New
York Museums - All the museums in New York
City are of the highest quality. For your pleasure
pick from art, architecture, science, air and space
and a whole lot more. There’s so many to pick
from. With the numerous Museums in New York
City you might have difficulty deciding just
which ones to see or how will you ever get to see
all the ones you wish to.
Well, first of all if you love art you will definitely
want to see the Metropolitan Museum of Art
which houses every type of art in every medium from
every part of the world. No kidding! Now, that’s
a lot of talent so you’ll definitely want to
fit that in.
The
Frick Museum is worthy of an afternoon too.
Did you know after Mr. Frick died they turned his
private art collection into a museum? You’ll
definitely want to visit The Frick. For history buffs
the American Museum of Natural History
is where you’ll wish to be amongst its four
floors and immersing yourself in information from
the 42 permanent exhibits.
If you’re a fan of celebrities inside the Radio
and TV Museum there are over 50,000 TV and
Radio shows you can watch on TV’s. If the kids
are with you on this trip you’ll wish to see
the Children’s Museum of Art
where they can learn on hands on exhibits and interactive
displays.
No matter which ones you see, you’ll love the
Museums New York City has to offer.
Below are just a few of them, but the area has so
many more to choose from.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
Fifth Ave at 82nd Street
New York, NY 10028-0198
(212) 535-7710
The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses every type of
art in every medium from every part of the world.
You’ll need a day or more to take in all the
fabulous pieces this museum offers.
International Museum of Photography
1133 Ave of the Americas
(at 43rd Street)
New York, NY 10036
(212) 768-4682
This is not just a museum. The International Museum
of Photography is also a school. Its purpose is to
show how vital photography is in today’s culture.
The Children's Museum of the Arts
182 Lafayette Street
btwn Broome and Grand St.
(212) 941-9198
The Children's Museum of the Arts is for children
under 10 and provides a learning experience using
interactive displays and visual and performing arts.
Madame Tussaud's NY
Times Square
42 St. btwn 7th and 8th Aves
(800) 246-8872
At Madame Tussaud's NY has 200 life-size wax figures
of some of history’s most famous celebrities.
It has five floors so be prepared to spend some time
checking out all your favorite stars.
The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Pkwy.
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-5000
The Brooklyn Museum of Art houses one of the best
Egyptian Art collections in the whole world and quite
an extensive collection of American Paintings.
Central Park Zoo and Tisch Children's Zoo
64th St. & Fifth Ave.
In the park
New York, NY 10021
(212) 861-6030
Central Park Zoo and Tisch Children's Zoo with its
steamy rainforest and wildlife is a great place to
spend the afternoon especially if you have the kids
with you.
Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Ave (at 92nd St)
New York City, New York 10128
(212) 423-3200
The Jewish Museum is a major art museum and it is
the largest Jewish Museum in the Western Hemisphere.
It could easily take three to four hours to see all
this museum has to offer.
The Frick Collection
1 E. 70th St.
btw Madison & 5th Ave
New York, NY 10021-4967
Phone: (212) 288-0700
Fax: (212) 628-4417
This museum was the private art collection of Mr.
Frick and when he died they turned his many art pieces
into the museum inside his mansion. It is a great
place and worthy of a good look.
Museum of TV and Radio
25 West 52 Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 621-6800
Museum of TV and Radio has a collection of over 50,000
TV and radio shows that you can watch on the video
displays. It has a whole library of shows to pick
from.
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West
at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024-5912
(212) 769-5100
At the American Museum of Natural History you’ll
spend hours learning about the earth’s evolution
and more. Four floors and 42 permanent exhibits will
keep you interested and clearly you’ll stay
a day admiring all it has to offer.