Initiated in 1991 by artist Laurie Parsons, in collaboration with the New Museum’s Education, Security, and Admissions staff, The Security and Admissions Project began as an interpersonal artwork which encouraged informal dialogue with visitors, enhanced the educational content of exhibitions, and...

Black to the Future: A Series on Contemporary African-American Aesthetics was a three-program series exploring issues of racial identity, presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Robert Colescott: A Retrospective." Organized by Kellie Jones, Visual Arts Director at the Jamaica ArtsCenter, the...

On December 1, 1989, coinciding with the World Health Organization’s second annual World AIDS Day, the New Museum, along with cultural institutions throughout New York, participated in the first annual Day Without Art, organized by Visual AIDS. In commemoration of the devastation of the health...

Documentary Sources in Contemporary Art is a series of critical anthologies, originally launched by New Museum in 1984.  These publications, which have introduced key theoretical positions and current cultural perspectives, have become standard reference books in the field, indispensable...

Speakers' Choice was a lecture series in which artists, art critics, writers, and art dealers from varied backgrounds spoke on a topic of their choice. Topics selected by the lecturers covered a broad range of subjects from music to politics and the influence of the media. The first series, Artists...

In January 1983, the New Museum instituted WorkSpace, an experimental exhibition format that functioned as an intermediary between the artist’s studio and the museum gallery, providing an intimate glimpse into the artists’ creative process as the works evolved. Artists were invited to develop the...