DEMO is NEW INC’s annual multi-day festival of art, design, and technology. Rooted in the work of NEW INC members, the program brings together leading artists, designers, and creative technologists across talks, demonstrations, installations, and live broadcasts, offering a first look at new ideas as they take shape.

NEW INC is the New Museum’s cultural incubator and the first museum-led program of its kind. It supports a global network of artists, designers, and creative technologists through a membership model that combines workspace, mentorship, and a values-driven professional development program. Members use the platform to develop new ideas, projects, and businesses across disciplines.

Founded in 2014 by New Museum Director Lisa Phillips and Deputy Director Karen Wong, NEW INC is now in its twelfth year. In 2020, it launched Onassis ONX, an XR accelerator for artists, in partnership with the Onassis Foundation.

DEMO2026 runs June 3–5, 2026. Most programming takes place across these three days. Track Showcases and installations remain on view through June 10.

At the New Museum, 235 Bowery. For the first time, DEMO takes place entirely inside the Museum’s newly expanded building, now the permanent home of NEW INC.

DEMO2026 offers Single Day Tickets beginning at $25 for single day admission. 3 Day Passes are available for $35 and All Access Passes are available for $100. Individual evening programs are accessible via after hours tickets for $35. All ticket types include admission to the New Museum and the exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future.

Click here to purchase tickets are learn more about DEMO2026 ticket types.

For questions, email incubator@newinc.org.

Daytime programming is first come, first serve.

Yes, phew! Tickets are released in phases. The first round drops in late April, with additional releases closer to the festival. If something is full, check back. Availability may change.

Yes! Visitors can buy tickets to daytime programming and showcases at the New Museum.

For evening programming, there will be limited tickets available at the door. Early arrival suggested.

NEW INC is organized into five Tracks: Art & Code, Cooperative Studies, Creative Science, Social Architecture, and Extended Realities (XR). Each Track is guided by a Mentor-in-Residence. Read more about NEW INC’s Tracks here.

Track Talks are short, live presentations. Members share their work on stage, followed by a group conversation with their Track’s Mentor-in-Residence.

The TOTAL FLOW Showcase, is an exhibition of projects and installations featuring work from the Year 12 NEW INC cohort. This year, curator Mindy Seu, producer Cody Moy, and exhibition designer Sofia Figueroa spearhead the track showcase in the New Museum’s Sky Rooms.

The EY Media Lab commissioned, Ancestral Intelligence Network: Echolocation Showcase, features a new work by NEW INC alumna Jazsalyn developed through a residency with EY Intelligent Realities Lab.

The Geidai Project Showcase features work by members of the Japanese consortium, including Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai), Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University, and Aichi University of the Arts.

DEMO2026 takes place over three days (June 3–5). The Showcases stays on view through June 10.