At MAD’s new location at 2 Columbus Circle, the public will have the opportunity to see artists at work and learn about different creative processes and techniques first-hand through Master Classes, Artists in Residence, and Open Studio programs. Programming will include a wide range of lectures, seminars, decorative arts and design history courses, and workshops. In addition, the Museum will use a 155-seat auditorium and theater to showcase cultural events in collaboration with New York City’s premier performing and visual arts organizations, demonstrating today’s interactions among all art forms.
The new Center for the Study of Arts and Design will also enable the Museum to establish a state-of-the-art resource for learning. It will be the first international center for the study of primary source material. The Center is conceived as a link between electronic media and information technologies and three-dimensional hand made objects.