore our original paintings. We help you choose the format and organize international delivery.
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