After eight decades on the Upper East Side, the National Academy of Design opened a new exhibition space in the heart of Chelsea in September 2023. Designed by Bade Stageberg Cox, the 7,800 sq ft space hosts changing exhibitions of contemporary art and architecture and is a hub for the Academy’s community of Academicians, a group of 450 leading artists and architects. During OHNY Weekend, the Academy will offer tours of its new exhibition, “Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgement (Part 1)”.

Saturday Tours: 1 & 2pm
The Academy’s Director of Collections will talk about the Academy’s incomparable collection of 8,000 artworks, with a special focus on conservation efforts that help preserve and restore these historic examples of American art and architecture.