Museums
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79 St, Manhattan
1(212) 769-5100
amnh.org
With 34 million artifacts, the museum's collection documents the history of the earth, animals and humanity. Museum complex also includes the Rose Center for Earth and Space, the Natural Science Center and Naturemax Theater.
Bus: M7, M10, M11, M79
Subway:   to 81 St-Museum of Natural History
American Museum of the Moving Image
35th Avenue at 36th Street, Queens
1(718) 784-0077
ammi.org
Only U.S. film, video and television museum. Located at Kaufman Astoria Studios complex.
Significant site in American film history.
Bus: Q66, Q101
Subway:    to Steinway St
American Numismatic Society
Broadway at 155 St, Manhattan
1(212) 234-3130
amnumsoc.org
One of the world's foremost collections of rare coins, medals, and similar commemorative items. Its library contains over 70,000 volumes.
Bus: M4, M5, M100, M101, Bx6
Subway:  to 157 St
Asia Society Galleries
725 Park Av at 70th St, Manhattan
1(212) 517-ASIA (2742)
asiasociety.org
Exhibits paintings, sculpture, graphic art from Japan, China, Korea, Tibet, India, and other Asian nations. Permanent collection includes the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III Collection of Asian Art.
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M30, M66, M72, M101, M102, M103
Subway:  to 68 St-Hunter College
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx
1(718) 681-6000
bxma.org
Mounts exhibitions of modern and contemporary art by both established and new artists.
Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx35
Subway:  to 167 St
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn
1(718) 735-4402
www.bchildmus.org
The world's first children's museum offers more than 50,000 technological and historical artifacts. This museum was the first to use interactive "hands-on" exhibits to help children understand the physical and cultural world.
Bus: B44, B45, B43, B65
Subway: to Kingston Avenue;  to Kingston-Throop
Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
1(718) 638-5000
www.brooklynart.org
New York's second-largest museum features a world-famous Egyptian and African art collection and new Rodin gallery.
Bus: B41, B45, B48, B69, B71
Subway:  to Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum;  to Botanic Garden
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th St, between Fifth & Ave of the Americas (6 Ave)
All visitors must present a photo ID for entrance to the building.
1(212) 294-8301
www.cjh.org
Books, photos, artifacts, paintings, and documents on the Jewish experience in the United States. The Center is home to the American-Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, the Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M5, M6, M7, M14, M23
Subway:
 
 to 14 St/Union Square;
to 14 St/6th Ave;
 to 14 St/7th Ave.
Children's Museum of Manhattan
212 West 83 St, Manhattan
1(212) 721-1234
www.cmom.org
Five floors of unique interactive exhibitions and engaging daily programs for family fun. Hands-on exhibits for children of all ages (1 month to 12 years).
Bus: M7, M11, M79, M86, M104
Subway: to 86 St
The Cloisters
Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan
1(212) 923-3700
www.metmuseum.org
The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is the only museum in America dedicated exclusively to medieval art. Opened in 1938, the museum incorporates architectural components of five French monasteries. Its most notable example of medieval European art - the Unicorn Tapestries.
Bus: M4
Subway: to 190 St then M4 bus
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (Smithsonian Institution)
2 East 91 St, Manhattan
1(212) 849-8400
www.ndm.si.edu
Originally planned by inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist Peter Cooper (1791-1883), but not opened until his granddaughters, Eleanor Hewitt and Sarah Hewitt raised sufficient funds to form and maintain a collection. This art museum opened at Cooper Union in 1897 as the Cooper Union Museum of Art and Decoration. The museum became part of the Smithsonian Institution in 1969 and moved in 1976 to the restored Andrew Carnegie mansion at Fifth Avenue and 91st Street.
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86, M96, M106
Subway: to 86 St; to 96 St
El Museo del Barrio
1230 5th Av, Manhattan (between 104 & 105 Sts)
1(212) 831-7272
www.www.elmuseo.org
Founded in 1969, this Latin American cultural institution is dedicated to preserving and documenting the art of Puerto Rico and Latin America. The museum maintains a permanent collection of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and other objects ranging from pre-Columbian times to the present, and has a large number of folk materials, including an important group of santos de palo (carved and painted wooden figures of saints).
