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Current Exhibitions
Cover photograph for Junior Bazaar by Gene Fenn, October 1944. Picture of blond girl with object...
Noguchi: Body-Space Devices
Through May 3, 2020
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release
Through March 8, 2020
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release dancers performing.
Model for Contoured Playground, with original equipment attachments, 1941. Plaster and steel. Photo:...
In Search of Contoured Playground
Through February 2, 2020
Models for Spaces
Through February 2, 2020
Isamu Noguchi, Model for Memorial to Buddha on the 2500th Anniversary of Buddha’s Paranamnirvana,...

Events

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Children sitting on the floor around Isamu Noguchi’s sculpture 'This Earth This Passage'
Families, Art for Families

Art for Families | Gallery Walk: Find Your Friends

10:30 am-12:30 pm
For families with children ages 5-11. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Register Now
America/New_York 01/25/2020 10:30 AM 01/25/2020 12:30 PM Art for Families | Gallery Walk: Find Your Friends Engage with your children in discussions about art in our galleries, and work together or individually to make your own works of art.This program is for families with children ages 5–11. Space is limited… The Noguchi Museum
Dancers performing on top of Noguchi's Play Sculpture
Performance

Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release

1:30 pm-2:30 pm
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.
America/New_York 01/25/2020 01:30 PM 01/25/2020 02:30 PM Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release The Noguchi Museum’s collection installation Noguchi: Body-Space Devices is reconfigured as a set for Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release, a performance-based collaboration with artist Brendan Fernandes… The Noguchi Museum
Dancers performing on top of Noguchi's Play Sculpture
Performance

Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release

3 pm-4 pm
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.
America/New_York 01/25/2020 03:00 PM 01/25/2020 04:00 PM Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release The Noguchi Museum’s collection installation Noguchi: Body-Space Devices is reconfigured as a set for Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release, a performance-based collaboration with artist Brendan Fernandes… The Noguchi Museum

Sunday, January 26, 2020

Family participating in a program at The Noguchi Museum.
Families, Art for Tots

Art for Tots | Line, Line: Redesign

10:30 am-11:45 am
For families with children ages 2-4. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
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America/New_York 01/26/2020 10:30 AM 01/26/2020 11:45 AM Art for Tots | Line, Line: Redesign Learn strategies for engaging your child during museum visits while exploring art materials and the Noguchi Museum galleries as a family.This program is for families with children ages 2–4. Space is limited… The Noguchi Museum

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Dancers performing among interlocking sculptures by Isamu Noguchi
Performance

Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release

1:30 pm-2:30 pm
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.
America/New_York 02/01/2020 01:30 PM 02/01/2020 02:30 PM Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release The Noguchi Museum’s collection installation Noguchi: Body-Space Devices is reconfigured as a set for Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release, a performance-based collaboration with artist Brendan Fernandes… The Noguchi Museum
Training device by Brendan Fernandes, an abstract wooden rocking chair inspired by Isamu Noguchi’s...
Talks

Center of Attention: Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release

3 pm-4 pm
Join a museum educator in the galleries and discuss the Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release performance as it takes place.
America/New_York 02/01/2020 03:00 PM 02/01/2020 04:00 PM Center of Attention: Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release Visitors are invited to join a discussion focused on the Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release performance. Join a museum educator in the galleries and discuss the performance as it takes place. Free… The Noguchi Museum
Dancers performing among interlocking sculptures by Isamu Noguchi
Performance

Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release

3 pm-4 pm
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.
America/New_York 02/01/2020 03:00 PM 02/01/2020 04:00 PM Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release The Noguchi Museum’s collection installation Noguchi: Body-Space Devices is reconfigured as a set for Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release, a performance-based collaboration with artist Brendan Fernandes… The Noguchi Museum

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Water swirled with black ink as part of the paper marbling process
Families, Open Studio

Open Studio: Marbling

11 am-1 pm
Families with children ages 2–11 are invited to explore the galleries and participate in art-making activities in the studio.
America/New_York 02/02/2020 11:00 AM 02/02/2020 01:00 PM Open Studio: Marbling Families with children ages 2–11 are invited to explore the galleries and participate in art-making activities in the studio. No registration is required for this drop-in program, offered the first Sunday… The Noguchi Museum

Saturday, February 8, 2020

Young child working with clay in the Noguchi Museum education studio
Families, Art for Tots

Art for Tots | Art on Display: Clay Day

10:30 am-11:45 am
For families with children ages 2-4. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Register Now
America/New_York 02/08/2020 10:30 AM 02/08/2020 11:45 AM Art for Tots | Art on Display: Clay Day Learn strategies for engaging your child during museum visits while exploring art materials and the Noguchi Museum galleries as a family.This program is for families with children ages 2–4. Space is limited… The Noguchi Museum
Isamu Noguchi and Peter Carlson kneel beside large galvanized steel sculpture, inspecting one of...
Workshop

