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New York City Museums of Interest
Metropolitan Museum of Art - $20 suggested - crown jewel of NYC art - 1000 Fifth Avenue Fifth Ave at 82nd Street (212) 535-7710 Mon Closed; Tues-Thurs 9:30am-5:30pm;Fri-Sat 9:30am-9:00pm;Sun 9:30am-5:30pm – Subway 4, 5, 6 to 86 St
The Cloisters – $20 suggested - Medieval art (unicorn tapestries) - Fort Tryon Park (212) 923-3700 - Tues-Sun 9:30am-5:15pm - Subway A to 190th St. Then take M4 bus to Fort Tryon Park-The Cloisters. Bus M4 Madison Ave to Fort Tryon Park-The Cloisters.
American Museum of Natural History – $16 suggested- incredible museum - Central Park West at 79th Street - 212-769-5606 Daily 10am-5:45pm – Subway B/C to 81 St, 1/9 to 79 St
Museum at FIT – free - small but costume oriented - 7th Avenue btw 27th and 28th Sts (212) 217-5800 - Tues-Fri, noon-8 pm. Sat, 10 am-5 pm – Subway 1 or 9 to 28 St
National Museum of the American Indian – free- some costume but disappointing- One Bowling Green (212) 668- 6624 - 10am to 5pm daily, Thursdays to 8pm – Subway 4, 5 to Bowling Green;N, R to Whitehall Street; 1, 9 to South Ferry
The Frick Collection – $18 - French impressionists - 1 E. 70th St. btw Madison & 5th Ave near MET - Phone: (212) 288-0700 - Tues-Sat 10am-6pm Sun 11am-5pm
Museum of Modern Art - $20 – Modern art - 11 West 53rd Street btw. 5th and 6th Avenue (212) 708-9400 - Sat-Tue 10:30am-5:45pm Wed CLOSED Thurs 10:30am-5:45pm Fri 10:30am-8:15pm – Subway: E or M train to 53rd Street and Fifth Avenue, or B, D, or F train to 47-50 Street Rockefeller Center
The Brooklyn Museum of Art – $10 – wide range of exhibits - 200 Eastern Pkwy. Brooklyn, NY 11238 (718) 638-5000 - Wed-Fri, 10am-5pm; Saturday, 11am-6pm; 11am-11pm Sunday - Subway: 2 or 3 to Eastern Parkway
Museum of the City of New York - $10 – wide range of exhibits - 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street (212) 534-1672 - Tuesday-Sunday: 10:00am-5:00pm. - subway: #6 Lexington Avenue train to 103rd Street, walk three blocks west, or #2 or #3 train to Central Park North (110th Street), walk one block east to Fifth Avenue, then south to 103rd Street. bus: M1, M3, M4 or M106 to 104th Street, M2 to 101st Street.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – $18 - modern art - 1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street) 212 423 3500 - Sunday–Wednesday:10 am–5:45 pm Friday:10 am–5:45 pm; Saturday:10 am–7:45 pm – Subway: 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street. Walk west on 86th Street, turn right at 5th Avenue and proceed north to 88th Street. Bus: M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus on Madison or Fifth Avenue.
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