Aperture is a nonprofit publisher that leads conversations around photography worldwide. From our base in New York, Aperture connects global audiences and supports artists through our acclaimed quarterly magazine, books, exhibitions, digital platforms, public programs, limited-edition prints, and awards. Established in 1952 to advance “creative thinking, significantly expressed in words and photographs,” Aperture champions photography’s vital role in nurturing curiosity and encouraging a more just, tolerant society.
Aperture will soon have a new permanent home, stationed within two floors of a historic building in the heart of New York’s Upper West Side. Located at 380 Columbus Avenue and 78th Street, the new space situates Aperture at the nexus of a vibrant residential neighborhood and bustling tourist destination—across from the American Museum of Natural History and blocks from the New-York Historical Society and Central Park—providing access to a wider-than-ever spectrum of local and international audiences. Award-winning architecture practice LEVENBETTS is designing flexible spaces for public events, small-scale exhibitions and art installations, the Aperture bookstore, and reimagined office and production spaces for Aperture’s robust publishing program, all while retaining the building’s historic character. The new space is set to open in 2025.
Featuring a ground floor entrance and expansive street presence, the building enables Aperture to expand its reach and strengthen the impact of its initiatives. Two floors, encompassing ten thousand square feet of the 1886 building, will be repurposed as a hub for collaboration and convening, and as a site for public programming and engagement with Aperture’s magazine, books, and prints. The highly visible and welcoming space signals a renewed, long-term vision for Aperture’s future—one that recognizes Aperture’s critical role in bringing together the array of artists, writers, institutions, and enthusiasts that are transformed by photography every day.