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M96, M106
Subway: to 96 St or 103 St
Ellis Island
New York Harbor, accessible by ferry from Battery Park. Manhattan
Departures every 30 minutes 9:00am-3:30pm sumer (winter hours vary)
1(212) 269-5755
www.ellisisland.org
Best known as the site of a federal immigration center and entry point for 71 percent of all immigrants to the United States between 1892 and 1954. The main building restored to look as it did between 1918 and 1924 and housing a museum of immigration, opened to the public in September 1990.
Bus: M1, M6, M15
Subway: to Whitehall St; to Bowling Green
Federal Hall National Memorial
26 Wall St, Manhattan
1(212) 825-6888
www.nps.gov/feha
Site of Washington's inauguration in 1789, the building is one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in New York City. Constructed in 1699 as city hall, the building was used as the Custom House for the Port of New York (1842-62), as a subtreasury, as a branch of the of the Federal Reserve Bank (1920-25), for various federal offices (1925-55), and as a museum of the National Park Service (from 1955). Exhibits illustrate historic events, such as the drafting and adoption of the Bill of Rights.
Bus: M1, M6, M15
Subway: to Rector St; to Wall St;    to Broad St
Fraunces Tavern Museum
54 Pearl St, Manhattan
1(212) 425-1778
www.frauncestavernmuseum.org
Meeting hall and inn built in 1719. Site of Washington's farewell address to his troops in 1783, and in 1785 the building became one of the first to be occupied by the offices of the federal government when New York was the national capital. The museum explores the history and culture of 18th and early 19th century America.
Bus: M1, M6, M15
Subway:
to Bowling Green;
to Whitehall St;
to Broad St
Frick Collection
1 East 70 St, Manhattan
1(212) 288-0700
www.frick.org
Many of the finest works of European masters (Rembrandt, Vermeer, El Greco, Ingres, Renoir, Titian, Gainsborough, Frans Hals)
and decorative arts (Limoges enamels, Chinese and French porcelains) from the 14th to the 19th centuries are housed in the former mansion of industrialist Henry Clay Frick.
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M30, M66, M72
Subway: to 68 St-Hunter College
Ground Zero Museum Workshop
420 West 14th St, 2nd floor, Manhattan
(between 9th Ave & Washington Street)
1(646) 509-0456
www.GroundZeroMuseum.com
NYC's Newest and Most Moving Museum features numerous World Trade Center remnants and over 80 of Gary Marlon Suson's photographs from the Ground Zero Recovery
plus lifelike "3-D Installations" that place viewers right into the "hole" at Ground Zero. Visitors are allowed to pick
up and handle certain items/artifacts that helps you have a better understanding of the size and mass of the towers.
Some remnants are on temporary loan from Ground Zero recovery workers and firemen. Call 1(212) 209-3370 for audio tour reservations.
Closed Wednesday.
Bus: M14 to 9th Ave.
Subway:
to 14th St & 8th Avenue.
Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Ave at 89th St, Manhattan
1(212) 423-3500
www.guggenheim.org
This Frank Lloyd Wright-designed landmark, an inverted spiral that narrowist at it base, holds a permanent collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary masterpieces including works by noted artists, such as Bancusi, Braque, Calder, Chagall, Giacometti, Kandinsky, Klee, Léger, Miró, Modigliani, Picasso, and van Gogh.
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86, M96
Subway:
to 86 St
Hispanic Society of America Museum
Broadway at 155/156 Sts, (Audubon Terrace) Manhattan
1(212) 926-2234
www.hispanicsociety.org
This museum is dedicated to preserving and displaying the art and culture of Spain and Portugal. Magnificent paintings by Goya, El Greco, Velasquez, Jose de Ribera. The skylit interior of the main gallery suggests a courtyard of the Spanish Renaissance.
Bus: M4, M5, M100, M101, Bx6
Subway: to 157 St
Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Ave, Staten Island
(718) 351-1611
www.historicrichmondtown.org
New York's version of Colonial Willamsburg with 27 historic buildings (11 on their original sites) including Voorlezer's House (1696), believed to be the oldest elementary schoolhouse in the United States. All buildings are authentically restored and furnished. Guided tours illustrate the the development of the village and the daily life of its residents.
From Manhattan, take Staten Island Ferry:
Directions to Staten Island Ferry:
Bus: M1, M6, M9, M10, M15
Subways: to South Ferry; to Bowling Green; to Whitehall Street
From St. George Ferry Terminal, Staten Island:
Bus: S74
Staten Island Railroad: SIR to Great Kills then S54 bus
International Center of Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43th St, Manhattan
1(212) 857-0001
www.icp.org
This is New York's only museum devoted exclusively to photography. It exhibits avant-garde photography, retrospectives of modern masters, and fashion and advertising photography.
