tree museum
looking for something fun to do in the bronx?
100 trees give voice to 100 perspectives featured in the Grand Concourse’s TREE MUSEUM. Irish artist Katie Holten created this public art project to celebrate the communities and ecosystems along this 100 year-old boulevard. Visitors can listen in on local stories and the intimate lives of trees offered by current and former residents: from beekeepers to rappers, historians to gardeners, school kids to scientists.
Visitors can start their visit to the TREE MUSEUM at any point along the Grand Concourse. Look for the sidewalk markers identifying trees with stories. Call 718-408-2501 to access the audio guide.
a selection of audio files are available here
PDF downloads:
Press Release
New York Times
BLDGBLOG
NY Daily News
Grand Concourse Tree Scrawl
| GETTING TO THE TREE MUSEUM IS EASY!
OPEN: June 21 - October 12, 2009
Walk, bike or take public transportation to visit the TREE MUSEUM. SUBWAY: One popular entryway is at 161st St/Yankee Stadium: walk east 3 short blocks to the Grand Concourse and Joyce Kilmer Park. The Bronx Museum of the Arts is located one block north of the park. Diagonally across the street is the Andrew Freedman Home, where you’ll find a Tree Museum mural by TATS CRU and Tree Museum birdhouses by Bronx Writing Academy students. BUS: Bx1 runs the length of the Grand Concourse. Bx2 runs between149th St and Mosholu Parkway. Get off at any stop to create your self-guided walking tour, or stay on the bus and dial the corresponding extension numbers for trees.
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to any stop between 138th St/Grand Concourse and Mosholu Parkway.
