American Folk Art Museum
Features 18th- and 19th-century paintings, quilts, and the work of contemporary
self-taught artists.
American Museum of Natural History
The Rose Center for Earth
and Space in AMNH contains the most technologically advanced space theater
in the world, the
Hayden
Planetarium.
Asia Society Founded
in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller III, the Asia Society possesses art exhibitions,
performances, films, lectures, and publications for promoting the understanding
of the culture, history, and contemporary affairs of Asia.
Bronx Zoo The Bronx Zoo is a world-famous zoo located within the Bronx Park,
in the Bronx Borough of New York City, and it is the largest metropolitan zoo in
the United States.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Located next to
Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden was founded in 1910 and includes
a cherry tree esplanade, a one-acre rose garden, a Japanese hill and pond
garden, a fragrance garden for the blind, a water lily pond esplanade, several
conservatories, a rock garden, a native flora garden, a bonsai tree collection,
and children's gardens and discovery exhibits.
Brooklyn Children's
Museum The first museum in the world for kids, the Brooklyn Children's
Museum was founded in 1899.
Brooklyn Historical Society Founded in 1863, the Brooklyn Historical Society
is a museum, library, and educational center dedicated to preserving and
encouraging the study of Brooklyn's rich 400-year past, while reflecting upon
the future of its culturally rich borough.
Brooklyn Museum The
Brooklyn Museum possesses one of the finest collections of Egyptian Art in the
world, in addition to collections on Classical and Ancient Middle Eastern Art,
Arts of Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas.
Central Park As famous as New York City itself, Central Park is a large
public, urban park in the borough of Manhattan, and it is the most visited city
park in the United States. A Natural Historic Landmark, Central Park contains
many resources, including a
zoo, ice skating rinks, plus it is the host of several sporting and
entertainment events.
Cooper-Hewitt National Design
Museum Housed in the former mansion of Andrew Carnegie, the Cooper-Hewitt,
National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution is the only museum in the nation
devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design.
El Museo del
Barrio Founded by a group of Puerto Rican artists, educators, community
activists, and civic leaders, El Museo del Barrio is located in East Harlem, NY,
and is the only museum dedicated to the celebration of Puerto Rican, Latin
American, and Caribbean cultures.
The Frick Collection Henry
Clay Frick bequeathed his private art collection of Western European art to the
City of New York, and is housed in the former mansion of Mr. Frick.
Guggenheim Museum One of
the best known museums in New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is
known equally for its international art collection and distinctive building,
which was Frank Lloyd Wright's last major work.
Hispanic Society of America Museum and Library Founded in 1904, the Hispanic
Society of America is a free museum and reference library for the study of the
arts and cultures of Spain, Portugal and South America.
International Center of
Photography The International Center of Photography is both a museum,
showcasing the innovative photography, and one of the largest schools of
photography in the world.
Jewish Museum The
Jewish Museum in New York City explores 4,000 years of art and Jewish culture.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Often referred to simply as "the Met", this collection contains art from all
over the world, as well as a large permanent collection devoted to American art.
Morgan Library & Museum
Formerly known as the Pierpont Morgan Library, the Morgan Library was founded in
1906 to house the private library of J.P. Morgan and is now a museum and a
scholarly research center, containing rare prints, drawings, manuscripts, and
other materials.
Museum of the City of New York
This museum collects, preserves, and presents original materials, as well as
cultural and historical documents and artifacts related to the history of New
York City.
Museum of Modern Art MoMA is
regarded as the leading museum of modern art in the world, containing works of
architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, and film.
Museum of the
Moving Image The Museum of the Moving Image advances the public
understanding and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of
film, television, and digital media.
Neue Galerie Translated
from German as "New Gallery," the Neue Galerie is a museum of early 20th-century
German and Austrian art and design.
New York Botanical Garden One of the premier botanical gardens in the United
States, it spans some 240 acres of Bronx Park in the borough of the Bronx and is
home to some of the world's leading plant laboratories.
New York Historical
Society The New York Historical Society is an organization dedicated to the
preservation of the city's history. The society operates a museum and library,
and provides many public educational programs.
New
York Public Library The NYPL is one of the leading public libraries of the
world and is one of America's most significant research libraries. It is unusual
in that it is composed of a very large circulating public library system
combined with a very large non-lending research library system. It is
simultaneously one of the largest public library systems in the United States
and one of the largest research library systems.
Noguchi Museum
In collaboration with the Isamu Noguchi Foundation in Japan, Isamu Noguchi
created the museum to offer a variety of education and public programs to
introduce the work and vision of the work of this Japanese-American artist to
diverse audiences.
The Paley Center for Media
Formerly known as the Museum of Television & Radio, the Paley Center for Media
is dedicated to promoting the artistic value, social commentary, and historical
impact of television and radio with a collection of more than 50,000 T.V. and
radio shows.
Prospect Park Founded in 1867, Prospect Park includes a large nature
conservancy and has the first urban-area
Audubon Center in the nation, as well as Brooklyn's only lake.
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
Dedicated solely to contemporary art, P.S.1 is affiliated with
MoMA and hosts many exhibits
featuring the work of international, as well as national, artists of all ages.
Queens Zoo Located in
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, the Queens Zoo is operated by the
Wildlife Conservation Society
and is home to mostly animals native to North America.
Whitney Museum of American Art
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney founded the Whitney, arguably the
finest collection of 20th-century American art in the world.
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