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The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
With two million works in the permanent collection,
the Met could keep you busy for days. Current special exhibitions
include Jeff Koons on the Roof, and Superheroes: Fashion
and Fantasy. Visit
www.metmuseum.org for more. |
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The Guggenheim |
Art of the modern period. Don't miss the Louise Bourgeois
retrospective opening June 27th. dmission is "pay what you will" Fridays
after 5:45 pm. Fifth Avenue and 89th Street. www.guggenheim.org |
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National Museum of the American Indian |
The architectural splendor of the Customs House now hosts exhibitions, performances, and video screenings that present the diversity of the Native peoples of the Americas from the earliest times to the present. Free. Bowling Green at Battery Park.
http://www.nmai.si.edu |
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American Museum of Natural History |
This museum covers an astonishing diversity of topics
from Astronomy to Zoology. The current special exhibit, The Horse
explores the vital role of this majestic creature in human history.
Don't forget to check out the Planetarium! Central Park West &
79th Street. www.amnh.org |
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Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art |
Two millenia of art from Earth's highest peaks. Catch
From the Land of the Gods: Art of the Kathmandu Valley highlighting the variety of forms and subjects,
techniques and media that emerged from the area around modern Nepal.
$7 with student I.D. Free Friday evenings
www.rmanyc.org |
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The Brooklyn Museum |
One of the oldest and largest museums in the US, with
diverse holdings including a vast collection of Egyptian antiquities
and the new Sackler Center for feminist art.
www.brooklynmuseum.org |
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The Whitney Museum |
American art from the 19th century to the present. Fridays after 6 pm, pay what you will. Madison Avenue at 75th Street.
www.whitney.org |
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The Jewish Museum |
Jewish culture as expressed through art. Free admission Saturday afternoons. Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street.
www.jewishmuseum.org |
