The Renaissance on W. 57th Street, and Fanciful Creatures at the Met Cloisters
I recommend a fresh visit to W. 57th Street if you haven’t enjoyed the Renaissance lately. Two buildings I passed recently on W. 57th offer two perspectives on the Renaissance style of architecture. The Art Students League of New York The Art Students League of New York building at 215 West 57th Street, built during the years 1891 and 1892, is by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh in the French Renaissance style. The light and elegant facade has been hidden behind scaffolding for many months. The second-floor gallery, open to the public, is now just as light and airy from the inside. It’s worth visiting for any exhibition currently featured. Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall at the corner of 57th Street and Seventh Avenue dates from 1889 and 1891. William Burnet Tuthill designed the building in Italian Renaissance Revival. It’s heavier in contrast to the League building but regal and commanding. Carnegie Hall’s new season opens on October 8, 2026, with a gala featuring the Berliner Philharmonik...
