New York: What to See & Do: Museums & Galleries: Noguchi Museum

Noguchi Museum

Indagare’s Simone Girner recently visited this remote Queens museum and was stunned by its Japanese serenity and beautifully thought-out displays. Founded by Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi to house his archive, the complex is part outdoor sculpture garden, part indoor museum. Noguchi, who worked and lived here for many years, is one of the only artists in the world to have created a museum before he died; how the pieces are displayed is precisely to the artist’s specifications. The museum also shows works by artists who were influenced by Noguchi. Some Noguchi designs, including his famous paper lantern-lamps, are available for purchase in the fabulous museum shop-cum-café. Closed Monday and Tuesday.