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The Noguchi Museum

Dedicated to Isamu Noguchi’s works, and programming with related modern and contemporary artists. 13 galleries and outdoor sculpture garden. Open Wed–Sun.
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Founded in 1985 by Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988), one of the leading sculptors and designers of the twentieth century, The Noguchi Museum was the first museum in America to be founded, designed, and installed by a living artist to show their own work. Widely viewed as among the artist’s greatest achievements, the Museum features an indoor/outdoor sculpture garden and two floors of exhibition space in

a converted factory building. Since its founding, it has served as an international hub for Noguchi research and appreciation. In addition to housing the artist’s archives and the catalogue raisonné of his work, the Museum exhibits a comprehensive selection of sculpture, models for public projects and gardens, dance sets, and his Akari light sculptures. Provocative, frequently-changing installations drawn from the permanent collection, together with diverse special exhibitions, offer a rich, contextualized view of Noguchi’s art and illuminate his enduring influence as a category-defying, multicultural, cross-disciplinary innovator. The Noguchi Museum is located at 9-01 33rd Road (at Vernon Boulevard), Long Island City, New York. It is open Wednesday–Sundays with seasonal hours. General admission is $16; $6 for senior citizens and students with a valid ID. New York City public high-school students, children under 12, and Museum members are admitted free of charge. Admission is free on the first Friday of every month. Public tours in English are available daily at 2 pm. Tours in Spanish and Japanese are offered monthly. 718-204-7088 | www.noguchi.org

06/17/2026

Happy Birthday to Toshiko Takaezu, who was born on this day in 1922.

One of the twentieth-century’s most groundbreaking abstract artists, Toshiko Takaezu (1922–2011) worked in ceramics, weaving, painting, bronze casting, and printmaking. Widely celebrated for her expressively glazed “closed form” ceramics, her works ranged in scale from palm-sized pieces to immersive sculptural environments.

Like Isamu Noguchi—whom she had a close friendship with—Takaezu’s practice drew from historical source material, nature, and personal experiences. Born in Hawai‘i to parents of Okinawan heritage, her multicultural background and deep appreciation for the living environment helped define her boundary-crossing artistic voice.

In 2024, The Noguchi Museum opened ‘Toshiko Takaezu: World’s Within,’ the first nationally touring retrospective of Takaezu’s work in over 20 years. The exhibition is now in its final stop at , the city where Takaezu first began her art education and career. 

The exhibition is on view in Hawai‘i through July 26. Learn more about the presentation at the link in our bio!

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Photos: [1] Toshiko Takaezu with works in Hawai‘i, 1987. Photo: Macario Timbal. Toshiko Takaezu Archives. [2] Toshiko Takaezu at her exhibition ‘Toshiko Takaezu: Potter Weaver,’ Contemporary Art Center of Hawaii, Honolulu, March 22–April 12, 1967. Photo: Charles Okamura. Courtesy Honolulu-Star Advertiser. [3] Toshiko Takaezu with Isamu Noguchi’s sculpture ‘Miharu’ at The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, Long Island City, New York, c. 1980s. Toshiko Takaezu Archives. All images © Family of Toshiko Takaezu

06/16/2026

Isamu Noguchi devised countless projects for New York City—from monumental earthworks and sculptures to playgrounds, plazas, and gardens.

Some of his ideas were dismissed outright; others were developed only to be altered or destroyed years later. But Noguchi never stopped creating, and five of his projects for the city still remain today.

From ‘Red Cube’ in Manhattan to The Noguchi Museum in Queens, here’s a list of the artist’s public works and spaces across New York.

📍Learn more about these projects, and explore a full map of Noguchi’s proposals for the city at noguchi.org (link in bio) or by visiting the exhibition ‘Noguchi’s New York,’ on view through September 13, 2026.

06/10/2026

On second Saturdays in the summer (June 13, July 11, and August 8) admission to The Noguchi Museum is free for Community Day!

This Saturday, June 13, engage with themes of play in the exhibition ‘Noguchi’s New York,’ and join us for drop-in programs including:

🛝 Open Studio (11 am–1 pm)
Families with children of all ages are invited to create artworks inspired by Isamu Noguchi’s playgrounds in the Education Studio (Level C).

🎨 Gallery Kit (2–5 pm)
Visitors of all ages are invited to draw in the museum galleries, taking inspiration from Noguchi’s sculptures ‘Red Cube’ (1968) and ‘Octetra’ (c. 1965).

🚶‍♂️Public Tours
1 pm: Tour in Spanish
2 pm: Tour in English
3 pm: Tour in Japanese
4 pm: Tour in English
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Photos: Reiko Yoo Yanagi, Chanel Matsunami Govreau. ‘Noguchi’s New York’ installation views, featuring Isamu Noguchi’s model for ‘Play Mountain’ (1933) and ‘Octetra (c. 1965). Photos: Nicholas Knight. ©INFGM / ARS

06/03/2026

Throughout the summer, admission to The Noguchi Museum is free with extended hours until 8 pm on the first Friday of every month! 🍃

Join us on Friday, June 5, for an educator-led gallery talk (11:30 am–12:30 pm), public tours in Spanish (1–2 pm) and English (2–3 pm) and art-making activities (3–5 pm).

🔗 Advance registration is not required. Learn more about Free First Fridays and plan a visit at the link in our bio.
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[1] Isamu Noguchi, ‘Core,’ 1978. Basalt. Photo: Nicholas Knight. [2-3] Photos: Chanel Matsunami Govreau, Reiko Yoo Yanagi. ©INFGM / ARS

05/29/2026

“I like to think of playgrounds as a primer of shapes and functions; simple, mysterious, and evocative: thus educational.” – Isamu Noguchi

Created for the exhibition ‘Noguchi’s New York,’ this hand-painted animation by .western is inspired by Noguchi’s 1941 models for playground equipment.

