New York City Art, Museums & Culture
New York City electrifies with its cultural and artistic energy. From the Museum of Modern Art to the Met, New York City is a captivating destination where you will discover the most inspiring museums, art treasures and cultural events in the world. Explore worlds of art, architecture, history, nature, music and wax . . . just beyond the W New York.
New York City Museums
Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world's largest fine art museums, with an impressive collection of over two million works of art spanning 5,000 years of culture. Tracing American history, The Met's American Wing houses a comprehensive collection of American paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts. The amazing European collection features over 2,500 paintings and sculpture, with masterpieces by Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Vermeer, Degas, and Matisse. The museum houses a treasured collection of Renaissance, Egyptian, Islamic, African and Asian art, Greek and Roman sculpture, as well as an array of drawings, prints, costumes, decorative arts, musical instruments, photography, and modern art. The Met presents over 30 artist exhibitions a year. Visit www.metmuseum.org/.
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) - Founded in 1929 as the first museum dedicated to contemporary art, the Museum of Modern Art captivates with its extraordinary collection of over 100,000 of the world's most vital paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, photographs, architectural models and design objects. MoMa's outstanding collection includes treasures like Picasso's Three Musicians, van Gogh's The Starry Night, Dali's The Persistence of Memory, Matisse's Dance, Gustav Klimt's Hope. Experience the art of our time from masters such as Miro, Cezanne, Chagall, Kandinsky, Munch, Magritte, Rodin, Warhol, Pollock, Kahlo, and Rivera, as well as hanging exhibitions that blow your mind. The museum is free on Fridays evenings. Visit www.moma.org.
American Museum of Natural History - The world's largest and most innovative natural history museum, the American Museum of Natural History is an awe-inspiring cultural experience. With its world-famous dinosaur halls, the great blue whale, Hall of Planet Earth, Hall of African Mammals, Bird Halls, and Rose Center For Earth and Space - the most dazzling space show on the planet - the museum is one of New York City's most popular attractions. Explore the fossil and dinosaur halls, which house the largest collection of vertebrate fossils and the towering Tyrannosaurus rex and Apatosaurus. Explore the universe at the Hayden Planetarium, presenting the amazing space show, Journey to the Stars, narrated by Whoopi Goldberg. Visit www.amnh.org.
Guggenheim Museum - An internationally renowned museum of contemporary art and a magnificent architectural icon designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Guggenheim Museum is a vital cultural center in Manhattan. This incredible New York City museum houses an extraordinary collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, Contemporary and avant-garde art, and features special exhibitions, artist lectures, live performances, film screenings, and daily tours of the art galleries. Founded over 50 years ago on a collection of early modern masterpieces, the Guggenheim Museum is devoted to art of the 20th century and beyond. Visit www.guggenheim.org.
Whitney Museum of American Art - Focusing on 20th and 21st century American art, The Whitney has a significant permanent collection of more than 18,000 art works in a variety of media, including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, installations, videos, and photography. The Whitney places emphasis on exhibiting the works of living artists as well as housing an extensive permanent collection of important works from renowned artists like Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, and Man Ray. The museum's Annual and Biennial exhibitions are a celebrated venue for emerging artists. Visit www.whitney.org.
New Museum - Founded in 1977, the New Museum is New York City's innovative destination for new and contemporary art and adventurous ideas. Located in Lower Manhattan, the New Museum is dedicated to contemporary art and exhibits new work by American and international artists. With an emphasis on innovation in a variety of artistic media, the museum is respected internationally for its global scope and visionary inspiration. For exhibitions and information, visit www.newmuseum.org.
The Frick Collection - Housed in the Fifth Avenue mansion of Henry Clay Frick, the Frick Collection is one of the most unique art museums in New York City. Adorning the walls of this opulent mansion, you will see Frick's magnificent personal art collection, including paintings by the greatest European artists, such as Renoir and Rembrandt, sculpture, drawings, 18th century French furniture and porcelains, Oriental rugs, Limoges enamels, textiles, clocks, and many remarkable works from the former residence. A tour of Frick is an opportunity to experience the life of wealthy Fifth Avenue residents in New York City. Visit www.frick.org.
BODIES: The Exhibition - Housed at South Street Seaport, BODIES: The Exhibition is a captivating exhibit of complex systems of organs and tissues of the human body. Featuring over 200 whole bodies and individual organs, the BODIES: The Exhibition enlightens, fascinates and inspires us to look at what makes us human. Experience an intriguing look at real 3-D human bodies that have been preserved for this amazing NYC exhibition. Visit www.bodiesny.com.