Bus: M5, M6, M7, M42, M104
Subway: to 42 St;  to 5 Ave
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Pier 86, West 46 St and Hudson River, Manhattan
1(212) 245-0072
www.intrepidmuseum.org
A decommissioned aircraft carrier built in 1942, the USS Intrepid has been converted into a floating
museum. Now a federal landmark, the museum has propeller-driven aircraft and jet fighters displayed on deck.
Bus: M42, M50
Subway:
 to Times Sq-42 St then M42 bus
Japan Society Gallery
333 East 47 St (between First & Second Aves), Manhattan
1(212) 832-1155
www.japansociety.org
Special exhibitions on Japanese life and culture from paintings and performances to ceramics by contemporary Japanese artists. Open during special exhibitions.
Bus: M15, M27, M50, M101, M102, M103
Subway: to 51 St; to Lexington Av/53 St
Jewish Museum
1109 5th Av at 92 St, Manhattan
1(212) 423-3200
www.jewishmuseum.org
Dedicated to preserving and interpreting Jewish culture, the Jewish Museum is the largest and most comprehensive
institution of its kind in the world. Its collection contains over 27,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs,
artifacts, ceremonial objects, and other items documenting over four millennia of Jewish history, art, and culture.
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86, M96, M106
Subway: to 86 St;
to 96 St
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
97 Orchard St, Manhattan
1(212) 431-0233
www.tenement.org
This "living history" museum represents the nation's first effort to preserve a tenement. The building itself dates to 1865. For more than four decades the building provided no running water, flush toilets, or electric lights, and most of its rooms lacked windows.
Bus: M9, M14, M15, M103, B39
Subway: to Delancey St; to Essex St
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave at 82 St, Manhattan
1(212) 535-7710
www.metmuseum.org
The largest and most comprehensive art museum in the western hemisphere. It's also New York's most popular
tourist attraction owning more than three million works of art, hundreds of them famous masterpieces. Its
collection of Egyptian art is second only to the one in Cairo.
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M79, M86
Subway: to 86 St
The Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Ave at 36th St
1(212) 685-0008
www.themorgan.org
The Morgan houses one of the world's greatest collections of artistic, literary, and musical works, from
ancient times to the medieval and Renaissance periods to the present day. Highlights include a Gutenberg bible,
Near Eastern carvings, original Mozart and Beethoven manuscripts, and illuminated texts. In 2006, a massive
renovation of the Morgan Library and Museum was completed, joining the three historic buildings through an enclosed
glass courtyard.
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, Q32
Subway: to 33rd St.
or to Grand Central.
Morris-Jumel Mansion
Corner West 160 St at Edgecombe Ave, Manhattan
1(212) 923-8008
www.morrisjumel.org
Historic house built in 1765 for British colonel Roger Morris. During the Battle of
Harlem Heights (1776), the mansion served as General Washington’s headquarters. After
the Revolutionary war it served as a roadside tavern and in 1810 became the home of
Stephen and Eliza Jumel (reportedly one one the wealthiest women in the nation).
Widowed in 1832, Eliza Jumel was briefly married to the former vice president
Aaron Burr. Jumel lived in the house until her death in 1865.
Bus:
M2, M3, M100, M101
Subway:
to 163 St
Museum for African Art
36-01 43rd Avenue at 36th St, Long Island City, Queens
1(718) 784-7700
www.africanart.org
The Museum for African Art is dedicated to increasing public understanding
and appreciation of African art and culture. The Museum is recognized
worldwide as the pre–eminent organizer of exhibitions and publisher of
books devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary African art.
Bus:
Q32
to Queens Blvd & 35 St. Walk to 36-01 43rd Ave
Subway: to 33 St/Rawson St. Walk to 36-01 43rd Ave
Museum of American Folk Art - Lincoln Square
Columbus Ave at 66th St, Manhattan
1(212) 977-7170
www.folkartmuseum.org
The only institution in the United States devoted exclusively to the exhibition of American folk art.
Bus: M5, M7, M10, M11, M66, M104
Subway: to 66 St-Lincoln Center
Museum of American Folk Art- 53 St
45 W. 53 St, Manhattan
A branch of the museum on Columbus Avenue.
