[7] The Drawing Room, located across the street from the Main Gallery, features dynamic, drawing-based installations and exhibitions by emerging and under-recognized artists.

The center offers a range of public programs for both adults and children, including film screenings, literary readings, artist talks, symposia, performances, and The Big Draw, a day-long event or series of events featuring artist-led drawing activities for all ages.

The Drawing Center named Laura Hoptman, a former curator at The Museum of Modern Art, Executive Director in 2018.

[5] By 2010 the museum decided to stay put and expand its Wooster Street home.

[8][9] For the 2012 renovation, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation gave a $3 million grant, one of its largest contributions toward a single construction project.