The Climate Museum Finds Permanent Home in NYC's Hudson Yards
The 24,000-square-foot site on 11th Avenue will serve as a public hub for climate awareness.
The Climate Museum is finally getting a permanent home in New York’s Hudson Yards, set to open in 2029 at a 24,000-square-foot site on 11th Avenue. Known for six years of pop-up exhibitions across the city, the museum has drawn 150,000 visitors to venues like Governors Island and Rockefeller Center. Its exhibits, featuring artists such as Mona Chalabi and David Opdyke, tackle climate change head-on.
Founder Miranda Massie, a former social justice lawyer inspired by Hurricane Sandy’s devastation in 2012, views the move as a step toward deeper climate engagement. “This permanent space will amplify our mission of fostering climate dialogue and action,” she said to Artnet.
FXCollaborative, the architects behind the Statue of Liberty Museum, will design the space, aiming to merge sustainability and accessibility. Located between Hudson Yards and the Javits Center, the building is envisioned as a public hub for climate awareness. However, critics, including museum consultant András Szántó, question the environmental impact of constructing new facilities for a sustainability-focused institution. Massie argues that frequent pop-up relocations come with their own hefty carbon costs.
For Massie, the museum’s mission outweighs the debate. The goal is to create a lasting platform for climate education and action in a city already grappling with the tangible effects of global warming.
