Arts & Culture
Discover the latest public Art installations in NYC, exiting new exhibitions, and more! Pictured here are our partners at Artechouse, a space for innovative experiential Art located in the former boiler room of the Chelsea Market!
Daily What?! A Collection of Over 350 Locks Inside the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen
Where in Manhattan would one find a single room filled with 350 different locks in varying shapes and sizes? Last
Untapped Contributor: Léa Plourde-Archer
Every week, we highlight one of our 300+ Untapped Cities contributors worldwide. This week, we’re featuring Léa Plourde-Archer, an
US House Representatives Propose a National Park on the Moon!
Source: NASA This article marks the first Untapped Cities piece about something out of this world, literally. A recently announced
Living Activism at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space in NYC’s East Village
Thirty minutes from Wall Street is something of an anomaly, or a miracle: a small storefront with tiles spelling “HISTORY
Map: 311 Map of Complaints from Loud Music, Vermin to Ice Cream Trucks
The Furman Center at NYU released this fun map of 311 complaints from last summer, based on data of the
Fake Music Concert Posters Pop-Up in Paris, NYC, LA and London
Untapped Cities reader and illustrator Guillaume Lagane spotted this movie poster for an epic electro/dance concert in Paris with
Geoguessr: A Google Street View Game to Explore the World
Do you know where this is? For a fun way to get through the work day, check out Geoguessr, a
“Play Me I’m Yours” Pop-Up Piano in Paris’ CDG Airport
This year’s pop-up piano festival in Paris, Play Me I’m Yours, just concluded on July 9th, but there’
Daily What?! Chinatown NYC Aquarium Sells $2500 Fish
The bright awning of 38 Aquarium doesn’t give away the pricey goods inside. Perusing the streets of Chinatown, you
Fontly, An App for Vintage Signage Nerds
Like all urban explorers, we’re pretty obsessed with historical signage and typography. From our recent profile of Alphabet City,
Art Nerd NY Street Art Hotspots: Kenny Scharf’s Red Scary Guy #2
Everywhere you turn on the Lower East Side, you come face to face with a Kenny Scharf piece. Most of
Where to Find Keith Haring in Paris: Hôpital Necker & St. Eustache Church
In Paris, one is constantly bumping in to Keith Haring. Not the man himself–usually it’s just advertisements and