The Museum for African Art
36-01 43rd Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101
phone 718-784-7700 / fax 718-784-7718
Museum of American Financial History
28 Broadway NYC 10004-1763
phone 212-908-4695 / fax 212-908-4601
Museum of American Folk Art
45 West 53rd St., New York, NY 10019
phone 212-265-1040 / fax 212-265-2350
More than 4,000 artworks spanning 3 centuries of American visual expression.
Museum of the American Indian
One Bowling Green NYC 10004
phone 212-514-3700 / fax 212-514-3800
Largest collection in the world devoted to North, Central, and South American Indian cultures.
Multilingual. Gift shop, bookstore. Free. Seven days. Closed Christmas Day.
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West NYC 10024
phone 212-769-5100 / fax 212-769-5272
One of the largest and most innovative natural history museums. Includes famous dinosaur halls,
Akeley Hall of African Mammals, Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth, and the Rose Center,
featuring the most technologically advanced space show in the world.
American Museum of the Moving
Image
35th Avenue @ 36th St., Astoria, NY 11106
phone 718-784-4520 / fax 718-784-4681
The premier film and television museum. Exhibition rooms contain memorabilia including
costumes, props, etc. Theater and screening rooms.
Anne Frank Center
38 Crosby St., 5th Fl., New York, NY 10013
phone: 212-431-7993 / fax: 212-431-8375
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456-3999
phone 718-681-6000 / fax 718-681-6181
Contemporary art exhibitions of work by mostly emerging and unrecognized artists. Museum
cafe and shop.
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213
phone 718-735-4400 / fax 718-604-7442
The world's first museum for children, founded in 1899. Permanent collection of 27,000
ethnological and natural history artifacts. Hands-on museum with interactive galleries focusing
on science and culture. Special programs every hour. Rental space.
The Brooklyn Expedition
an on-line resource which includes the Brooklyn Public Library, the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Children's Museum.
Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238
phone 718-638-5000 / fax 718-501-6134
Art from ancient Egypt to contemporary. Gift Shop, book store, food service. Suggested
donation: $6, seniors, $3.
Brooklyn Public Library
Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn 11238
phone 718-230-2100
Children's Museum of Manhattan
Tisch Building, 212 West 83rd St. NYC 10024
phone 212-721-1223 / fax 212-721-1127
Five floors of interactive exhibitions for children and families. Exciting, fun, hands-on
exhibits/daily workshops for children 18 months to 10 years. Gift shop. AV staff. Auditorium.
Museum of Chinese in the
Americas
70 Mulberry St. NYC 10013-4477
phone 212-619-4785 / fax 212-619-4720
Collects, preserves, and interprets the history, influence, and culture of the Chinese and their descendants in the Western Hemisphere.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place, Battery Park City NYC 10280
phone 646-437-4202 / fax 646-431-4311
The 20th century Jewish experience before, during, and after the Holocaust as described through
personal accounts, artifacts, photos, and film. Audio tours, gift shop, cafe. Can be rented for
private events. Closed Saturdays and on major Jewish holidays.
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th St., NYC 10011
phone 212-294-8301 / fax 2120294-8302
The
Cloisters
Fort Tryon Park NYC 10040
phone 212-923-3700 / fax 212-795-3640
Metropolitan Museum branch exhibiting medieval art and architecture. Gift shop. Closed Mondays (except on the following holiday weekends: 10/13, 12/29, 1/19, 2/16, 5/31), Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
2 East 91st St. NYC 10128
phone 212-849-8420 / fax 212-849-8401
In the Andrew Carnegie mansion. Historical and contemporary design. Changing exhibitions,
year-round public programs. Outdoor garden. Library (by appointment only). Gift shop.
Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten
Island
1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301
phone 718-447-3329 / fax 718-442-8572
The Doll and Toy Museum of New York
City
280 Cadman Plaza West Brooklyn Hts
phone 718-243-0820
The Digital Library
A gateway to The New York Public Library’s rare and unique collections in digitized form.
