MTA Arts & Design

10 Secrets of the Brooklyn Subway
The New York City subway officially opened in October 1904 with the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) line, which initially ran

5 Eye-Catching Art Installations at Grand Central Madison
The MTA arts collection just got bigger! New public art installations by famous names such as Yayoi Kusama and Kiki

Sneak Peek: Stunning New Art Revealed for Grand Central Madison
The MTA arts collection just got bigger! New public art installations by famous names such as Yayoi Kusama and Kiki

Top 10 Secrets of the Brooklyn Subway
The New York City subway officially opened in October 1904 with the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) line, which initially ran

Digital Memorial in NYC Subway Honors MTA Workers Lost to COVID-19
New York City was hard hit in the early days of the pandemic. Essential workers all around the city continued

New Exhibit In Midtown Subway Station Showcases Graphic Design of NYC Transit System
Inside the 5th Avenue-53rd Street subway station, a new site-specific exhibit showcases the connection between modern art and the graphic

Subtle Mosaic Art in Subway Pays Tribute to Lost Penn Station
The redesigned entrance into the 34th Street-Penn Station subway station (on the 1/2/3 lines) opened to little fanfare

There are Hidden Question Marks in the Subway Station at Museum of Natural History 81st Street
The coelacanth (latimeria chalumnae) was thought to have gone extinct tens of millions of years ago. Considered a “living fossil,

6 New Art Installations in the NYC Subway to Check Out
While the New York City subway tumbles along as one of the oldest public transit systems in the world, in

Cortlandt Street Station at World Trade Center Reopens For First Time Since 9/11
Today at noon, the Cortlandt Street subway station at World Trade Center servicing the 1 line re-opened to riders for

New York Dreaming Video at Fulton Center Shows NYC in Kaleidoscope
A new large scale video installation from MTA Arts & Design has been unveiled at Fulton Center, showing New York

Remnants of 1904 Union Square Subway Station Hidden in Plain Sight
Many of Untapped Cities’ writers and photographers revel in accessing New York City’s off-limits spots, but often, incredible remnants