New York Gallery Tours is a leading company in NYC that has been offering art tours for over 13 years as well as educational support that helps teach artists and potential curators more about cutting-edge exhibits and setting up art tours.
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All courses are held at 155 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, NY unless indicated.
New York City is the world’s center for contemporary art, with over 600 galleries, and New York Gallery Tours has been leading tours for over 13 years.
For our daytime tours we select the most extraordinary cutting-edge art exhibits, and on our evening tours we visit festive gallery openings that have the best advance buzz. With hundreds of gallery contacts, we also help artists find gallery representation.
Our most frequent tours take place in Chelsea, with its 300 galleries, plus we offer special tours in Soho, Lower East Side, Upper East Side, and Midtown. For each tour, our director selects the most fascinating and varied exhibits for you to explore — the newest in painting, sculpture, electronic media and photography, by American and international artists. At each stop, our director helps explain the artwork and leads the group in lively discussion.
Our tours take place no matter what the temperature or weather — rain or shine — as we are indoors over 90% of the time. Exhibits change frequently, so month to month we offer completely different tours!
New York Gallery Tours
Chelsea, Manhattan 526 W 26th St Btwn 11th & 10th Avenues New York, New York 10001
Reviews of New York Gallery Tours
(4.6-star rating across
46 reviews)
Chelsea Gallery Tour
Anonymous review on 3/4/2024
Great class! Lots to learn and was an informative and fun art walk adventure....
Chelsea Gallery Tour
Reviewed by Daniela M. on 10/9/2023
The tour was great. Rafael really planned it well and mixed different mediums of expression. We had a large group but he made time for us all.
Chelsea Gallery Tour
Anonymous review on 5/16/2023
Our guide was fantastic- he curated an excellent tour. We learned a lot about the art works and enjoyed walking around Chelsea. The galleries and artists were beautiful and intriguing. Although there were a lot of people in our group we never felt cramped or rushed.
Chelsea Gallery Tour
Reviewed by Rachel T. on 5/7/2023
Rafael is knowledgeable and energetic!
Chelsea Gallery Tour
Reviewed by Eulie Aeglie K. on 12/4/2022
I felt happy to participate in this tour.
Chelsea Gallery Tour
Anonymous review on 11/12/2022
Ben is terrific! The tour was varied and magical! Plenty to see!
Chelsea Gallery Tour
Reviewed by Jill H. on 7/6/2019
As a third time visitor to NYC this was my first visit to Chelsea. I was very pleased with the tour and the knowledge of our guide Rafael Rosenberg. The tour was planned by a friend and most likely is not something I would have found on my own. The afternoon spent in Chelsea was one of the highlights of my trip.
I will most definitely do another tour my next time in New York.
Chelsea Gallery Tour
Reviewed by Peggy W. on 6/10/2019
This was an excellent way to explore and understand the New York commercial art market and to see a very interesting and diverse group of artists. The tour is conducted by a knowledgable and entertaining guide. I would definitely recommend this tour to others visiting or living in New York.
Chelsea Gallery Tour
Reviewed by Valeria D. on 3/10/2019
Excellent!!!!
Chelsea Gallery Tour
Anonymous review on 2/10/2019
This was great! A fantastic way to get educated about recent Chelsea galleries. No art knowledge needed!
Chelsea First-of-Season Gallery Tour
Reviewed by Francesca C. on 1/6/2019
Very interesting! I really recommend!
Chelsea Gallery Tour
Reviewed by Sarah S. on 6/3/2018
The tour was awesome. In fact, I’m quite surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Pace and length of the tour were perfect and I loved getting Rafael’s perspective/interpretation on the art. Definitely have a new appreciation for some of this contemporary art. Already thinking of my next tour(s)! Thank you.
Lower East Side Gallery Tour
Reviewed by Devon D. on 4/22/2018
The tour guide was engaging, knowledgeable, and took us to look at thought-provoking pieces at some galleries I’d never heard of or passed but did not realize these spaces housed galleries. The Lower East Side is such an incredible place for art and I’m glad I got exposed to more of it.
Chelsea Gallery Tour
Reviewed by jill m. on 2/25/2018
I thought the tour was great and can not wait to go on another one!
Chelsea Gallery Tour
Reviewed by Tania G. on 1/8/2017
I really liked, I only wish we had more time in each gallery. I felt like we were rushing the whole tour.
Two Bridges Gallery tour
Reviewed by Alan A. on 5/1/2016
Excellent selection of galleries!
LGBT Art Tour in Chelsea
Reviewed by Alan A. on 1/18/2016
Excellent choice of galleries, very interesting discussion of the works.
Students who have taken classes at New York Gallery Tours praise the well-planned and curated tours, as well as the knowledgeable and energetic guides. They appreciate the opportunity to learn about various art mediums and gain a deeper understanding of the New York commercial art market. Students mention that the pace and length of the tours are perfect, allowing for a thorough exploration of the galleries. They raved about the thought-provoking and diverse works they encountered, which gave them a new appreciation for contemporary art. The tours also introduce students to lesser-known galleries and areas, such as the Lower East Side, expanding their exposure to different art scenes in New York.
Insightful Quotes:
- "The tour guide was engaging, knowledgeable, and took us to look at thought-provoking pieces at some galleries I’d never heard of or passed but did not realize these spaces housed galleries."
- "Already thinking of my next tour(s)!"
- "Excellent choice of galleries, a very interesting discussion of the works."
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