Trygve Lie Gallery

40°45.35′0″N 73°58.00′0″W / 40.75583°N 73.96667°W / 40.75583; -73.96667

Art gallery in Manhattan, New York

Trygve Lie Gallery is an art gallery located at 317 East 52nd Street in Manhattan, New York City. ^[1]

History

Trygve Lie Gallery was established to promote Norwegian American culture and Scandinavian art to a broad audience in New York City. On September 19, 2003, the gallery was opened by the former Norwegian Ambassador to the United States, Knut Vollebæk. Trygve Lie Gallery has exhibited a number of leading Norwegian and Scandinavian artists. In addition to exhibiting art and documentary projects, the gallery space is used for recitals, conferences, and performances.^[2]^[3]

Trygve Lie Gallery is named for Trygve Lie, who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations. There are maintaining connections to the United Nations Headquarters which is situated ten blocks south of the gallery. The gallery is located in and run by the Norwegian Seamen's Church in New York which has more than a 130 years of history in New York City.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Trygve Lie Gallery". MayaPerformingArts. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
^ "Previous exhibitions". Sjømannskirken. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
^ "Inaugural exhibition at the Trygve Lie Gallery". United Nations. February 2004. Retrieved February 5, 2016. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Norwegian lawyer and politician Trygve Lie". Norway - Mission to the UN. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
^ "About Trygve Lie". Sjømannskirken. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
^ "About Trygve Lie Gallery". Sjømannskirken. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016.

External links

Official website

East Midtown (34th–59th Sts, east of Lexington Ave) and Turtle Bay

Manhattan, New York City

Buildings

34th–42nd Sts	146 East 38th Street 152 East 38th Street 333 East 38th Street Allerton 39th Street House Civic Club / Estonian House The Copper The Corinthian Daily News Building George S. Bowdoin Stable Jonathan W. Allen Stable Kips Bay Brewing Company Manhattan Place Socony–Mobil Building Tudor City View 34
42nd–51st Sts	50 United Nations Plaza 219 East 49th Street 525 Lexington Avenue 569 Lexington Avenue Amster Yard Beaux-Arts Apartments Beekman Tower Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice Lescaze House Luxembourg House One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza Trump World Tower Tudor City Turkish House Turtle Bay Gardens United Nations headquarters Dag Hammarskjöld Library Conference Building General Assembly Building Secretariat Building
51st–59th Sts	One Sutton Place South 23 Beekman Place 252 East 57th Street 300 East 57th Street 303 East 51st Street 312 and 314 East 53rd Street 599 Lexington Avenue 731 Lexington Avenue 919 Third Avenue Citigroup Center Lipstick Building Modulightor Building River House Rockefeller Guest House The Sovereign
Former	East Side Airline Terminal Kips Bay Generating Station Waterside Generating Station

Culture

Shops, restaurants, nightlife	Mischa P. J. Clarke's Sarge's Deli Shun Lee Palace Sparks Steak House Sushi Amane Sushi Yasuda Tempura Matsui Townhouse Bar
Museums/venues	The ImaginAsian Japan Society Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre Trygve Lie Gallery
Hotels	The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York Lexington Hotel Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza The Westin New York Grand Central Hotel
Former	Belmont Plaza Hotel Café Nicholson Caesar's Retreat Christ Cella Cloud Club Convivio DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan New York City El Morocco The Embers Lafayette Le Cirque Le Club Lutèce Murray Hill Theatre Museum of the Peaceful Arts New York Marriott East Side Tulsi Vong

Other points of interest

Green spaces	Amster Yard Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza East River Greenway Greenacre Park MacArthur Playground Peter Detmold Park Ralph Bunche Park Robert Moses Playground St. Vartan Park Trygve Lie Plaza
Education	Cathedral High School High School of Art and Design Lyceum Kennedy International School P.S. 135 Stern College for Women
Religion	Church Center for the United Nations Church of the Covenant Church of the Holy Family St. Agnes Church St. Boniface Church St. Gabriel Church St. John the Evangelist Church St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral Sutton Place Synagogue

Transportation

Subway stations	Grand Central–42nd Street Lexington Avenue/51st Street Lexington Avenue/59th Street
Railroad, ferry	Grand Central Madison Grand Central Terminal East 34th Street Ferry Landing
Streets	First Avenue Second Avenue Third Avenue 34th Street 42nd 47th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 57th 59th Beekman Place Lexington Avenue Sutton Place