Bard Graduate Center, galleria d’arte statunitense
Bard Graduate Center is an art gallery and educational institution in Manhattan that focuses on studying objects, design, and art history. The building is a six-story townhouse on West 86th Street that contains a gallery, academic spaces, and a library.
The center was established in 1993 and is part of Bard College based outside the city. It grew to become a leading institution for studying decorative arts, materials, and design history with a focus on American objects and New York material culture.
The center explores how objects and designs tell the stories of people and their cultures across different times and places. Visitors can observe exhibitions that present everyday items like furniture, textiles, and crafts that reveal what life was like and what mattered to people in the past.
Visitors can attend free gallery exhibitions, lectures, and seminars that usually take place in the evening and are led by experts. The best time to visit is during spring events when the center is particularly active and offers more gallery tours.
One distinctive feature is Materials Days, when students learn hands-on how objects like glass, fabrics, and furniture are made. This direct experience helps visitors understand the crafts and techniques behind the items on display in the gallery.
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