Visitor Guide

Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park

Open Daily, 6–1am

Doris C. Freedman Plaza, 60th St. & 5th Ave, New York, NY 10019

Monira Al Qadiri First Sun, 2025. Cast aluminum, steel, automotive paint; patinated brass pedestal Courtesy of the artist Photo: Nicholas Knight, courtesy of Public Art Fund, NY. Monira Al Qadiri: First Sun was co-commissioned by Public Art Fund and Lassonde Art Trail and presented at Doris C. Freedman Plaza, New York City, Sept 3, 2025 – Aug 2, 2026 and Lassonde Art Trail, Toronto, ON, Sept 10, 2026 – Sept 2027

The plaza at the southeastern entrance to Central Park was dedicated in 1981 to Doris C. Freedman, Public Art Fund’s founder. Located at a major entrance to the Park and in a busy part of Midtown, the Plaza is a prominent location for encounters with new art, and since the 1970s, has been home to a rotating program of temporary exhibitions organized by Public Art Fund.

The artwork can be experienced during all opening hours.

For more visitor information about Central Park: www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park

For more visitor information about Doris C. Freedman Plaza: www.centralparknyc.org

On View

Monira Al Qadiri

First Sun

Doris C. Freedman Plaza
Central Park

Through August 2

Tom Otterness

Life Underground

Now on view at 14th Street/8th Ave MTA Station
Originally presented at Doris C. Freedman Plaza

On Permanent View — Installed November 01, 1995

Getting There

Entrances

North entrance from Central Park Zoo, or South entrance from Grand Army Plaza

Subways

N, R, W to 5th Avenue; 4, 5, 6 to 59th Street/Lexington Avenue

Parking

Private paid parking lots are nearby.

Site Features

Free Wi-Fi

Touch Allowed

Yes

Picnic Friendly

Yes

Restrooms

Yes
The nearest public restrooms at Heckscher Playground and Chess & Checkers House are 11 minutes walk away from Doris C. Freedman Plaza. Open 7:30am–Dusk. Wheelchair accessible and with an all-gender option.