Hands-On at Noguchi: Sheet Metal Pendants

1 pm-5 pm
Learn about Isamu Noguchi’s approach to working with metal, then handcraft a pendant in the studio with jewelry designer Marjorie Victor.
America/New_York 02/08/2020 01:00 PM 02/08/2020 05:00 PM Hands-On at Noguchi: Sheet Metal Pendants Isamu Noguchi said, “Industrial process has its own secret nature—its own entropy, its own cycle of birth and dissolution…” Noguchi worked directly with metal, just as he worked directly with stone, to… The Noguchi Museum
View of Isamu Noguchi’s Rocker and other set elements for Martha Graham's Appalachian Spring, with...
Performance

Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release

1:30 pm-2:30 pm
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.
America/New_York 02/08/2020 01:30 PM 02/08/2020 02:30 PM Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release The Noguchi Museum’s collection installation Noguchi: Body-Space Devices is reconfigured as a set for Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release, a performance-based collaboration with artist Brendan Fernandes… The Noguchi Museum
View of Isamu Noguchi’s Rocker and other set elements for Martha Graham's Appalachian Spring, with...
Performance

Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release

3 pm-4 pm
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.
America/New_York 02/08/2020 03:00 PM 02/08/2020 04:00 PM Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release The Noguchi Museum’s collection installation Noguchi: Body-Space Devices is reconfigured as a set for Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release, a performance-based collaboration with artist Brendan Fernandes… The Noguchi Museum

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Children sitting on the floor around Isamu Noguchi’s sculpture 'This Earth This Passage'
Families, Art for Families

Art for Families | Gallery Walk: Find Your Friends

10:30 am-12:30 pm
For families with children ages 5-11. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Register Now
America/New_York 02/09/2020 10:30 AM 02/09/2020 12:30 PM Art for Families | Gallery Walk: Find Your Friends Engage with your children in discussions about art in our galleries, and work together or individually to make your own works of art.This program is for families with children ages 5–11. Space is limited… The Noguchi Museum

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Child stamps with inked bubblewrap on paper while her caregiver looks on
Families, Art for Families

Art for Families | Defiant Art: Break the Rules

10:30 am-12:30 pm
For families with children ages 5-11. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Register Now
America/New_York 02/15/2020 10:30 AM 02/15/2020 12:30 PM Art for Families | Defiant Art: Break the Rules Engage with your children in discussions about art in our galleries, and work together or individually to make your own works of art.This program is for families with children ages 5–11. Space is limited… The Noguchi Museum
80 20190910 Brendan Fernandes Contract And Release Noguchi Museum 1 1 Photo By Sara Luckey INFGM ARS
Performance

Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release

1:30 pm-2:30 pm
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.
America/New_York 02/15/2020 01:30 PM 02/15/2020 02:30 PM Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release The Noguchi Museum’s collection installation Noguchi: Body-Space Devices is reconfigured as a set for Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release, a performance-based collaboration with artist Brendan Fernandes… The Noguchi Museum
80 20190910 Brendan Fernandes Contract And Release Noguchi Museum 1 1 Photo By Sara Luckey INFGM ARS
Performance

Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release

3 pm-4 pm
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.
America/New_York 02/15/2020 03:00 PM 02/15/2020 04:00 PM Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release The Noguchi Museum’s collection installation Noguchi: Body-Space Devices is reconfigured as a set for Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release, a performance-based collaboration with artist Brendan Fernandes… The Noguchi Museum

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Young child working with clay in the Noguchi Museum education studio
Families, Art for Tots

Art for Tots | Art on Display: Clay Day

10:30 am-11:45 am
For families with children ages 2-4. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Register Now
America/New_York 02/16/2020 10:30 AM 02/16/2020 11:45 AM Art for Tots | Art on Display: Clay Day Learn strategies for engaging your child during museum visits while exploring art materials and the Noguchi Museum galleries as a family.This program is for families with children ages 2–4. Space is limited… The Noguchi Museum

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Young children running and jumping on bubblewrap and cushioned carpet in the Noguchi Museum studio
Families, Art for Tots

Art for Tots | Set the Stage: Dance, Dance, Dance

10:30 am-11:45 am
For families with children ages 2-4. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Register Now
America/New_York 02/22/2020 10:30 AM 02/22/2020 11:45 AM Art for Tots | Set the Stage: Dance, Dance, Dance Learn strategies for engaging your child during museum visits while exploring art materials and the Noguchi Museum galleries as a family.This program is for families with children ages 2–4. Space is limited… The Noguchi Museum
Dancers performing among interlocking sculptures by Isamu Noguchi
Performance

Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release

1:30 pm-2:30 pm
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.
America/New_York 02/22/2020 01:30 PM 02/22/2020 02:30 PM Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release The Noguchi Museum’s collection installation Noguchi: Body-Space Devices is reconfigured as a set for Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release, a performance-based collaboration with artist Brendan Fernandes… The Noguchi Museum
Dancers performing among interlocking sculptures by Isamu Noguchi
Performance

Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release

3 pm-4 pm
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.
America/New_York 02/22/2020 03:00 PM 02/22/2020 04:00 PM Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release The Noguchi Museum’s collection installation Noguchi: Body-Space Devices is reconfigured as a set for Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release, a performance-based collaboration with artist Brendan Fernandes… The Noguchi Museum

Sunday, February 23, 2020

Child making art with large cardboard tubes in the Noguchi Museum education studio
Families, Art for Families

Art for Families | Defiant Art: Break the Rules

10:30 am-12:30 pm
For families with children ages 5-11. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Register Now
America/New_York 02/23/2020 10:30 AM 02/23/2020 12:30 PM Art for Families | Defiant Art: Break the Rules Engage with your children in discussions about art in our galleries, and work together or individually to make your own works of art.This program is for families with children ages 5–11. Space is limited… The Noguchi Museum

Saturday, February 29, 2020

Dancer performing with rocking chair-like training device by Brendan Fernandes
Performance

Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release

1:30 pm-2:30 pm
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.
America/New_York 02/29/2020 01:30 PM 02/29/2020 02:30 PM Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release The Noguchi Museum’s collection installation Noguchi: Body-Space Devices is reconfigured as a set for Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release, a performance-based collaboration with artist Brendan Fernandes… The Noguchi Museum
Dancer performing with rocking chair-like training device by Brendan Fernandes
Performance

Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release

3 pm-4 pm
Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.
America/New_York 02/29/2020 03:00 PM 02/29/2020 04:00 PM Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release The Noguchi Museum’s collection installation Noguchi: Body-Space Devices is reconfigured as a set for Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release, a performance-based collaboration with artist Brendan Fernandes… The Noguchi Museum

Sunday, March 1, 2020

Families working with plaster in the education studio
Families, Open Studio

Open Studio: Plaster

11 am-1 pm
Families with children ages 2–11 are invited to explore the galleries and participate in art-making activities in the studio.
America/New_York 03/01/2020 11:00 AM 03/01/2020 01:00 PM Open Studio: Plaster Families with children ages 2–11 are invited to explore the galleries and participate in art-making activities in the studio. No registration is required for this drop-in program, offered the first Sunday… The Noguchi Museum

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Child laughing as she makes colorful prints with wood blocks in the Noguchi Museum studio with...
Families, Art for Families

Art for Families | Defiant Art: Break the Rules

10:30 am-12:30 pm
For families with children ages 5-11. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Register Now
America/New_York 03/07/2020 10:30 AM 03/07/2020 12:30 PM Art for Families | Defiant Art: Break the Rules Engage with your children in discussions about art in our galleries, and work together or individually to make your own works of art.This program is for families with children ages 5–11. Space is limited… The Noguchi Museum

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Young children running and jumping on bubblewrap and cushioned carpet in the Noguchi Museum studio
Families, Art for Tots

Art for Tots | Set the Stage: Dance, Dance, Dance

10:30 am-11:45 am
For families with children ages 2-4. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Register Now
America/New_York 03/08/2020 10:30 AM 03/08/2020 11:45 AM Art for Tots | Set the Stage: Dance, Dance, Dance Learn strategies for engaging your child during museum visits while exploring art materials and the Noguchi Museum galleries as a family.This program is for families with children ages 2–4. Space is limited… The Noguchi Museum
Plaster model with tall column element, short bird-like element, and human figure for scale
Talks

Center of Attention: Composition for Arrivals Building, Idlewild Airport

3:30 pm-4:30 pm
Join a discussion focused on Isamu Noguchi’s Composition for Arrivals Building, Idlewild Airport, c. 1956–58.
America/New_York 03/08/2020 03:30 PM 03/08/2020 04:30 PM Center of Attention: Composition for Arrivals Building, Idlewild Airport Join a discussion focused on Isamu Noguchi’s Composition for Arrivals Building, Idlewild Airport, c. 1956–58, as part of an exhibition that includes related models, maquettes, architectural plans, and… The Noguchi Museum

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Hands-On participant carving stone in the education studio
Workshop

Hands-On at Noguchi: Shaping Soft Stone

1 pm-5 pm
Learn about Isamu Noguchi’s artistic process, then explore techniques for carving soft stone in the studio.
America/New_York 03/15/2020 01:00 PM 03/15/2020 05:00 PM Hands-On at Noguchi: Shaping Soft Stone In the mid-1960s Isamu Noguchi began working spontaneously with stone, embracing the unforeseen consequences of his process. He wrote, “Carving follows the possibilities inherent to the stone.” Learn… The Noguchi Museum
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