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M27, M30, M31, M50, M57
Subway: to Lexington Ave/53 St;
to 47-50 Sts/Rockefeller Center
Museum of Arts & Design
2 Columbus Circle, Manhattan
1(212) 299-7777
www.madmuseum.org
America's most prestigious showcase for contemporary crafts - ceramics, jewelry, and quilts.
Bus: M5, M7, M10, M20, M30, M104 to Columbus Circle/59 St.
Subway:
to Columbus Circle/59 St.
Museum of Jewish Heritage A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
18 First Place in Battery Park City
1(212) 968-1800
www.mjhnyc.org
Joy. Tradition. Tragedy. Unspeakable horror. These are the powerful themes that echo through the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
The exhibition tells a poignant, thought-provoking story of spirit, suffering, and survival that is at once unique and universal ...
and as relevant as today's headlines. Created as a living memorial to the Holocaust, the museum honors those who died by
celebrating their lives.
Bus: M1, M6, M9, M10, M15
Subways: to South Ferry;
to Bowling Green;
to Whitehall Street;
to Broad Street
Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd St between Fifth Ave & Avenue of the Americas
1(212) 708-9400
www.moma.org
MoMA is home to the world's largest and most inclusive collection of modern painting and sculpture – works dating from
the late nineteenth century to the present.
Bus:
M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7
Subway:
to Fifth Ave & 53rd St.,
to 47-50 Sts/Rockefeller Center.
Museum of Television and Radio
25 West 52 St, Manhattan
1(212) 621-6600
www.mtr.org
The museum contains more than 20,000 tapes of
television and radio programs dating from the 1920s to the present.
Bus:
M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M27, M30, M31, M50, M57
Subway: to 5 Av-53 St; to 47-50 St/Rockefeller Center
Museum of the City of New York
5th Av at 103 St, Manhattan
1(212) 534-1672
www.mcny.org
A showcase of NYC life and history, exhibits range
from photographs of old New York to mannequins in period costumes to antique fire engines.
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M96, M106
Subway: to 96 St or 103 St
National Academy of Design
1083 5th Av, Manhattan
1(212) 369-4880
www.nationalacademy.org
Located in one of Fifth Avenue's most elegant townhouses,
the Academy displays a rich variety of painting, sculpture and other art exhibits.
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86
Subway: to 86 St
National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian Institution)
1 Bowling Green between Broadway &
Whitehall St, Manhattan
1(212) 514-3700
www.americanindian.si.edu
One of the world's finest and most comprehensive assemblages of artifacts spanning 10,000 years of Native American heritage.
Bus: M1, M6, M15
Subway: to Bowling Green; to Whitehall St; to Broad St
Neue Galerie New York
1048 Fifth Ave at 86th St, Manhattan
1(212) 628-6200
www.neuegalerie.org
Museum devoted to early 20th century German and Austrian art and design.
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86
Subway: to 86 St
New Museum of Contemporary Art
583 Broadway between Houston & Prince Sts, Manhattan
1(212) 219-1222
www.newmuseum.org
Internationally known for its exhibitions and programs, the museum displays a range of
works, including those of lesser-known artists.
Bus: M1, M5, M6, M21
Subway: to Prince St; to Spring St
New York City Fire Museum
278 Spring St, Manhattan
1(212) 691-1303
nycfiremuseum.org
One of the world's largest collections of fire-fighting memorabilia and apparatus from the colonial period to the present.
Bus: M10, M21
Subway: to Spring St; to Houston St
New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip, between Water & South Sts, 4 blocks South of Seaport
1(212) 480-3100
www.nycpolicemuseum.org
Discover the rich and unique history of the NYC Police Department and the extensive collections of materials relating to its 158-year history.
It also honors all the men and women who have served in the NYPD.
Bus: M15 to Wall St.
Subway:
to South Ferry.
to Wall St.
to Bowling Green;
to Whitehall St;
to Broad St.
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street, Queens
1(718) 699-0005
www.nyhallsci.org
Hands-on science and technology museum. Hundreds of exhibits examine and explore the
fun and excitement of science.
Bus: Q23, Q48, Q58
Subway:
to 111 St
New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West at 77th St, Manhattan
1(212) 873-3400
www.nyhistory.org
Offers fascinating exhibits on New York City history and a renowned fine and decorative arts collection.
