Museum of Broadway

The Museum of Broadway, on 145 West 45th Street in Times Square,^[2] is the first permanent museum dedicated to documenting the history and experience of Broadway theatre and its profound influence upon shaping Midtown Manhattan Times Square, and New York City.^[3] The museum covers more than three hundred years of Broadway history, including costumes and props from more than 500 productions.^[4][5] The Museum of Broadway was founded by Julie Boardman and Diane Nicoletti in collaboration with Playbill, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Billy Rose Theatre Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the Al Hirschfeld Foundation, Goodspeed Musicals, Creative Goods, and Concord Theatricals.^[6]

Museum of Broadway

(2024)
Established	November 15, 2022 (2022-11-15)
Location	145 West 45th Street Midtown Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°45′27″N 73°59′04″W
Founder	Julie Boardman and Diane Nicoletti[1]
Website	themuseumofbroadway.com

Following a decade of planning for the museum as a means of bringing a new audience to Broadway amid an era of interactive museums, the museum opened on November 15, 2022.^[7] It was originally scheduled to open in 2020, but its construction and development were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6] The 26,000-square-foot (2,400 m²) museum comprises three sections: The Map Room, featuring a short film that outlines the history of theater in New York and the location of the extant theatres, a two-floor Broadway timeline, and the Making of a Broadway Show.^[1]