Neue Galerie

The Neue Galerie New York (German: "New Gallery") is a museum of early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design located at 86th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City. It is one of the most recent additions to New York City's famed Museum Mile, which runs from 83rd to 105th streets on Fifth Avenue in the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

The museum was first conceived by two close friends, art dealer Serge Sabarsky and entrepreneur and philanthropist Ronald S. Lauder. The two men met in 1967, just before Sabarsky opened his first gallery. The Serge Sabarsky Gallery opened at 987 Madison Avenue in 1968, and almost immediately earned a reputation as New York’s leading gallery for Austrian and German Expressionist art. Lauder was a frequent visitor and client. Both Sabarsky and Lauder enjoyed a passionate commitment to the art of this period, and they dreamed of someday opening a museum to showcase the very best of this work. When Sabarsky died in 1996, Lauder chose to carry on the task of creating Neue Galerie New York, as a tribute to his friend.

The collection of the Neue Galerie is divided into two sections. The second floor of the museum houses works of fine art and decorative art from early twentieth-century Austria, including paintings by Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, and Egon Schiele and decorative objects by the artisans of the Wiener Werkstaette and their contemporaries. The third floor exhibits various German works from the same era, including art movements such as Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), Die Brücke (The Bridge), and the Bauhaus. Featured artists on this floor include Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Lyonel Feininger, Otto Dix, and George Grosz.

The museum also contains a bookstore, design shop, and two Viennese cafés, "Café Sabarsky" and "Café Fledermaus", both of which are operated by restaurateur Kurt Gutenbrunner.

The museum is housed in an elegant Louis XIII/Beaux-Arts structure located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 86th Street. Commissioned by industrialist William Starr Miller in 1914 from the New York-based architecture firm Carrère and Hastings, it was subsequently occupied by Grace Vanderbilt, the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III, and then by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research before being purchased by Lauder and Sabarsky in 1994. The building was fully renovated by German architect Annabelle Selldorf and restored to its original state before the Neue Galerie opened on November 16, 2001.

In 2006, Lauder purchased Klimt's painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I from Maria Altmann on behalf of the Neue Galerie. Citing a confidentiality agreement, Lauder would only confirm that the purchase price was more than the last record price of $104.2 million US for Picasso's 1905 Boy With a Pipe. The press reported the price for the Klimt at US$135 million, which would make it at that time the most expensive painting ever sold. It has been on display at the museum since July 2006.

Past Exhibitions

Gustav Klimt: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections opened October 18, 2007, and ran until June 30, 2008 and it filled all the gallery spaces in the museum. Featuring highlights from the private collections of the museum's cofounders, it was comprised of 8 paintings and over 120 works on paper by the Austrian avant-garde artist Gustav Klimt. The show also included an installation of the original furniture from the receiving parlor of Klimt’s studio at Josefstädter Strasse 21, and a recreation of Klimt’s masterpiece, the Beethoven Frieze. </br>

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Berlin Street Scene opened July 26, 2007, and ran until September 17, 2007. It was an exhibition focusing on a painting by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, which was restituted in November 2006 and which joined the collection of the Neue Galerie at the beginning of the summer of 2007. In addition to Berlin Street Scene, the exhibition featured a Kirchner sculpture, Standing Girl, Karyatide (1909-10), as well as a selection of paintings and works on paper that survey Berlin during the period; by Kirchner, Otto Dix, George Grosz, and Christian Schad.

Van Gogh and Expressionism opened March 22, 2007, and ran until July 2, 2007. It explored the crucial influence of Vincent van Gogh on German and Austrian Expressionism. More than 80 paintings and drawings were on view, including a number of major canvases by Van Gogh, as well as important paintings by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka, Alexej von Jawlensky, Franz Marc, Wassily Kandinsky, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Emil Nolde, and others. This exhibition, organized by curator Jill Lloyd, the well-known scholar of Expressionism, filled all the gallery spaces in the museum.

Basic Information

Location: 1048 Fifth Avenue (at 86th Street), New York, NY 10028

Museum Hours: Thursday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closed Tuesday and Wednesday)
Book Store and Design Shop Hours: Wednesday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closed Tuesday)
Café Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (closed Tuesday)

Admission: $15 regular admission, $10 seniors and students

Please note that children under 12 are not admitted. Those aged 12-16 must be accompanied by an adult.

See also

  • List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City

References

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Ishe R.
10 January 2017
Great collection of paintings and sketches from Gustav Klimt in an special exhibition. Upstairs there's a collection of challenging art pieces. It's a building with lots of character & a cozy coffee!
Eshrefe Shehu
12 February 2016
A cozy little museum with great art hanging on it's walls. Feel the stunningness of the Portrait of Adele. Don't wait for the ticketfree first friday of the month. Enjoy the pay as you wish admission.
Siobhán
19 November 2017
Whenever I go, the line tends to be really long, but the museum is small and amazing plus it's only for adults and has some incredible things to see. And if they have a Klimt exhibit on, it's a must.
N Avedis
21 October 2018
Going to Neue Galerie was a treat. Stopping by Cafe Sebarsky afterwards is a must. Try the cheese pastry with vanilla syrup and the beet salad!
Carolyn B.
11 February 2017
This is the premiere showcase in NYC for German and Austrian artworks. The Galerie is owned by Ronald Lauder (of the cosmetics empire), and it is a treasure. There is a cafe and a bookstore as well.
The Ritz-Carlton
11 March 2015
The Neue Galerie features early twentieth century German and Austrian art and design and has a feel of a residence rather than a museum. It also houses Cafe Sabarsky, a Viennese coffee house.
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