About BGC

The Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture is a graduate institute affiliated with Bard College that opened in New York City in 1993.  The BGC occupies a six-story town house at 18 West 86th Street and a second, newly renovated town house at 38 West 86th Street.

The BGC’s buildings are situated in a designated landmark neighborhood conveniently served by public transportation, with easy access to the many museums, libraries, auction houses, galleries, and other cultural resources of metropolitan New York.