The Manhattan and Hamptons Art Trail: 17 Galleries Worth the Walk
As international luxury interior designers we spend a lot of time sourcing and curating local and international art works for our clients. One of our favourite places to source art next to Paris and London is New York.
Some of the most important art in the world is on view in Manhattan. Museums get the crowds. Galleries get the new work first.
Sharing our passion of art, we have carefully curated an trail covering 11 New York galleries across three neighborhoods: Chelsea, the Upper East Side and downtown. Then it heads 100 miles east, with 6 Hamptons spaces where many of the same collectors and artists spend their summers. You can walk each Manhattan stretch in an afternoon. Pick one, wear good shoes, and go in anywhere the door is open.
Stretch one: Chelsea, West 19th to West 26th Street
Chelsea is still the densest square mile of contemporary art anywhere. Start at West 19th Street near the Hudson and walk north. Every stop below is within a few blocks of the High Line.
David Zwirner | 525 West 19th Street, plus a five-story space on West 20th Street
Currently on view, Jem Perucchini Sospiro, 2026
David Zwirner opened in SoHo in 1993 and moved to Chelsea in 2002. Today it is one of the most powerful galleries in the world, handling Yayoi Kusama, Donald Judd, Alice Neel and the estates of Joan Mitchell and Diane Arbus. Its exhibitions often feel museum-scale. davidzwirner.com
303 Gallery | 555 West 21st Street
Currently on view: Doug Aitken, Howl.
Lisa Spellman founded 303 in 1984, named for her first address on Park Avenue South. In 1996 she was one of the first dealers to move to Chelsea. The gallery now sits on the ground floor of a Norman Foster building, showing artists such as Doug Aitken, Mary Heilmann, Stephen Shore and Alicja Kwade. 303gallery.com
Gagosian | 522 West 21st Street and 541 and 555 West 24th Street
Currently on view: Julie Curtis, UNREAL, Makeover, 2026. Gagosian Gallery.
Larry Gagosian opened his first gallery in Los Angeles in 1980 and came to New York in 1985. Gagosian now has spaces around the world, three of them in Chelsea. Expect blue-chip names and big installations. gagosian.com
Hauser & Wirth | 542 West 22nd Street and 443 West 18th Street
Currently on exhibition: Zeng Fanzhi, Untitled, 2026. Hauser & Wirth Gallery.
Hauser & Wirth was founded in Zurich in 1992 and represents more than 90 artists and estates. The 22nd Street building is its main Chelsea space. The 18th Street space, a restored 1920 gas company building, is the gallery’s first space dedicated to editions. hauserwirth.com
Gladstone Gallery | 515 West 24th Street
Currently on view: Robert H. Colescott, IMAGINE ACROBATS, 1964. Gladstone Gallery
Barbara Gladstone founded the gallery in 1980. Its 24th Street space, designed by Annabelle Selldorf, is known for its hangar-like scale. The roster has included Matthew Barney, Anish Kapoor, Shirin Neshat and Sarah Lucas. gladstonegallery.com
Pace Gallery | 540 West 25th Street
Currently on view: Hei Di Li self-portrait in the year of fire horse. Pace Gallery.
Arne Glimcher founded Pace in Boston in 1960, and his son Marc Glimcher is now CEO. The 25th Street building is its global headquarters. In June 2026 Pace cut its roster by 50 artists and estates, so look for a tighter program. pacegallery.com
Berry Campbell | 524 West 26th Street
Currently on view: Elaine de Cooning, California, 1961. Berry Campbell Gallery.
End the walk here. Christine Berry and Martha Campbell opened in 2013 to bring overlooked postwar painters back into view, especially the women of Abstract Expressionism. Their 9,000-square-foot space once housed Paula Cooper Gallery and Robert Miller Gallery. berrycampbell.com
Stretch two: the Upper East Side, Madison Avenue and the townhouses
Uptown galleries are quieter and more private. Many sit in townhouses or on upper floors, and they deal heavily in Impressionist, modern and postwar masterpieces. Start at East 79th Street and walk south.
Acquavella Galleries | 18 East 79th Street
Currently on view: Harumi Klossowska de Rola, Ukaliq, 2025. Acquavella Galleries.
