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.
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. The exhibition runs through April 11, 2010.
Click here for more information.
Click here for a Virtual Walkthrough of the exhibit.
Upcoming Programs | Re: Modern Icons in the 21st Century
The United Nations Capital Master Plan will be presented by the project's leadership and key consulting architects and engineers on MARCH 18 at the Ford Foundation Auditorium. Click here to read more about the event and register by emailing programs[AT]skyscraper.org.
Upcoming Programs | Book Talks
The Skyscraper Museum hosts a book talk and signing with author Donna Goodman on her book
A HISTORY OF THE FUTURE. The talk will be held at
The Skyscraper Museum on MARCH 24. The gallery and current exhibition, "China Prophecy: Shanghai" 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.
Saturdays in Winter 2010 | 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 fall.
Click here for a full schedule and registration information.
Upcoming Events | Notable New Yorkers
In a festive cocktail party on Tuesday, May 25, The Skyscraper Museum will salute New York's signature skyscraper,
The Empire State Building, which will receive the Museum's 2010 Making New York History Award.
Accepting the award will be Anthony E. Malkin,
President of Malkin Holdings LLC and its affiliates Malkin Properties and W&H Properties. The event will
be take place at The Skyscraper Museum from 6:00-8:00 PM. Click here for more information and to order tickets.
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