The Shed: A New Cultural Center in New York

What to Know About The Shed

• The Shed is a cultural center that opened on April 5, 2019 in New York. It’s located in Hudson Yards, a new neighborhood on Manhattan’s West Side, between Midtown and the Hudson River. The Shed sits directly across from the Vessel, Hudson Yards’ iconic sculpture and observation structure.
• The Shed isn’t a traditional museum. It commissions artworks across all disciplines and for all audiences. The venue brings together established artists and emerging talent in fields ranging from hip-hop to classical music, painting to digital media, literature to theater, sculpture to dance.
• The Shed occupies the Bloomberg Building, a modern structure designed by the architecture firm Diller Scofidio. The building is fully flexible, with a glass shell mounted on rails that can extend over the plaza in front of the museum or retract. Construction cost nearly $500 million.

What to See Inside The Shed

• Start with the museum’s first major commissioned work: “In Front of Itself” by New York artist Lawrence Weiner. It’s a pavement installation covering the plaza in front of the entrance. Giant letters face each other across the space.
• The Shed has two floors dedicated to exhibitions on the 2nd and 4th levels. Together they offer more than 2,300 m² (24,750 sq ft) of continuous gallery space. Check the Shed website for current exhibitions.
• The 6th floor houses the Griffin Theater, a 500-seat venue. Programming is equally diverse across all art forms. Expect to be surprised.

Visiting The Shed

• Address: 545 West 30th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues, New York.
• Subway: 34 St Hudson Yards (Line 7).
• Hours: The Shed is open Tuesday through Sunday with varying hours each day. Tuesday 3:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Wednesday noon to 9:30 pm, Thursday 2 pm to 9:30 pm, Friday 1:30 pm to 11 pm, Saturday 11:30 am to 11 pm, and Sunday 11:30 am to 10 pm. Closed Mondays.

Map to The Shed