The Bronx Museum Of The Arts Free Admission Wednesday

Free Admission Wednesday at The Bronx Museum of the Arts - see INFO below. The Bronx Museum has an established reputation as a contemporary art museum that strives to serve diverse audiences, including local Bronx families, residents across New York City and the tri-State area, and international tourists. Specifically, the Bronx is one of the most ethnically and socio-economically varied constituencies in U.S., composed largely of Latino and African American populations as well as increasing audiences originally from West Africa and the Caribbean. HISTORY In its first decade, The Bronx Museum of the Arts was housed in the public rotunda of the Bronx County Courthouse located on Grand Concourse and 161st Street. In 1982, it moved five blocks north on the Concourse to 165th street into a former synagogue purchased and donated by the City of New York. As part of the Museum's initiative to expand the scope of its youth and family programs, it began an ambitious capital project to enhance its facility. In February 2004, The Museum began construction on a 16,000 sq. ft. building to the north of the existing facility. Its design by the Miami-based firm Arquitectonica was awarded the Excellence in Design prize by The Art Commission of the City of New York in 2003. The 19 million space opened in October 2006 and features a major gallery, flexible events program spaces, an outdoor terrace, and an entire floor dedicated to education programs and classrooms. More Info below.