AIM has been the Bronx Museum's pipeline for early-career New York artists for decades, and the biennial is where that year's cohort finally gets wall space. It ends the Sunday of Labor Day weekend and admission is free for everyone, always, which makes this the highest-value art stop in the city this weekend. If you have never made the trip up the Grand Concourse, a free closing weekend is the excuse.
What to expect
Two floors of contemporary work by New York-based artists across painting, sculpture, photography and installation, in a museum currently mid-renovation and correspondingly uncrowded. The Lifelong Studio: Alternative Archives show closes the same day, so you get two closings in one visit. Allow around an hour.
Good to know
- Take the B or D to 167th Street, or the 4 to 161st Street-Yankee Stadium and walk up the Grand Concourse
- Admission is always free for everyone, no ticket or reservation needed
- The museum is closed Mondays and Tuesdays, so plan around the holiday
- A transformative renovation is under way, so parts of the building may be fenced off
- Good for anyone who wants contemporary art without a Manhattan queue
- Pair it with the Grand Concourse's Art Deco apartment blocks on the walk from the subway
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Common questions
Is admission really free?
Yes. The Bronx Museum is free for everyone at all times, with no reservation required.
What is AIM?
Artist in the Marketplace, the museum's long-running professional development programme for early-career artists. The biennial presents its cohort.
When does it close?
September 6, 2026, the same day as the museum's Lifelong Studio exhibition.
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