And We’re Just Getting Started: The Immersive Media Art Museum Reflects on a Year of Nearly 450,000 Guests with a Data-Driven Celebration.
New York, N.Y. – Arte Museum New York, produced by digital design and art company d’strict, marks its first anniversary on September 1, 2026 with ‘D+365, with Arte Museum New York. And we’re just getting started.’ — a campaign reflecting on one year since the immersive art destination opened its doors at 61 Chelsea Pier.
The campaign translates the numbers behind Arte Museum New York’s first year into messages of gratitude for the nearly 450,000 guests who walked through its doors. Each figure has been reimagined not as a statistic, but as a reason to say thank you.
The ‘D+365’ Recap
Presented in a data-storytelling format across Arte Museum New York’s digital channels, the recap turns a year of numbers into a year of thanks:
790 Countries — 790 reasons distance never mattered
5,149 visitors on Christmas — 5,149 together under the Holiday lights
6,539 couples chose for the Valentine’s day — 6,539 love stories made winter warmer.
500 #artemuseumnewyork on social media — 500 memories we made together.
38 Staffs — 38 hands, one heartbeat
4.7 Stars — 4.7 reasons we’re not done yet
442,463 Visitors — 442,463 reasons we keep going.
Celebrations Throughout September
The anniversary extends beyond the recap, with experiences designed to thank the community in person and online throughout the month of September.
Online Sept 1–30: As a month-long customer appreciation promotion, Arte Museum New York is offering a bold price drop on tickets across all guest types and days — dropping prices low enough to change the very first digit, a gesture of thanks to both first-time and returning guests.
Brand Film: Arte Museum New York will release a brand film retracing the journey from d’strict’s origins to the museum’s arrival in Chelsea, closing with a message of gratitude to the guests who made the first year possible. The film will be available to view on Arte Museum New York’s YouTube channel, official website, and social media pages.
Onsite Sept 1-7: In an event called ‘Happy Birthday, Arte Museum New York!’, guests visiting during Arte Museum New York’s anniversary week can enter a random lucky draw event for an exclusive gift.
“This first year has been defined by the people who walked through our doors, shared their moments, and made this space their own,” said a representative from Arte Museum New York. “‘D+365’ is our way of saying thank you — and a reminder that this is only the beginning.”
Campaign Information
Venue: Arte Museum New York (61 Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011)
Media Contact: pr@dstrict.com
ABOUT ARTE MUSEUM
Arte Museum is a South Korean immersive art franchise created by digital design and art company d’strict. Since opening its first location in Jeju, South Korea in 2020, Arte Museum has expanded to cities across South Korea and abroad, including Las Vegas, Dubai, and New York. Arte Museum New York opened in September 2025 at Chelsea Piers, offering immersive, self-guided exhibits across 14 exhibition zones and 52,000 square feet, powered by projection mapping, multi-image control, and sensor-based interaction technology.
ABOUT d’STRICT
d’strict is a design and art company that creates innovative spatial experiences by developing content with digital media technology. Since its establishment in 2004, the Seoul-based company has dazzled global audiences with groundbreaking projects such as ‘LIVE PARK’ (2011), the world’s first indoor 4D art park; ‘WAVE’ (2020), ‘Waterfall-NYC’ (2021), and ‘Whale #2’ (2021), public media art projects; and ‘Arte Museum’ (2020–present), a popular immersive art exhibition space with global reach. d’strict is the winner of over 80 international design awards, including 37 iF Design Awards and 13 Red Dot Awards, and is ranked No.1 in the Installations category and No. 7 in World’s Design & Architecture Studio by the official iF Design Award ranking. With its unrivaled content development expertise and deep understanding of fast-evolving digital media technology, d’strict is expanding its global presence. Its services include the immersive art exhibition space ‘Arte Museum,’ operating in South Korea, North America, China, and the MENA region; the media art content licensing platform ‘LED.ART’; experiential media art playground for children, ‘Arte kids park; and traveling exhibition series such as ‘reSOUND.’ For more information, please visit our website at https://dstrict.com/.
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