Current Exhibitions

Friday, September 6, 2024

Isamu Noguchi, The Sun at Noon, 1969

Free First Friday

11 am–8 pm
On the first Friday of every month, Museum admission is free. Advance reservations are highly recommended.
America/New_York 09/06/2024 11:00 AM 09/06/2024 08:00 PM Free First Friday On the first Friday of every month, Museum admission is free. From May through September, the Museum is open with extended hours until 8 pm on Free First Fridays.Advance reservations are highly recommended.… The Noguchi Museum
Visitors on the outdoor staircase looking out over the Noguchi Museum garden

Tour Público
Museum Tour in Spanish

1 pm–2 pm
Únase a nosotros para un recorrido y charla del museo en español. Join us for a conversational tour of the Museum in Spanish.
America/New_York 09/06/2024 01:00 PM 09/06/2024 02:00 PM Tour Público
Museum Tour in Spanish
Recorridos públicos del museo en español ocurren los primeros viernes de cada mes a las 1 pm. Entrada al museo es gratis cada primer viernes.Los recorridos del museo son conversacional y exploran obras… The Noguchi Museum

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Sculpture made from a tightly interlocking stack of round granite boulders

Mindfulness in the Galleries

10 am–11:30 am
Join us on first Saturday mornings for meditation and mindfulness in the galleries before the Museum opens. This workshop is presented in partnership with Mindful Astoria.
America/New_York 09/07/2024 10:00 AM 09/07/2024 11:30 AM Mindfulness in the Galleries Join us on first Saturday mornings this summer for meditation and mindfulness in the galleries before the Museum opens to the public. This limited series is led in partnership with Mindful Astoria and… The Noguchi Museum

Sunday, September 8, 2024

Alex Zhang Hungtai

Bang on a Can Music Series: Alex Zhang Hungtai

3:30 pm–4:30 pm
Bang on a Can and The Noguchi Museum present a monthly series of live performances in the Museum’s first floor galleries.
America/New_York 09/08/2024 03:30 PM 09/08/2024 04:30 PM Bang on a Can Music Series: Alex Zhang Hungtai Bang on a Can and The Noguchi Museum present a monthly series of live performances in the Museum’s first floor galleries. The Noguchi Museum

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Terra-cotta bust of an elderly man’s head. His eyes are closed or cast downwards as if in contemplation.

Open Studio: Portraits

11 am–1 pm
Families with children of all ages are invited to explore Isamu Noguchi’s portraits and capture the likeness of a friend or family member using clay. Advance registration is not required.
America/New_York 09/14/2024 11:00 AM 09/14/2024 01:00 PM Open Studio: Portraits Families with children of all ages are invited to explore Isamu Noguchi’s portraits in the exhibition Against Time, and capture the likeness of a friend or family member using clay. Advance registration… The Noguchi Museum
Japanese language tour

日本語でのツアー
Museum Tour in Japanese

3 pm–4 pm
日本語での会話型ツアーにご参加ください。Join us for a conversational tour of the Museum in Japanese.
America/New_York 09/14/2024 03:00 PM 09/14/2024 04:00 PM 日本語でのツアー
Museum Tour in Japanese
土曜日の3時から日本語でのツアーを実施します。ツアーは会話型で美術館の常設展、特別展の中から選ばれた数点の作品に焦点を当てて、イサム・ノグチの生涯、作品観について探索します。ノグチ自身が来館者の観点から作品見ることに興味があったことを踏まえて、参加者は自身の所見や解釈を共有し、会話に参加することが勧められます。Public tours in Japanese take place on select… The Noguchi Museum

Monday, September 16, 2024

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Drawing from a Distance

7:30 pm–9 pm
Join us on Zoom for a free drawing workshop based around extended films of The Noguchi Museum’s spaces. Learn introductory drawing techniques, and settle into a flow creating a long sketch. Reflect on your drawings and discuss the integration between art, space, and time.
America/New_York 09/16/2024 07:30 PM 09/16/2024 09:00 PM Drawing from a Distance Join us on Zoom for a free drawing workshop based around extended films of The Noguchi Museum’s spaces. Learn introductory drawing techniques, and settle into a flow creating a long sketch. Reflect on… The Noguchi Museum

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Fountain carved from a hexagonal basalt column. Water quietly emerges from a deep round well in...