Nicholas Acquavella founded the gallery in the early 1920s, and it is still family-run by the third generation. It began with Italian Renaissance and old master paintings. It now sells Cézanne, Monet, Picasso and Matisse alongside postwar names such as de Kooning, Rothko and Basquiat. The setting is a five-story French neoclassical townhouse. acquavellagalleries.com
Gagosian and Nahmad Contemporary | 980 Madison Avenue, between 76th and 77th Streets
One building, two stops. Gagosian’s Upper East Side gallery opened here in 1989, and the Gagosian Shop is next door at 976 Madison. On the third floor, Nahmad Contemporary was founded in 2013 by Joe Nahmad, from one of the best-known art-dealing families in the world. It focuses on artists who rose in the 1980s, such as Basquiat and Richard Prince, alongside 20th-century masters. One listing shows Nahmad as temporarily closed, so check before you go. nahmadcontemporary.com
Lévy Gorvy Dayan | 19 East 64th Street
Currently on view: Willem de Kooning [no title]. Levy Gorvy Dayan Gallery
Three well-known dealers, Dominique Lévy, Brett Gorvy and Amalia Dayan, founded this gallery together. It works with artists and estates across 20th- and 21st-century art and also has a space in London. levygorvydayan.com
While you’re uptown, Gagosian also runs Park & 75 at 821 Park Avenue, and Gladstone has a space at 130 East 64th Street.
Stretch three: downtown, Tribeca and NoHo
The newest gallery district is downtown, where many dealers have moved from Chelsea in search of more space. Two stops anchor this stretch, about a 15-minute walk apart.
Marian Goodman Gallery | 385 Broadway, between White and Walker Streets
Currently on view: Nairy Baghramian, nameless. Marian Goodman Gallery Tribeca Space
Marian Goodman opened on 57th Street in 1977 to show European artists, starting with Marcel Broodthaers, whom no New York gallery would take on. In October 2024 the gallery moved into the entire Grosvenor Building, a cast-iron warehouse from 1875. Its roster includes Gerhard Richter, William Kentridge, Julie Mehretu and Nan Goldin. mariangoodman.com
David Zwirner’s 52 Walker space is just around the corner.
Eric Firestone Gallery | 40 Great Jones Street
Pat Passlof Princess, 1956. Eric Firestone Gallery
Eric Firestone runs a walk-up loft here, the city counterpart to his East Hampton gallery. The program brings overlooked postwar artists back into view, with a strong focus on women artists and artists of color. Recent shows have included Sari Dienes and Joe Overstreet. ericfirestonegallery.com
Extending the trail: East Hampton and Sag Harbor
The Manhattan art world spends its summers on the East End, and so do many of its artists. These six spaces are a weekend’s worth of looking, and most are walkable from each village’s main street.
East Hampton
Eric Firestone Gallery | 4 Newtown Lane. East Hampton, NY.
Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY.
The original Firestone gallery, opened in 2010 and open year-round. Pair it with the Great Jones Street loft above. ericfirestonegallery.com
Halsey McKay Gallery | 79A Newtown Lane. East Hampton, NY
Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY
Founded in 2011 and run by artist Ryan Wallace, it shows emerging and mid-career artists with an experimental edge. It is open Friday to Sunday. https://www.halseymckay.com/
The Drawing Room | 55 Main Street. East Hampton, NY.Eric Fischl, (Untitled) handstand, 2017. The Drawing Room Gallery, East Hampton, NY
Since 2004, Emily Goldstein’s gallery has focused on artists tied to the East End’s history, from Fairfield Porter and Jane Freilicher to Saul Steinberg, plus artists with studios there today. https://drawingroom-gallery.com/
The White Room Gallery | 3 Railroad Avenue. East Hampton, NY
Nelson De La Nuez, I like it dirty. The White Room Gallery
Andrea McCafferty and Kat O’Neill moved here from Bridgehampton in 2023. Expect Pop and abstract work, steps from the train station. https://thewhiteroom.gallery/
Sag Harbor
Grenning Gallery| 26 Main Street. Sag Harbor, NY
Laura Grenning, herself a classically trained painter, has championed contemporary realist painting for more than 20 years. Her annual small-works “Gems” show runs through the holidays. https://grenninggallery.com/
The Church | 48 Madison Street. 
Michael Butler, Deep Summer, 1992. The Church Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY.
Artists Eric Fischl and April Gornik turned a deconsecrated 19th-century Methodist church into a nonprofit art center, which opened in April 2021. It hosts exhibitions, concerts, workshops and an artist residency.https://www.thechurchsagharbor.org/
Tips before you go
Go Tuesday to Saturday. Most Manhattan galleries on this trail are open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and closed Sunday and Monday. Acquavella keeps weekday hours.
It’s free. No tickets and no appointments for public exhibitions. Walk in, look around, and ask the front desk for a checklist or price list if you’re curious.
Check before you travel. Shows change several times a year, and spaces close between installations. Each gallery’s website lists what’s on.
Look for opening receptions. Galleries announce them on their websites and Instagram. They’re the best way to meet the artists and see the scene.
Museums tell you what mattered. Galleries show you what’s happening now. Pick a stretch, start walking, and let the open doors of beautiful art decide your route.
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