News

FOR THE PRESS

Current press releases, as well as background information on the Armory, are available below. If you are a member of the media and would like more information about the Armory restoration, please contact us.

Park Avenue Armory And Art Dealers Association Of America Announce Site-Specific Installations In Armory’s Historic Interiors

Commission Celebrates Ongoing Revitalization of Park Avenue Armory and Marks 20th Anniversary of The Art Show
NEW YORK, January 11, 2008 — Park Avenue Armory in association with the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) announced today that three artists have been commissioned to create site-specific works for the Armory’s historic rooms. The artists, selected […]

Artists Selected For 2008 Whitney Biennial, Opening March 6

New York, November 16, 2007 — The curatorial team for the 2008 Whitney Biennial has selected 81 artists for the exhibition, which opens at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street, on March 6, and runs through June 1, 2008. Since its founding in 1932, the Biennial has […]

Lincoln Center Festival in association with the Park Avenue Armory 2008

“A knuckle-whitening ride through a thrilling tale,” proclaimed the Financial Times (London) about Die Soldaten, the landmark opera production coming this July to Lincoln Center Festival 2008 in association with the Park Avenue armory. The Armory is a fitting setting for this not-to-be-missed site-specific work that raises important and timely questions about the casualties […]

Park Avenue Armory Completes First Restoration Project

Removal of Over a Century of Dirt and Grime Reveals Much About Original Artists and Materials

New York, NY, TK, 2007—The Park Avenue Armory announced today that after nine months, its first restoration project has been completed, revealing much about the building’s original design and character. It was discovered during conservation that the 1,600 lbs., six-inch […]

Art Production Fund and the Park Avenue Armory are proud to present Aaron Young’s Installation Greeting Card

For his first ever public exhibition in NYC, Young will paint 288 panels of plywood in alternating colors of red, pink, orange and yellow fluorescent, finishing with an opaque coat of black paint to conceal the bright layers underneath. These boards will then be laid out on the massive Drill Hall floor, forming a […]

IN THE NEWS

Links to recent articles on the Armory are available below.

A New Era for Manhattan’s Seventh Regiment Armory By Laura Beach - Article Courtesy of Antiques and the Arts Weekly. Newton, CT
Her 'To Die For' Projects Include Times Square and the Seventh Regiment Armory Article by Pranay Gupte - The NewYork Sun, March 9, 2006
The East Side's Old Fort Published in the New York Times, March 21, 1998
One Armory for All? By Robin Pogrebin - New York Times, January 21, 2006
After Test Runs, an Armory Is Ready to Declare, ‘Artists, Start Your Engines’ By Carol Vogel, The New York Times, September 17, 2007
Art in Review, Aaron Young, Greeting Card By Roberta Smith, The New York Times, September 21, 2007
Infusing New Life Into A Fabled Armory By Wendy Moonan, The New York Times, October 5, 2007
Whitney Biennial Stretches to Armory By Carol Vogel, The New York Times, November 16, 2007

COMMUNITY NEWS

An important component of the Armory’s revitalization is its ongoing relationship with the surrounding neighborhood and community. The Conservancy will re-establish the Armory as a vibrant cultural venue and an asset to the Upper East Side community. In the short-term, our plan to restore the building includes:

Working with the Horticultural Society to improve the planting beds surrounding the Armory
Employing a member of the Doe Fund to maintain the building’s perimeter
Instituting a Traffic Management Plan on Park Avenue for benefit preview nights, and on Lexington Avenue on loading days
Working to restrict the use of city-owned air rights, preventing the erection of a tower over the Armory or the transference of rights to another site