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue NYC 10029
phone 212-831-7272 / fax 212-831-7927
The only museum in the US devoted to Puerto Rico and Latin America. Exhibitions, education, workshops, lectures, and festivals. Suggested admission. Closed Mon., Tues.
Fraunces Tavern Museum
54 Pearl St., NYC 10004
phone 212-425-1776 / fax 212-509-3467
The Frick Collection
One East 70th St. NYC 10021
phone 212-288-0700 / fax 212-628-4417
Mansion featuring paintings, sculpture, decorative arts. Renaissance through 19th century,
including Rembrandt, Titian, Vermeer, Whistler. Admission $12 general, seniors $8/students $5,
children under 10 not permitted. Closed Mon.
The Garibaldi-Meucci
Museum
Grey Art Gallery
NYU, 100 Washington Sq. E, NYC 10003
phone 212-998-6780
Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue NYC 10128-0173
phone 212-423-3500 / fax 212-423-3640
Popular landmark designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. World-renowned collection of modern and
contemporary art, including masterpieces by Chagall, Kandinsky, Picasso, and van Gogh. Call
for special exhibition information.
Humanities and Social Sciences
Library
Fifth Avenue and 42nd St. NYC 10018
phone (212) 930-0830
International Center for Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas NYC 10036
phone 212-857-0000 / fax 212-857-0090
NYC's only museum devoted exclusively to photography.
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
West 46th St. @ 12th Avenue NYC 10036
phone 212-245-0072 / fax 212-957-3702
Walk the decks of the historic aircraft carrier, tour a submarine, see the concorde, and experience
an F-18 mission. Available for conferences, dinners, and receptions on indoor and outdoor decks.
Closed Mon. in winter.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
338 Lighthouse Ave., Staten Island, NY 10306
Tel: 718-987-3500 / Fax: 718-351-0402
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Jewish Museum of New York
1109 Fifth Avenue NYC 10128
phone 212-423-3200 / fax 212-423-3232
Jewish art and culture. Closed Sat., Jewish holidays. Guided tours, Food Service.
Library for the Performing
Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
Phone 212-870-1630
Louis Armstrong House and Archives
65-30 Kissena Boulvard, Flushing, NY 11367-1597
phone 718-997-3670 / fax 718-997-3677
Museum of jazz legend and cultural icon Louis Armstrong. Satchmo's legacy -- his music,
photos, films, trumpets, and awards on view. Groups and individuals welcome. Call or visit our
web site for exhibit hours and travel info.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Avenue @ 82nd St. NYC 10028
phone 212-879-5500 / fax 212-570-3825
Hundreds of world-famous masterpieces. Gift shop. Closed Mondays (except on the following
holiday weekends: 10/13, 12/29, 1/19, 2/16, 5/31), Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's
Day.
Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 St., New York, NY 10019-5497
phone 212-708-9400
One of the world's leading institutes focusing on modern art past and present, with special programs for kids and teens.
Museum of Modern Art - Queens
33 St. at Queens Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101
phone 212-708-9400 / fax 212-708-9691
Paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, architecture, photography, film, and industrial and graphic
design from 1880s to the present. Temporary space in Queens, a short subway ride from
Midtown.
The Morgan Library
29 East 36th St. NYC 10016
phone 212-685-0610 / fax 212-481-3484
Collections of illuminated manuscripts, printed books and bindings, prints and drawings,
historical documents, music, and objets d'art. Cafe, bookstore, gift shop. Groups: 10+. Tours.
Museum of Sex
233 Fifth Avenue, NYC 10016
(212)689-6337
e-mail: info@museumofsex.com
Museum of Television and Radio
25 West 52 St., NYC
phone: 212-621-6600
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue NYC 10029
phone 212-534-1672 / fax 212-423-0758
New York's premier museum depicting the history of the city. Changing and permanent exhibitions, educational programs, and research services. Museum store. Closed Mondays; open Tuesdays for pre-registered groups only.
