Exciting changes are underway at The Green-Wood Cemetery as we get ready to open the Green-House.
As a community space for public programs, a mini-museum, a setting for research and education, and more, the Green-House is a space for you!
To be located right across the street from the Main Entrance at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue, it will combine the restored Victorian-era Weir Greenhouse with a new building and serve as a central hub where you can engage with so much of what Green-Wood has to offer. All will be welcome. Stop by and learn about the Cemetery’s beautiful landscape, unique history, and its core assets of art, history, and nature. Admission is free.
What will The Green-House at Green-Wood feature?
- A visitor welcome and orientation area
- A classroom for 3K-12th grade school programs, community meetings, and more
- A beautifully restored historic greenhouse space
- Two exhibition galleries to engage with Green-Wood’s history
- A Center for Research to access and study the Cemetery’s records
- Environmentally controlled storage for 185+ years of archival documents
- Restrooms
- Staff offices
When will it be open?
The grand opening is planned for spring 2026. To learn more about how you can support this exciting new chapter, click here.
Designed for the Community
The new building is designed by the award-winning NYC-based firm, Architecture Research Office; C&G Partners was engaged to envision the exhibition galleries; Grain Collective led listening sessions to shape programming; About the Work helped us move through the process as our owner’s representatives.
For more information, email contactus@green-wood.com.
The Green-House Rental Inquiries
We’re happy to share that the Green-House will offer rental opportunities for private events beginning in early 2026. Combining the 1,700 sq. ft. restored, landmarked Weir Greenhouse (built in 1895) with new construction that includes a 2,000 sq. ft. gallery space, catering kitchen, and more, the Green-House will be an ideal event venue.
While details are still being finalized, you can sign up for our email list to be among the first to receive booking updates.
Where did funding come from?
The Green-House at Green-Wood is made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the NYS Regional Economic Development Council, the NYS Council on the Arts, the NYS Assembly, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, the NY City Council, The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, The Gerry Charitable Trust, other foundations, and individual donors like you.
To learn more and support the Green-House, click here.
