Trops Culture, New York

Collect Culture

The Trops mobile application is a treasure hunt across NYC. Collect art drops and tokens by visiting art and live music in person.

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An art drop open in the Trops app

The app

Trops Mobile App

Explore art experiences with this cultural navigation tool. @trops.culture

Find and engage with art IRL with a Treasure Hunt for multi-genre Arts Experiences. Participants who visit art drops in person collect tokens and information about art, and can trade in their tokens to claim local gems such as food, drinks, merch, art prints, local goods and services.

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The experience

A treasure hunt for art

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    How it works

    The Trops mobile application is a treasure hunt to discover art and local culture. “Art Drops” can be visual or performing artworks. Explore local neighborhoods to collect art experiences and drop tokens around the city. Drop Tokens can be exchanged for rewards in the form of Local Gems.

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    Show up IRL

    On arrival, your profile saves the art memory for future reference, so you can leave your phone alone and participate in the experience.

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    Discover Culture

    Art Drops are curated to present art as an experience. You can explore all the art drops around you, or visit a curated mapped exhibition.

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    Earn Cultural Rewards

    The drop tokens earned from visiting art drops can be exchanged for local products, artisanal goods, tickets, and more (“Local Gems”).

Curated Culture

We showcase art experiences happening in the real world.

Trops envisions a world in which public art can bring people together and transform how people engage with their neighborhoods. Creativity is valued, exploration is rewarded, and culture becomes an interactive experience.

  • Support Local Culture
  • Curated for Communities
  • Human-Centric Neighborhoods
  • For Explorers in the Real World

Art Experiences

Past programs

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Performer at August Serenade, Nublu Classic
August Serenade, 2023. Photo by Peter Lofland
Installation at Eroica Variations No. 2, Villa Lina
Eroica Variations No. 2, 2023. Photo by the Trops
Mural at Keeping the Faith, FSG Park
Keeping the Faith, 2023. Photo by the Trops
Violinist at Yalda, Manero's
Yalda, 2023. Photo by Peter Lofland

About the Trops

The Trops ecosystem presents the creative intersections of multidisciplinary Arts. Through our platforms, partner organizations and pop-up programming, the Trops presents the cultural movements of creative communities in NYC and beyond.

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