Mercer Labs Museum of Art and Technology
Mercer Labs, also known as the Mercer Labs Museum of Art and Technology, is a museum in New York City located in part of the former Century 21 building. The museum was co-created by Roy Nachum and Michael Cayre.
The museum, which blends art and technology and features a range of accessible, immersive art, had a soft opening in February 2024 after originally targeting fall 2023.
History
Roy Nachum and Michael Cayre co-founded Mercer Labs. Regarding the founding of the museum, Nachum commented that they've "always had this dream to create a space we can transform all the time". Moreover, Nachum was motivated to make their art accessible because their grandmother lost her vision and grandfather was in a wheelchair.Exhibits
The museum contains fifteen different exhibition rooms that span. Each room uses multi-sensory experiences with the mixed use of technologies that includes 16K projections, 360-degree film experiences, interactive sound installations, and 4D sound systems. Moreover, Braille can be found throughout the museum.Other collaborations with Mercer labs include the Tribeca Festival in 2024, Dua Lipa's "Radical Optimism" album, and Alicia Keys.