Stroller Tour: Trees, Water, Sky

10:30 am–11:30 am
This stroller-friendly tour is designed for caregivers of infants 0–12 months, to provide an engaging, conversational respite from what can be a tiring time of life! Adults will learn about Isamu Noguchi and Museum exhibitions while connecting with each other, and babies will experience the artwork through interactive activities.
America/New_York 09/18/2024 10:30 AM 09/18/2024 11:30 AM Stroller Tour: Trees, Water, Sky This stroller-friendly tour is designed for caregivers of infants 0–12 months, to provide an engaging, conversational respite from what can be a tiring time of life! Adults will learn about Isamu Noguchi… The Noguchi Museum

Friday, September 20, 2024

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Open House for Educators

5 pm–7 pm
Teachers and educators are invited for a special reception and private tours of "Against Time: The Noguchi Museum 40th Anniversary Reinstallation."
America/New_York 09/20/2024 05:00 PM 09/20/2024 07:00 PM Open House for Educators Teachers and educators are invited for a special reception and private tours of Against Time: The Noguchi Museum 40th Anniversary Reinstallation. Join us to learn more about Isamu Noguchi’s biography… The Noguchi Museum

Saturday, September 21, 2024

Workshop with shiitake mushrooms

Socrates x Noguchi Field Guide: Connections: Mycelium

11 am–1 pm
Join Noguchi Educator Sol Aramendi at Socrates Sculpture Park for a workshop creating drawings and prints with mushrooms. Free; all ages are welcome. Pre-registration is recommended.
America/New_York 09/21/2024 11:00 AM 09/21/2024 01:00 PM Socrates x Noguchi Field Guide: Connections: Mycelium Connect with nature through a series of experimental art-making workshops led by Noguchi Educators at nearby Socrates Sculpture Park. These workshops are free and open to all ages. Children under the… The Noguchi Museum

Sunday, September 22, 2024

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Art for Tots (Ages 3–4): Shapes and Faces

10:30 am–11:30 am
This session of Art for Tots is designed for young children ages 3–4 and their caregivers. This month, we’ll look at the shapes and faces in Isamu Noguchi’s artwork and create our own soft sculptures.
America/New_York 09/22/2024 10:30 AM 09/22/2024 11:30 AM Art for Tots (Ages 3–4): Shapes and Faces This session of Art for Tots is designed for young children ages 3–4 and their caregivers. Explore artworks in the galleries and strategies for navigating museum spaces with young ones.This month, we’ll… The Noguchi Museum

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

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Art for Tots (Ages 1–2): Shapes and Faces

10:30 am–11:30 am
This session of Art for Tots is designed for young children ages 1–2 and their caregivers. This month, we’ll look at the shapes and faces in Isamu Noguchi’s artwork and create our own soft sculptures.
America/New_York 09/25/2024 10:30 AM 09/25/2024 11:30 AM Art for Tots (Ages 1–2): Shapes and Faces This session of Art for Tots is designed for young children ages 1–2 and their caregivers. Explore artworks in the galleries and strategies for navigating museum spaces with young ones.This month, we’ll… The Noguchi Museum

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Hands-On participant carving stone in the education studio

Hands-On: Shaping Soft Stone

11 am–5 pm
Explore Isamu Noguchi’s artistic process in the galleries, and then learn how to shape soft stone in the studio using hand tools such as chisels, hammers, and rasps.
America/New_York 09/28/2024 11:00 AM 09/28/2024 05:00 PM Hands-On: Shaping Soft Stone Learn about Isamu Noguchi’s approach to stone through materiality and mark-making. Participants will explore Noguchi’s sculptures in the galleries and apply observed techniques for stone carving in the… The Noguchi Museum

Sunday, September 29, 2024

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Wordplay: Climate Week

3 pm–4 pm
Explore the Sculpture Garden through the words of Isamu Noguchi and use writing as a tool to connect with the natural environment.
America/New_York 09/29/2024 03:00 PM 09/29/2024 04:00 PM Wordplay: Climate Week Explore the sculpture garden through the words of Isamu Noguchi and use writing as a tool for engaging with the practice of shinrin-yoku, or the Japanese art of forest bathing to connect with the natural… The Noguchi Museum

Friday, October 4, 2024

Isamu Noguchi, The Sun at Noon, 1969

Free First Friday

11 am–6 pm
On the first Friday of every month, Museum admission is free. Advance reservations are highly recommended.
America/New_York 10/04/2024 11:00 AM 10/04/2024 06:00 PM Free First Friday On the first Friday of every month, Museum admission is free. Advance reservations are highly recommended. Visitors without a reservation will be admitted based on museum capacity.Tickets for Free First… The Noguchi Museum
Visitors on the outdoor staircase looking out over the Noguchi Museum garden

Tour Público
Museum Tour in Spanish

1 pm–2 pm
Únase a nosotros para un recorrido y charla del museo en español. Join us for a conversational tour of the Museum in Spanish.
America/New_York 10/04/2024 01:00 PM 10/04/2024 02:00 PM Tour Público
Museum Tour in Spanish
Recorridos públicos del museo en español ocurren los primeros viernes de cada mes a las 1 pm. Entrada al museo es gratis cada primer viernes.Los recorridos del museo son conversacional y exploran obras… The Noguchi Museum

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Workshop at Socrates Sculpture Park

