Overview
- The Swiss Institute announced Monday, June 29, 2026, that it purchased the ground floor and basement at 250 Bowery to become its first permanent home.
- The new space increases SI’s footprint from about 7,000 square feet to roughly 11,000 square feet across two levels, a gain of more than 50 percent.
- SI has retained architecture firm Johnston Marklee to carry out renovations that the institute says will prioritize accessibility and sustainability.
- The institute will keep admission free and continue programming while the Bowery site is renovated, presenting off-site projects including a New York show by Rafał Skoczek and the ongoing Regift exhibition in Zurich.
- The move is meant to secure long-term stability for the 40-year nonprofit, place it across from the New Museum in a busy downtown arts corridor, and create a flexible ‘laboratory’ for artist-driven, community-engaged projects that address art, ecology, and technology.