National Academy of Design
1083 Fifth Avenue NYC 10128
phone 212-369-4880 / fax 212-360-6795
Changing exhibitions of paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings. Bookstore. Closed Mon., Tues.
Groups: 10-25. Private rooms: 3, capacity: 200; rooms may be combined for greater capacity.
The New Museum of Contemporary Art
210 Eleventh Avenue, 2nd Fl. NYC 10001
phone 212-219-1222 / fax 212-431-5328
The only NYC museum devoted exclusively to contemporary art by internationally known and emerging artists. Bookstore. Admission. Closed Mon.
New York City Fire Museum
278 Spring St. NYC 10013
phone 212-691-1303 / fax 212-924-0430
Houses one of the finest collections of fire service related art and artifacts in the country. Preserves the history of firefighting and teaches fire safety through its exhibits and programs.
New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip NYC 10005
phone 212-480-3100 / fax 212-480-9757
In NYPD's first precinct house, the history and culture of the NYPD is revealed through exhibits on vehicles, weapons, and law enforcement techniques.
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th St., Queens, NY 11368
phone 718-699-0005 / fax 718-699-1341
NYC's only hands-on science center, featuring 225 exciting exhibits. Admission. Gift shop, bookstore, food service, multilingual. Six function rooms; capacity 300-1000. Bus parking.
New York Public Library
PS1
22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
phone 718-784-2084 / fax 718-482-9454
Contemporary Art.
Poets House
72 Spring St., 2nd Fl., New York, NY 10012
phone 212-431-7920 / fax 212-431-8131
Poets House is a literary center and poetry archive - a Collection and meeting place that invites poets and the public to step into the living tradition of poetry.
Queens Borough Public Library
The Queens Museum of Art
New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368
phone 718-592-9700 / fax 718-592-5778
20th-century art. Panorama of New York City (world's largest architectural scale model) on
extended view. Events. Gift shop. Closed Mon. & Tues. Open to groups by appointment.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black
Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd., NYC 10037
phone 212-491-2200
The Science, Industry, and Business
Library
188 Madison Avenue, NYC 10016
phone: 212-592-7000
Sculpture Center
44-19 Purves St., Long Island City 11101
phone 718-361-1750 / fax 718-786-9336
Contemporary sculpture by artists from New York and around the world. Thurs-Mon, 12-6 pm.
Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Place NYC 10280
phone 212-968-1961 / fax 212-732-3039
Skyscrapers and skylines exhibitions. Located six blocks south of Ground Zero, with views of the
downtown skyline, this museum is a place to remember the past and consider the future of the
city.
South St. Seaport Museum
207 Front St. New York NY 10038
Phone 212-748-8600 fax 212-748-8610
Home to the nation's largest fleet of privately maintained historic vessels
Staten Island Children's Museum
1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301
phone 718-273-2060 / fax 718-273-2836
A place where a child’s curiosity, creativity & imagination are tools for discovery. Enjoy Great Explorations, Block Harbor, Bugs & Other Insects, Portia’s Playhouse, Body Odyssey, Walk In! Workshop, Toddler Programs, Storytelling & Animal Feeding.
The Studio Museum of Harlem
144 West 125th St. NYC 10027
phone 212-864-4500 / fax 212-864-4800
African American artists and artists of African descent. Adults $5, seniors/students $3, kids $1.
Multilingual. Closed Mon., Tues. W-F and Sun. 12-6; Sat. 10-6.
Transit Museum
Corner of Boerum Schermarhorn St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
phone 718-694-1600 / fax 718-694-5556
Over 175 years of New York's northeast regional transportation history comes alive in the Museum's new surface transit gallery, online education station, and exhibits that include the ever-popular collection of vintage rail cars.
Whitney Museum of Art
945 Madison Avenue NYC 10021
phone 212-570-3676 / fax 212-570-4169
American art of the 20th century. Changing exhibitions include visual arts and film/video
programs. Free exhibition tours. Gift shop. Adults $12.50, seniors/students $10.50, kids free.
Closed Mon. Midtown branch at Park Ave. and 42nd St.
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