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MTA to offer art, architecture tours of Grand Central Madison Oct. 21-22

By Trains Staff | October 11, 2023

| Last updated on February 2, 2024

Guided tours are part of Open House New York weekend; entry to lotteries for tickets close at 9 a.m. Thursday

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Interior of not-yet-completed commuter rail station in New York
Stairs and an escalator lead from the mezzanine to lower-level tracks in the east cavern of Grand Central Madison, as seen during a November tour before the station’s opening. The MTA is offering art and architecture tours of the station as part of the upcoming Open House New York weekend. David Lassen

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will offer tours of both the architecture and artwork of Grand Central Madison, the Long Island Rail Road terminal that opened earlier this year, sa part of the Open House New York Weekend, set for Oct. 20-22.

The annual event opens noteworthy locations across New York’s five boroughs for a mix of in-person experiences, self-guided exploration, and online content. The artwork tours of the station will be held Saturday, Oct. 21, and Sunday, Oct. 22, with tours led by MTA Arts & Design Manager Bridge Donlon (Saturday at 11 a.m.); Deputy Director Yaling Chen (Saturday at 1 p.m.) and Director Sandra Bloodworth (Sunday) at 1 p.m. The architecture tour will be Sunday, Oct. 22, and will be conducted by Judy Kunoff, East Side Access program executive.

Entry is free, but requires tickets, which will be distributed by lottery. Lottery entries must be submitted by Thursday, Oct. 12, at 9 a.m. EDT; winners will be selected in drawings held Thursday through Monday, Oct. 16. Lottery entries for the art tours are here; lottery entry for the architecture tour is here. More information is available at the Open House New York website.

2 thoughts on “MTA to offer art, architecture tours of Grand Central Madison Oct. 21-22

  1. Are the homeless people who seem to be permanent fixtures in Grand Central considered art or architecture?

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