We like to play inside ruins.

Ars Subterranea is comprised of artists, historians, and urban explorers working to create an intersection between art and architectural relics in the New York City area.

Our aim is to instigate unique perceptions of New York's history by constructing narratives around the city's forgotten relics. Ars Subterranea encourages its audiences to interact with the city's neglected and ruinous locations by recreating obscure but fascinating aspects of its urban development. Our projects include art installations, history-based scavenger hunts, unusual preservation campaigns, and much more.

We invite you to find out more about our past and future projects and to contact us if you would like to know more.

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News:  Our graphic novel project, shot at two mental hospitals in the course of several years, is about to premiere at the Anthology Film Archives on March 24. A write-up of the event is here. And we have a winning entry for the Furnace Press book competition on a new series on urban ruins.