New York Institute

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**SPOILER WARNING: Plot details follow. *Caution is advised!***

The **New York Institute** refers to the Shadowhunter Institute in New York. It serves as their headquarters and a high-tech and highly-protected operations center.

It is also a typically a place where protection can be provided to Shadowhunters, and, in some cases, mundanes and Downworlders in need of their help. Trials for New York Shadowhunters can also take place in the Institute.

Formerly run by Robert and Maryse Lightwood, the couple has since been replaced by two temporary leaders since 2016.

## Appearance

Being hidden beneath glamour, the Institute is seen as an abandoned, run-down gothic cathedral by mundanes without the Sight. The exterior is in fact a large, magnificent church, while the inside of the Institute is enormous, with several interconnected corridors, hallways, and large rooms.

The exterior of the Institute, as seen from different sides, angles and lighting:

## Features

The Institute has an infirmary, a greenhouse, and a weapons room. It also has and the cloisters area—the belly of the church which is convertible, where they can train, hold events, and many more.

The entryway leads right to a central space: a war room called the Ops Center where most computer stations—for monitoring demon activity and researching for missions—can be found, and where preparations for battles and missions take place, often making it the most crowded part of the Institute. In front of the room is a raised platform from which the head of the Institute and other authority figures may make announcements or address the residents.

From this central area are several sets of stairs that lead to other raised platforms, including a weapons and training area, and to other hallways that connect to the other parts of the Institute, such as the offices and bedrooms.

The Institute also has an annex, which has a secondary door that leads to the sub-cells.

The Institute's walls contain *adamas*.

**Ops Center / War Room**:

**Training and weapons areas**:
Weapons roomCloisters
**Others**:
Entrance and PortalEntrywayCafeteriaGreenhouseForensics laboratory / Autopsy roomInfirmary
ICU-like roomWaiting areaHead's office
Prison cellsCore room
## Residents

* Isabelle Lightwood (current head of the Institute; former weapons master)
* Jace Herondale (former co-head)
* Underhill

**Former**:
* Alec Lightwood (former head)
* Clary Fray
* Hodge Starkweather † (weapons trainer)
* Jocelyn Fray †
* Lydia Branwell (former temporary head)
* Maryse Lightwood (former co-head)
* Max Lightwood
* Raj
* Robert Lightwood (former co-head)
* Victor Aldertree (former head)

## Trivia

* For the first season, the Metropolitan United Church in Toronto was used for the shots of the Institute's exterior. For the Season 2, the interior and exterior shots of the Institute is a combination of CGI and location shots of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York.

## References

1. ↑ The Institute — *Shadowhunters*: Map the Shadows
2. ↑ 1x11: *Blood Calls To Blood*
3. ↑ 1x08: *Bad Blood*
4. ↑ 2x01: *This Guilty Blood*
5. ↑ Dilapitated Cathedral — *Shadowhunters*: Map the Shadows
6. ↑ 1x01: *The Mortal Cup*
7. ↑ Season 1 of *Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments*
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 BTS tour of the Institute | Freeform - Youtube
9. ↑ *Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments*
10. ↑ 2x14: *The Fair Folk*
11. ↑ 2x10: *By the Light of Dawn*
12. ↑ Shadowhunters Toronto Easter Eggs: Episodes 1 and 2 | Simon & Schuster Canada on Tumblr
13. ↑ "@TMIWiki it's a combination of VFX and practical both interior and exterior." Matt Hastings on Twitter
14. ↑ "The new and improved one is a combination of CGI and a new church based in NYC." Matt Hastings on Twitter