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NEW YORK TRANSIT MUSEUM

DISCOVER THE STORIES THAT MOVE NEW YORK

From our 1936 subway station in Brooklyn to Grand Central Terminal, explore the past, present and future of mass transit.

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Mosaic of pigeons holding MetroCards

Artwork by Nina Boesch

OPENING MARCH 16 AT GRAND CENTRAL

INSPIRED BY METROCARD

Since its debut in 1994, the MetroCard has been more than a way to get around New York. With its compact size, bold graphic design, and citywide circulation, the fare card quickly became an unexpected canvas. Opening March 16 at the New York Transit Museum’s Grand Central Gallery & Store, Inspired by MetroCard explores how this everyday transit object evolved into a powerful artistic medium and source of inspiration for artists, designers, and cultural institutions over three decades.

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FAREwell, MetroCard
Gold MetroCard on pale yellow background

ONGOING

FAREwell, MetroCard

As OMNY becomes the new way to pay, this exhibition invites visitors to explore the MetroCard’s origins, its systemwide rollout, the technology behind it, and the many ways it became a cultural icon for a generation of riders.

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Interior of New York Transit Museum Exhibit

THROUGH May 31, 2026

The Subway Is…

Using images and objects from the Museum collection, this exhibit explores some of the endless ways to complete the sentence, “The Subway Is…”

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Man standing in front of the Ticket To Ride exhibit

ONGOING

Ticket To Ride

Through archival photographs, ephemera, and objects from the Transit Museum’s extensive collection, Ticket to Ride shows the evolution of fare collection across all of New York’s modes of transportation.

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Subway Train Platform exhibit at the New York Transit Museum

ONGOING

Moving the Millions

Home to twenty vintage subway and elevated cars dating back to 1907, and a working signal tower, the Museum’s working platform level spans a full city block.

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Transit bus exhibit

PERMANENT

On the Streets: New York’s Trolleys and Buses

Explore the story of above ground mobility and surface transit from the early 1800s to the present.

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