Block Party July 20, 2012

The New Museum Block Party takes place on the Lower East Side at Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Chrystie Street at Broome Street. Join the New Museum for a day of educator- and artist-led projects and performances in Sara D. Roosevelt Park! Guests can re-purpose everyday materials to create new inspired objects, construct buildings and places that have great personal importance, discover the history of the Bowery and engage in many other participatory projects exploring memory and place. Afterward head over to the Museum to participate in free interactive gallery tours of the exhibition 'Ostalgia' and discover the reality and myth of Eastern Europe. The New Museum Block Party is free and open to the public. All Block Party guests will receive complementary admission to the New Museum on the day of the event.