Chelsea Contemporary Art Tour With NYC Professional Art Critic - New York City

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Key Details

  • Mobile Voucher Accepted
  • Hotel pickup Available
  • Duration: 2 Hrs
  • Language:
    English
  • Departure Time :
    11am, 2pm, 4pm
  • Return Details :
    • Check your Viator messages in the week prior to the tour for the exact meeting location
  • Cancellation Policy :
    This activity is non-refundable Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

Overview

Your accredited tour guide is a local professional art critic, writer and college instructor. She has created and led tours for over fifteen years in New York's galleries and museums and will take you to the most talked-about exhibitions of the moment. In our small group, you can ask questions and share observations while your guide fills in background info on the on the best shows in New York City!

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On this 2-hour tour, youll visit approximately seven of the most important contemporary art gallery shows of the moment, seeing and discussing artwork in variety of media. Exhibitions change every five to six weeks, so there is always something new to see. Your itinerary will include a range of mega-galleries and smaller space showing artwork by nationally and internationally acclaimed artists.

Itinerary:


On this 2-hour tour, you’ll visit approximately seven of the most important contemporary art gallery shows of the moment, seeing and discussing artwork in variety of media. Exhibitions change every five to six weeks, so there is always something new to see. Your itinerary will include a range of mega-galleries and smaller space showing artwork by nationally and internationally acclaimed artists.

Inclusions

  • Local tour guide
  • All taxes and fees

Exclusions

  • Gratuities

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Tours take place rain or shine and meet in a different gallery for each tour. A message with the meeting location will be sent prior to the tour.

Your tour guide is licensed by New York City's Department of Consumer Affairs as a tour guide and is a member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA USA).

Some galleries have stairs. Please let us know in advance if you need to avoid stairs so we can make sure the itinerary is accessible.

Travelers should be able to stand and walk for two hours. Seating is usually not available.

Traveler Reviews

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  • 23-Jul-2023

    This was the kind of experience we had hoped for. Our guide Merrily was knowledgeable experienced and insightful. She provided essential background on the lives and work of the artists we viewed. We highly recommend her tour and will go again on our next trip to NYC.

  • 29-Jun-2023

    The tour was an immersive and educational experience, more than we expected. Merrily is very knowledgeable and covered so many related topics (biographies, local history, art finances and more) which gave us the opportunity to really connect to what we saw. The choice of artists and galleries gave an intelligent picture of whats going on. Thanks Merrily!

  • 03-Jun-2023

    We had a great time with Merrily touring some galleries in Chelsea. She communicated well prior to the tour and was well prepared, not just sharing with us about the works we saw but also supplemental information on her tablet. It's possible we might have found the same galleries on our own (although not without a lot of research I suspect), but without context that Merrily provided we would not have enjoyed them nearly as well.

  • 12-May-2023

    The galleries were interesting and diverse. It would be good to get more in-depth explanations about the art

  • 23-Mar-2023

    Saw 7 modern art exhibits in Chelsea and learned about the art world. Fantastic guide. Knowledgeable and helpful. She knew the topic extremely well.

  • 30-Apr-2022

    It is very interesting selection of galleries and art work which I wouldn’t have discovered myself. Explaining by using comparison with other artists

  • 12-Nov-2021

    Quality and diverse content in quality galleries. A good way to appreciate the art scene in NYC. Thank you.

  • 04-Mar-2020

    Very well run, Merrily selects the most important and interesting exhibitions of Chelsea. She gives you insights about every artist and is able to explain the importance and meaning of every exhibition giving them a whole new perspective. Highly recommend this tour!

  • 01-Feb-2020

    Merrily gave us an enriching, entertaining and most welcome tour of select Chelsea art galleries. The introductions to the work of the particular artists and galleries were well planned and thoughtful in scope. On our next visit we will do another tour with Merrily.

  • 31-Jan-2020

    Our guide, Merrily, had thoroughly researched each gallery and artist before compiling a list of places to visit. Walking through the galleries unguided would have been pleasant in itself, but the added insight about each artist was a huge bonus and it made the experience so much more enjoyable!

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