Parrish Art Museum
Art Museum · Water Mill, New York
⚠ A HERZOG AND DE MEURON BUILDING IN A POTATO FIELD — a 2012 museum at Water Mill on Long Island's South Fork, shaped as two long extruded barns under a single corrugated roof, ⚠ WITH NORTH-FACING SKYLIGHTS THAT GIVE THE EXACT LIGHT THE EAST END'S ARTISTS CAME FOR. It holds the definitive collection of art made on eastern Long Island.
279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, New York, 11976, United States
⚠ GO ON A BRIGHT DAY — the north-facing skylights running the length of the galleries are the whole architectural idea, giving the same even northern light that drew artists to the East End in the first place, and on a grey day the argument does not land. ⚠ COME FOR THE BUILDING EVEN IF THE ART DOES NOT INTEREST YOU: it is by HERZOG AND DE MEURON, two long extruded barn forms under one corrugated roof set in a field, and one of the best pieces of contemporary architecture in New York State. ⚠ CHECK THE CLOSED DAYS. ⚠ FREE PARKING ON SITE, which in the Hamptons is worth noting. ⚠ CONFIRM WHETHER FREE ADMISSION APPLIES TO YOU — the museum has offered it to under-18s and students. ⚠ COME OUTSIDE JULY AND AUGUST if you can; Montauk Highway is the Hamptons' bottleneck. ⚠ HOURS AND PRICES NOT VERIFIED.
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