New York City Museums

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  Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

  Frank Lloyd Wright architected this building, now designated the youngest New York City landmark. As you walk the spiral walkway toward the dome above, you will view works from artists ...

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  Pros: Looks nice. Inexpensive and seems like a good way to spend a rainy afternoon.
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  Museum of Modern Art

  "From an initial gift of eight prints and one drawing, The Museum of Modern Art's collection has grown to include more than 100,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs ...

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  Pros: Free audio guide. Worth spending 2 hours +
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  The Brooklyn Museum of Art

  The Brooklyn Museum has one of the best collections of Egyptian Art in the world; their permanent collection also includes Classical and Ancient Middle Eastern Art, Arts of Africa, the ...

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  The American Museum of Natural History

  One of the world's preeminent science and research institutions, renowned for its collections and exhibitions that illuminate millions of years of the earth's evolution, from the birth of ...

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  Pros: I recommend sea monsters in IMAX 3D
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  Metropolitan Museum of Art

  "The Met is a universal museum: every category of art in every known medium from every part of the world during every epoch of recorded time is represented here and ...

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  Pros: Worth spending several days at different times. Cons: Can be overwhelming.
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  Museum of Arts & Design

  The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), based in Manhattan in New York, New York, is a center for the collection, preservation, study, and display of contemporary hand-made objects in ...

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  Guggenheim Museum Soho

  The Guggenheim Museum SoHo first opened to the public in June 1992. It was designed by distinguished architect Arata Isozaki. The museum has hosted several noteworthy exhibitions, including the work ...

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  Pros: Less well known may equal less crowded? Plus the name rocks: "Guggenheim."
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  P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center

  "PS1 has been a defining force in New York's cultural life. PS1 combines a world-class exhibition program, a prestigious National and International Artist Studio Program, and a broad spectrum ...

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  Pros: great new and whacked-out art - not your regular museum Cons: a little hard to get to
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  City Reliquary

  Located at 370 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburgh, Brooklyn, The City Reliquary Museum & Civic Organization provides a wide array of services to the community. As a certified 501(c)3 not-for-profit ...

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  Pros: It's neat how it's for the people and it's to educate people about NYC.
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  Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History

  On February 19th, the American Museum of Natural History opened the doors of its stunning new Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space. The $210 million ...

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