The Skyscraper Museum is devoted to the study of high-rise building, past, present, and future. The Museum explores tall buildings as objects of design, products of technology, sites of construction, investments in real estate, and places of work and residence. This site will look better in a browser that supports web standards, but it is accessible to any browser or Internet device.
Located in New York City, the world's first and foremost vertical metropolis, The Skyscraper Museum celebrates the City's rich architectural heritage and examines the historical forces and individuals that have shaped its successive skylines. Through exhibitions, programs and publications, the Museum explores tall buildings as objects of design, products of technology, sites of construction, investments in real estate, and places of work and residence. For a descripton of the gallery and for photos of the space, please visit our Photo Slideshows page.
The Skyscraper Museum is located in lower Manhattan's Battery Park City at 39 Battery Place. Museum hours are 12-6 PM, Wednesday-Sunday. General admission is $5, $2.50 for students and seniors. Click here for directions to the Museum.
Call 212.968.1961 for information on upcoming lectures, exhibitions, walking tours, and membership. Subscribe to our newsletter by emailing programs[AT]skyscraper.org.
Please Note | The Museum will be closed SATURDAY JULY 4
Upcoming Programs | Book Talks
The Skyscraper Museum hosts a talk and book signing with author Loretta Lorance on her book
Becoming Bucky Fuller at
The Skyscraper Museum, JULY 14. The gallery will be open for viewing from 6 pm. The program is free, but RSVP is required by emailing programs[AT]skyscraper.org.
Click
here to read more about the event.
Current Exhibition | China Prophecy: Shanghai
Future City 20 | 21 culminates in a close look at Shanghai, as a model for 21st century urbanism.
Using architectural photography of recent towers, architectural drawings of existing and proposed towers and computer animations,
documenting both the recent high-rise developments and future plans for the next generation of Shanghai’s development,
this installation will lead to an inquiry into the economics, laws, and culture shaping the present-day Chinese metropolises.
Click here for more information.
Upcoming Events | Curator's Tour
As part of the River to River Festival, join the Museum's curator and director, Carol Willis, as she leads a tour of the current exhibition, "China Prophecy: Shanghai."
3 PM | JULY 8 & 22 and AUGUST 5 & 19.
This event is FREE with museum admission.
Saturdays in Summer 2009 | Free Family Programs!
The Skyscraper Museum invites children to the Museum for hands-on workshops focused on the
principles of architecture and engineering. Most Saturdays this summer. Click
here for a full schedule and registration information.
Lecture | Slenderness : Super Slender Midtown Towers
In conjunction with its current exhibition, "Vertical Cities: Hong Kong | New York",
The Skyscraper Museum examined the aesthetics, engineering, and economics of slenderness in a program highlighting three tall, super-slim
residential towers recently reared in Midtown: Sky House, One Madison Park, and 785 Eighth Avenue. Team presentations by the architects,
structural engineers, and developers explored the complex equation of twenty-first century slenderness.
Click here for more information and a video archive of the evening's presentations.
Symposium | Vertical Density : Sustainable Solutions
The Museum organized an international symposium October 16-18 examining the
dramatic vertical urbanism of Hong Kong and exploring comparisons with New York City.
Three separate programs were held in partnership with The Regional Plan Association,
The New School's India China Institute and The Tishman Environment and Design Center. Click
here for more information and streaming video of the full conference proceedings.
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The Skyscraper Museum is a member of the Museums of Lower Manhattan
