The Shed
 The Shed Cultural Center , New York |
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| Data | |
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| place | New York City , United States |
| Art |
Cultural center , theater, exhibitions
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| opening | 2019 |
| management |
Alex Poots
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| Website | |
The Shed (German: Der Schuppen ) is a cultural center in the Manhattan borough of New York . It opened in April 2019.
architecture
The building designed by local architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro is reminiscent of a "moving giant membrane". The costs are around 500 million US dollars , most of which were raised by private donors.
history
The Hudson Yards between Tenth Avenue and Eleventh Avenue represent a development of a railway system on the Long Island Rail Road west of Penn Station . Planning began around 2014 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg , a high-rise district was being built on 11 hectares on the Hudson River .
Role of The Shed
There is no permanent art collection. Exhibitions as well as pop culture events should be possible on 7500 square meters and six floors .
reachability
- New York City Subway , Line 7, 34th Street – Hudson Yards Station (IRT Flushing Line)
- New York City Bus: M11, M12
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Antje Stahl: The Shed in the Hudson Yards: Revolution on Wheels . April 25, 2019, ISSN 0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed April 27, 2019]).
- ↑ Hannes Stein: Shed and Vessel: A visit to the Hudson Yards in New York . April 27, 2019 ( welt.de [accessed April 27, 2019]).
- ^ Andreas Robertz: Culture without Commerce. deutschlandfunk.de, April 9, 2019, accessed on April 27, 2019
Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′ 11.5 ″ N , 74 ° 0 ′ 9 ″ W.