Bus: M7, M10, M79
Subway:
to 81 St
New York Transit Museum
Corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn Heights
1(718) 694-1867
www.mta.info
The nation's only museum devoted exclusively to urban public transit.
Bus: B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45, B51, B52, B65, B67, B75
Subway:
to Borough Hall;
to Jay St-Borough Hall;
to Court St
New York Transit Museum - Gallery Annex
Grand Central Terminal, 42nd St betwen Lexington & Vanderbilt Aves
1(212) 878-0106
www.mcny.org
www.mta.info
A branch of the museum in Brooklyn
Bus:
M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M42, M101, M102, M104
Subway:
to Grand Central
Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum (now closed for renovation)
32-37 Vernon Blvd, Queens
1(718) 545-8842
www.noguchi.org
250 works by internationally renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi. Film documenting his stage set designs for Martha Graham Dance Company.
Bus: Q103, Q104
Subway: to Broadway (Queens)
NYC Police Museum
235 East 20 St, Manhattan
One of the world's largest collections of police memorabilia.
Bus: M15, M23, M101, M102, M103
Subway: to 23 St
Queens Museum of Art
NYC Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
1(718) 592-9700
www.queensmuseum.org
Exhibitions of painting, sculpture, drawing and photography.
Bus: Q48
Subway:
to WilletsPt-Shea Stadium
Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th St, Manhattan
1(212) 620-5000
www.rmanyc.org
Through changing exhibitions and an array of engaging public programs, RMA offers opportunities to explore the artistic legacy of the Himalayan region and to appreciate its place in the context of world cultures.
Bus: M20
Subway: to 14 St; to 14 St; to 18 St.
South Street Seaport Museum
South and Fulton Sts at Pier 16, Manhattan
1(212) 748-8786
www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org
Huge sailing ships anchored in the East River, museum, galleries, shops, restaurants and special events.
Bus: M15
Subway: to Fulton St; to Broadway-Nassau
Scandinavia House
58 Park Ave at 38th St, Manhattan
Four blocks south of Grand Central
1(212) 879-9779
scandinaviahouse.org
Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America presents a wide range of exhibitions, films, concerts,
lectures, symposia and family programs. It is also the home of the American Scandinavian Foundation (ASF)
the leading cultural and educational link between the U.S. and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 12-6 pm
Admission is FREE.
Bus: M1, M2, M3 or M4
Subway:
to 42 St/Grand Central
Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125 St, Manhattan
1(212) 864-4500
www.studiomuseum.org
The newly renovated museum features exhibitions from famous and new African-American artists
as well as those from Caribbean and African artists.
Bus: M2, M7, M60, M100, M101, M102, Bx15
Subway: to 125 St
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
28 East 20 St, Manhattan
1(212) 260-1616
www.nps.gov/thrb
Reconstruction of the former president's birthplace and home for his first 15 years. Much of the family's
original furniture is on display.
Bus:
M1, M2, M3, M5, M6, M7, M23
Subway:
to 23 St
Trinity Church and Museum
89 Broadway at Wall Street, Manhattan
1(212) 602-0800
www.trinitywallstreet.org
Originally chartered in 1697. Sandstone church is a major NYC icon. Burial place of Alexander Hamilton, Robert Fulton, William Bradford.
Bus: M1, M6
Subway: to Wall St, to Rector St
Ukrainian Museum
222 East 6th St (between 2 & 3 Aves) Manhattan
1(212) 228-0110
www.ukrainianmuseum.org
The Museum's holdings of Ukrainian folk art include one of the most important documented collections outside of Ukraine. It features wedding and festive
attire, ritual cloths, textiles, kilims, ceramics, metalwork, brass and silver jewelry, decorative wood objects, and Ukrainian Easter eggs in addition to paintings, drawings, graphic works, and sculptures created by Ukrainian artists. Open Wed. thru Sun. 11:30 am - 5:00 pm.
Bus: M8, M15, M101, M102, M103
Subway: to Astor Place
Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Ave (at 75 St) Manhattan
1(800) WHITNEY (944-8639)
www.whitney.org
Houses what many critics consider the foremost collection of 20th century American art. Free Audio Guide: American Voices - Take the self-guided tour and see works in any order you choose, or take the hour-long Director's Tour, narrated by Maxwell L. Anderson. Available in English, Spanish, German, and Japanese.
Bus: M8, M15, M101, M102, M103
Subway: to Astor Place St
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