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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Straphangers Lounge and Transit Textiles
Thursday, October 23, 2025
6:00 PM ET / Doors open 5:45 PM ET
On-Site Program
$25 / Members $20
In this hands-on workshop, join fiber artists Karima Sundarji and Sue Hunter to learn how to make your own subway-themed needlepoint project inspired by their collaborative art project, the Straphangers Lounge.
Sundarji and Hunter began creating handcrafted versions of subway decor after noticing the similarities between the tiled grids of New York City subway mosaics and knitting patterns. Their work expanded into recreating an entire subway car and other station motifs through knitting, quilting, and needlepoint techniques. Today, the project travels as a mobile art installation—part gallery, part maker space.
No experience necessary.
Ticket price includes all materials and one drink. Additional drink tickets will be available for a cash-only donation.
PurlSoho has generously donated yarn for this workshop.
Tickets for this event are $20 for museum members and $25 for the general public.
For members the discount is applied at checkout.
Children ages 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Photography and video recording are permitted. However, tripods, stands, selfie sticks, and external lights may not be used. All photographs taken are for personal use only and permission to photograph may be revoked at any time.
Accessibility: For information on accessibility questions please visit nytransitmuseum.org/accessibility or email [email protected].
All ticket sales are final. Should you be unable to attend the program on the date you reserved, the full price of unused tickets may be treated as a donation to the Transit Museum and is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. The Museum is not able to provide refunds or reschedule reservations to another date.
Questions? Email [email protected].
Image courtesy of Straphangers Lounge.
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