Noguchi presented these play structures to the New York City parks department hoping that they would be both fun and educational. The multiple-length swings, for instance, could teach a child that “the rate of swing is determined by the length of the pendulum.”

Although the designs were more in line with conventional playgrounds promoted by Parks Commissioner Robert Moses, they were still considered too experimental and potentially dangerous to be built.

🛝 Learn more about Noguchi’s unrealized playground designs and see five animated films on view in ‘Noguchi’s New York,’ through September 13, 2026.
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[1] Animated film inspired by Isamu Noguchi’s ‘Playground Equipment,’ 2026. Vinyl emulsion on celluloid, 27 sec. Directed by Nicolas Ménard & Jack Cunningham, Eastend Western.
[2] Isamu Noguchi, models for ‘Playground Equipment,’ 1941.
[3] Installation view, ‘Noguchi’s New York.’ Photo: Nicholas Knight. ©INFGM / ARS

05/22/2026

In connection with AAPINH heritage month, learn about the art, life, and legacy of Isamu Noguchi! Join us this weekend for:

🎨 Educator talk + Workshop at the Queens Public Library Whitestone branch
Friday, May 22, 2–3 pm

Join a Noguchi Museum Educator for an informal talk followed by hands-on art making exploring Noguchi’s sculptures, designs, public artworks, and playscapes around the world. Registration at the library is recommended, capacity limited. Adults and families (children ages 12+) welcome.

🖼️Public Tour in Mandarin Chinese at The Noguchi Museum
Sunday, May 24, 3–4 pm

Public tours in Mandarin Chinese with take place monthly on select Sundays at 3 pm. Tours are approximately one hour long, are conversational, and explore the Museum’s collection and exhibitions while introducing Noguchi’s life and vision. Free with admission, advance registration is not required.

🔗 Learn more about upcoming programs at the link in our bio!
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Images: Isamu Noguchi with sculptures in his Long Island City studio, c. 1960s. The Noguchi Museum Archives, 03885. Photo: Martha Swope. Public tour in Mandarin Chinese at The Noguchi Museum. Photo: Reiko Yoo Yanagi. (.y_) ©INFGM / ARS

05/21/2026

Enjoy the warm glow of Isamu Noguchi’s Akari light sculptures. 🌟

From May 27–31, Noguchi Museum members save 20% on in-stock Akari, publications, and select design works online and at The Noguchi Museum Shop.

Become a member to take part in this annual sale and enjoy additional benefits including unlimited free Museum admission, invitations to exclusive events, and a 10% discount in the Shop year-round.

Your membership and purchases directly support the Museum’s exhibitions and programs.

🔗Join today at the link in our bio!
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The Noguchi Museum Shop. ©INFGM / ARS

05/13/2026

NYC teens: Grab your friends and take over the this Friday for Teens Take The Met!

From 4–8 pm, The Met is free and open for teens 13+ with a middle or high school ID. Drop in for art-making, performances, music, and more.

📍Find The Noguchi Museum’s table in gallery 209 of The Met’s Asian Art collection to learn about Isamu Noguchi’s artwork and participate in a special sculpting activity.

🖼️ Interested in other teen opportunities? Apply by May 31 for Making Your Mark, a paid studio art-making intensive for rising 11th and 12th grade high-school students this summer at The Noguchi Museum.

🔗 Learn more about both programs at the link in our bio.
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[1] Poster courtesy of . [2] Students participating in Making Your Mark at The Noguchi Museum. Photo: Saya Hashimoto.

05/11/2026

41 years ago today, The Noguchi Museum opened to the public.

In his later years, Isamu Noguchi was thinking deeply about the full scope of his work and legacy. Seeking independence from traditional museum models and the pressures of the market-driven art world, Noguchi decided to establish his own museum across the street from his studio in Long Island City. He envisioned it not only as a repository of his work, but also as a living resource—a place where visitors could gather, reflect, and learn.

Four decades later, the Museum remains one of Noguchi’s greatest sculpted environments.

It also embodies Noguchi’s effort to sculpt New York into a more humane, natural space for connection and creativity. For an artist whose civic ambitions were often blocked by New York city planner Robert Moses, who scorned Noguchi’s unconventional plans, the Museum’s opening represented a triumph over city politics.

Asked how he felt about the achievement, Noguchi replied, “I feel I’ve outsmarted Mr. Moses, is what I feel.”

📸 The above 1985 photographs of The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum (now known as The Noguchi Museum) by Shigeo Anzai are currently on view in the exhibition ‘Noguchi’s New York,’ through September 13, 2026.

🔗 Learn more and plan a visit at the link in our bio.
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The Noguchi Museum Archives. ©INFGM / ARS

05/07/2026

Looking for ways to celebrate Mother’s Day? Join our upcoming stroller tour and enjoy a morning in the blooming sculpture garden! 🌸

🗓️ On Wednesday, May 13, from 10:30–11:30 am, parents of newborn babies 0–12 months are invited to a stroller or carrier-friendly tour at The Noguchi Museum.

Led by , each tour begins with time in the galleries to learn about Isamu Noguchi’s life and artwork, and ends in the Museum’s Education Studio with unstructured time to connect with other families and engage babies through music and sensory activities. Stroller tours are recommended for babies who are not yet mobile.

🔗 Register for the tour and learn more about upcoming family programs at the link in our bio.
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Photos: Reiko Yoo Yanagi, Salvador Espinoza. ©INFGM / ARS

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9-01 33rd Road (At Vernon Blvd)
Long Island City, NY
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Thursday	11am - 6pm
Friday	11am - 6pm
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