After hosting 8 million visitors in Paris and London, the global Balloon Museum has opened its first permanent home in NYC at the Seaport

Daydream is the inaugural exhibit at the permanent Balloon Museum, the U.S. flagship, located at the Seaport.

– Events Writer

· August 13, 2026

After 60 years, Upstate NY’s Thousand Islands region has finally opened a brand-new $10 million arts campus on the St. Lawrence River

This Museum of Art & Technology in Downtown Manhattan features 15 immersive rooms

The Balloon Museum is now settled at 96 South Street in the Tin Building right on Lower Manhattan’s waterfront. The museum’s new exhibit Daydream allows visitors to actively shape this world around them by transforming air and light through inflatable art.

“Air becomes art” at Daydream

Balloon Museum NYC — Photo Courtesy of Balloon Museum

Internationally acclaimed contemporary artists have taken over the spacious Tin Building, crafting massive, tactile environments that respond directly to human presence. As you move through the exhibition, the installations shift, react, and breathe around you. Daydream is a space where sophisticated contemporary design meets exploration.

Plan Your Visit: Tickets and details

There are peak and off-peak ticket options as well as child pricing and family bundles. For more information on tickets, go here.

Location: 96 South Street, Seaport District, Lower Manhattan

Transit: A/C/J/2/3/4/5 to Fulton St. or R/W to City Hall

Audience: Daydream at the Balloon Museum is for all ages, the only pre-requisite is curiosity.

Millions of people have attended Balloon Museum’s exhibits all over Europe, experience the first installation “Daydream,” at the first U.S. location right in NYC.