You’ve probably admired the stunning architecture on the Fotografiska Museum building at Park Avenue and East 22nd Street in Gramercy Park. This photography museum that originated in Sweden is housed in a 45,000-square foot, six-story Romanesque Revival landmark building from 1894 (previously dubbed the Church Missions House on Charity Row).
Currently the museum offers a phenomenal restaurant, Veronika, a Chapel Bar for nightlife, a light-filled cafe, a gift shop boutique area, multiple floors of innovative artwork, and a Loft for comedy shows.
The previously unseen photographs of Vivian Maier are currently on display. She was born in New York in 1926, raised as a child in the Bronx, and began to photograph the world around her and develop a visual language while working as a nanny. Nearly a century later, her candid and sometimes raw work posthumously figures in the history of photography alongside the greatest masters of the twentieth century.
The exhibit Bruce Gilden: Why These? presents Gilden’s oeuvre of gritty, true-to-life street photography similar to YouTube’s “Soft White Underbelly” through choice works hand-selected by the artist. This combination of large-scale color portraits as well as black-and-white photos were shot across the globe to provide an intimate glimpse into the unvarnished worlds of street life.
Veronika restaurant provides a majestic setting for a cocktail and dinner.
The Chapel Bar is a thrilling setting for nightlife, a date night, and for treating visitors to NYC to a unique experience.
Enjoy some laughs in The Loft after work to de-stress.
The details:
Fotografiska Museum
281 Park Avenue South
@22nd Street
New York City
Pricing varies by date, age, and option: find pricing HERE.