Socrates x Noguchi Field Guide: Ritual: Fire as Material

11 am–1 pm
Join Noguchi Educator Luned Palmer at Socrates Sculpture Park for a workshop to explore the theme of light and shadow in Isamu Noguchi’s work and create experimental drawings with charcoal residue left behind by a bonfire. Free; all ages are welcome. Pre-registration is recommended.
America/New_York 10/12/2024 11:00 AM 10/12/2024 01:00 PM Socrates x Noguchi Field Guide: Ritual: Fire as Material Connect with nature through a series of experimental art-making workshops led by Noguchi Educators at nearby Socrates Sculpture Park. These workshops are free and open to all ages. Children under the… The Noguchi Museum
Japanese language tour

日本語でのツアー
Museum Tour in Japanese

3 pm–4 pm
日本語での会話型ツアーにご参加ください。Join us for a conversational tour of the Museum in Japanese.
America/New_York 10/12/2024 03:00 PM 10/12/2024 04:00 PM 日本語でのツアー
Museum Tour in Japanese
土曜日の3時から日本語でのツアーを実施します。ツアーは会話型で美術館の常設展、特別展の中から選ばれた数点の作品に焦点を当てて、イサム・ノグチの生涯、作品観について探索します。ノグチ自身が来館者の観点から作品見ることに興味があったことを踏まえて、参加者は自身の所見や解釈を共有し、会話に参加することが勧められます。Public tours in Japanese take place on select… The Noguchi Museum

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

The Noguchi Museum Benefit and Isamu Noguchi Award Presentation, October 29, 2024

Benefit and 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award Presentation

6:30 pm–9:30 pm
On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, The Noguchi Museum will host its annual benefit gala and presentation of the Isamu Noguchi Award.
America/New_York 10/29/2024 06:30 PM 10/29/2024 09:30 PM Benefit and 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award Presentation On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, The Noguchi Museum will host its fall benefit gala and presentation of the Isamu Noguchi Award. The 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award will recognize Pulitzer Prize-winning short story… The Noguchi Museum

Friday, November 1, 2024

Isamu Noguchi, The Sun at Noon, 1969

Free First Friday

11 am–6 pm
On the first Friday of every month, Museum admission is free. Advance reservations are highly recommended.
America/New_York 11/01/2024 11:00 AM 11/01/2024 06:00 PM Free First Friday On the first Friday of every month, Museum admission is free. Advance reservations are highly recommended. Visitors without a reservation will be admitted based on museum capacity.Tickets for Free First… The Noguchi Museum
Visitors on the outdoor staircase looking out over the Noguchi Museum garden

Tour Público
Museum Tour in Spanish

1 pm–2 pm
Únase a nosotros para un recorrido y charla del museo en español. Join us for a conversational tour of the Museum in Spanish.
America/New_York 11/01/2024 01:00 PM 11/01/2024 02:00 PM Tour Público
Museum Tour in Spanish
Recorridos públicos del museo en español ocurren los primeros viernes de cada mes a las 1 pm. Entrada al museo es gratis cada primer viernes.Los recorridos del museo son conversacional y exploran obras… The Noguchi Museum

Friday, December 6, 2024

Isamu Noguchi, The Sun at Noon, 1969

Free First Friday

11 am–6 pm
On the first Friday of every month, Museum admission is free. Advance reservations are highly recommended.
America/New_York 12/06/2024 11:00 AM 12/06/2024 06:00 PM Free First Friday On the first Friday of every month, Museum admission is free. Advance reservations are highly recommended. Visitors without a reservation will be admitted based on museum capacity.Tickets for Free First… The Noguchi Museum
Visitors on the outdoor staircase looking out over the Noguchi Museum garden

Tour Público
Museum Tour in Spanish

1 pm–2 pm
Únase a nosotros para un recorrido y charla del museo en español. Join us for a conversational tour of the Museum in Spanish.
America/New_York 12/06/2024 01:00 PM 12/06/2024 02:00 PM Tour Público
Museum Tour in Spanish
Recorridos públicos del museo en español ocurren los primeros viernes de cada mes a las 1 pm. Entrada al museo es gratis cada primer viernes.Los recorridos del museo son conversacional y exploran obras… The Noguchi Museum

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Artist and Noguchi educator Harumi Ori leads a Japanese language tour of Noguchi Subscapes

日本語でのツアー
Museum Tour in Japanese

3 pm–4 pm
日本語での会話型ツアーにご参加ください。Join us for a conversational tour of the Museum in Japanese.
America/New_York 12/07/2024 03:00 PM 12/07/2024 04:00 PM 日本語でのツアー
Museum Tour in Japanese
土曜日の3時から日本語でのツアーを実施します。ツアーは会話型で美術館の常設展、特別展の中から選ばれた数点の作品に焦点を当てて、イサム・ノグチの生涯、作品観について探索します。ノグチ自身が来館者の観点から作品見ることに興味があったことを踏まえて、参加者は自身の所見や解釈を共有し、会話に参加することが勧められます。Public tours in Japanese take place on select… The Noguchi Museum