Imagine, for a moment, standing in New York’s Grand Central Terminal: the brisk movement of human bodies, the announcements over the speakers, the crescendo and diminuendo of incoming and outgoing trains. It’s a place where you rarely stop to listen—until now.
“Soundscape New York,” an exhibition opening today at the Museum of the City of New York, takes visitors on a sonic tour of Manhattan’s most postcard-worthy interiors, from the landmark rail station to the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Guggenheim Museum to the Philip Johnson–devised lobby of the modernist Seagram Building. The show—a collaboration between architect Karen Van Lengen and artist James Welty—pairs audio recorded inside each iconic space with architectural sketches and abstract animations, projected panoramically. This type of tourism permits pause.
Through June 7 at the Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York; mcnrg *
