Explore East Midtown

On April 22, 2017, Anton Kern Gallery officially opened its doors at 16 East 55th Street. Designed by studioMDA, the six-story townhouse features three floors of exhibition space, with permanent installations by Martino Gamper and Jim Lambie.

Fine art and prints

Central Synagogue is a thriving Reform congregation in Midtown Manhattan, serving 2,600 families and the larger community. Central Synagogue is one of the largest Jewish congregations in North America and the oldest synagogue in New York City in continuous use. Every Friday evening, more than 500 people join for Shabbat worship in their breathtaking Main Sanctuary (a National Landmark) and more than 1,000 virtual visitors join via live streaming.

Dubbed by the Wall Street Journal as New York’s first “mega-shul,” Central Synagogue is one of the largest Jewish congregations in North America and the oldest synagogue in New York City in continuous use.

Seeking to love God above all things and their neighbors as themselves, Christ Church is a United Methodist church serving Midtown East and New York City.

Forum Gallery was founded in New York City in 1961 as a gallery of American figurative art. Among the first artists represented were Raphael Soyer, Chaim Gross, David Levine and Gregory Gillespie. The gallery was a founding member of the Art Dealers Association of America in 1962. From inception, Forum Gallery’s contemporary exhibition program has been augmented by mounting curated, thematic exhibitions of historic importance, in keeping with the gallery’s focus on humanism.

FIAF creates and offers New Yorkers innovative and unique programs in education and the arts that explore the evolving diversity and richness of French cultures. Seeking to generate new ideas and promote cross-cultural dialogue through partnerships and new platforms of expression, they have become one of the largest and most respected centers of French-American activities in the U.S.

For over seventy years, Lillian Nassau has been the first and foremost dealer in the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Tiffany Studios including Tiffany lamps, favrile glass, favrile pottery and metalwork. They also deal in late 19th and early 20th century decorative arts and sculpture, and Mid-Century Modern and Studio furniture and design.

Saehyun Paik is a New York-based abstract artist exploring minimalism through pattern, line, and close tolerance tonal relationships.

The Society of Illustrators’ mission is to promote the art of illustration, to appreciate its history and evolving nature through exhibitions, lectures and education, and to contribute the service of its members to the welfare of the community at large. The Museum of Illustration was established in 1981, and offers year-round themed exhibits, art education programs and annual juried competitions. Their Permanent Collection houses 2,500 pieces that are cataloged for scholarly use and displayed periodically, and In 2012 they created the MoCCA Gallery with a focus on curated exhibits of comic and cartoon art.

Spencer Throckmorton founded Throckmorton Fine Art in 1980 and has become one of the foremost sources for important Latin American Contemporary and Vintage Photography, as well as for antique Pre-Columbian artworks, and Chinese Jade and Antiquities. Throckmorton is unique in its approach to dealing in several categories and for supporting a vigorous exhibition and publishing program for each specialty.