shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York

in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens

New York Hall of Science Queens

— — a hall the colour of deep water.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“The New York Hall of Science opened for the 1964 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, designed by Wallace K. Harrison around a forty-foot wall of cobalt-blue dalle de verre, concrete-set chunks of stained glass that turn the Great Hall the colour of deep water. After the Fair the building stayed and became the city's hands-on science museum, with more than four hundred fifty exhibits and the city's largest outdoor science playground.

from the studio

— bring it home

New York Hall of Science Queens, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about New York Hall of Science Queens

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

The New York Hall of Science sits within Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, the borough of Queens' largest park and the former grounds of two World's Fairs (1939 and 1964). The Hall was built for the 1964 Fair to a design by Wallace K. Harrison, who also designed the United Nations Headquarters and the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. After the Fair closed in 1965 the building was retained by the City and reopened as a permanent science museum. It is operated today as a non-profit, with about 450 hands-on exhibits across roughly 100,000 square feet of indoor space.

— informed by Wikipedia — New York Hall of Science

— the stone

The Great Hall is the architectural centerpiece, a curved concrete wall set with thousands of panels of cobalt-blue dalle de verre, a French technique in which inch-thick chunks of coloured glass are embedded in cast concrete. The effect from inside is a deep underwater light that changes through the day. Harrison reused the technique from earlier ecclesiastical work, and the Hall is now one of the largest dalle de verre installations in the country. Outside, the Rocket Park holds Mercury and Gemini-era spacecraft on loan from NASA since the 1964 Fair.

— informed by Wikipedia — Dalle de verre

— the visit

The Hall of Science is open Wednesday through Sunday, closed Mondays and Tuesdays during the school year and most major holidays. The 7 train to 111th Street is the closest subway stop, a five-minute walk through the Park. General admission covers the indoor exhibits; the outdoor Science Playground and the Mini Golf course carry separate seasonal fees. Free admission hours are sometimes offered on Friday afternoons and Sunday mornings during the school year; the schedule is posted on the museum's website.

— informed by NYSCI — Visit

— where

United States · Queens, New York City

— within

Flushing Meadows–Corona Park

— position

40.7472° N · 73.8517° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

1 km S

Unisphere

monument

2 km N

Citi Field

ballpark

1 km S

Queens Museum

museum

2 km W

Louis Armstrong House Museum

historic house

at the lake

Flushing Meadows–Corona Park

park

New York Hall of Science Queens

Unisphere

Citi Field

Queens Museum

Louis Armstrong House Museum

Flushing Meadows–Corona Park

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about New York Hall of Science Queens — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

It was built for the 1964 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, designed by Wallace K. Harrison. After the Fair closed in 1965 the building was retained by the City and reopened as a permanent science museum.

Wallace K. Harrison, the architect of the United Nations Headquarters, the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, and Rockefeller Center. The Hall is one of his most distinctive late commissions and a high point of mid-century institutional architecture.

A French technique developed in the 1930s in which inch-thick chunks of coloured glass are embedded in cast concrete or epoxy. The result is a stained-glass wall that reads as sculpture from outside and as deep coloured light from within.

The Great Hall is the original 1964 entry space, a curved concrete wall set with thousands of cobalt-blue dalle de verre panels. The light inside reads as deep water. Exhibits rotate within the space across the year.

The 7 train to 111th Street is the closest subway, a five-minute walk through Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. The LIRR Mets-Willets Point station is a longer walk on event days. Parking is available on-site.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The Hall of Science is one of the borough's defining mid-century landmarks and a touchstone for anyone who grew up in Queens or attended one of the school programs there. A Small or Medium reads well in an apartment hallway.

The cobalt-blue field suits Mid-century Modern, Atomic-age, and Minimalist interiors. Walnut, brass, and Eames-era furniture sit easily with it. The strong colour also anchors a Jewel-tone Maximalist room with deep walls.

A single Large carries a standard sofa or console. For a long wall, a four-tile Mural reads as one painting; the nine-tile Mural belongs above a city dining table or a wide media console.

Yes. Specify Dura Satin or Matte for damp rooms; both resist scratching and read softer under task lighting. The Glossy finish is best kept to framed wall art in living spaces and offices.

Microfibre cloth and clean water. Skip abrasives, bleach, and ammonia. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so household dust and fingerprints come off in seconds.

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