Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Museum resources in NYC

Given the last post, I thought I'd leverage some cultural institutions in our great city. Want to take students somewhere? Here's info for many of the museums in our great city. At the bottom are all the ones free for NYC students. Enjoy!



Updated 2/7/09

American Indian Museum
One Bowling Green
New York, NY
(212) 514-3700 – General information

American Folk Art Museum
45 West 53rd Street
New York, NY
(212) 265-1040 – General information
(212) 265-1040 x381 – Group tours
Closed Mondays

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West and 79th Street
New York, NY
(212) 769-5100 – General information
(212) 769-5200 – Group tours

Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 638-5000 – General information
(718) 501-6221 - Education
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Children’s Museum of the Arts
182 Lafayette Street
New York, NY
(212) 274-0986 – General information
(212) 274-0986 x114 – Group tours
Group visits on Mondays and Tuesdays only
K-6th grade only

Children’s Museum of Manhattan
212 West 83rd Street
New York, NY
(212) 721-1223 – General information
(212) 721-1223 x225 - Education
Closed Mondays
Open on Mondays for school and outreach programs only
Pre K-6th grade only

Cloisters Museum and Gardens
99 Margaret Corbin Drive
Fort Tyron Park
New York, NY
(212) 923-3700 – General information
(212) 650-2280 – Group tours
Closed Mondays
Free for NYC schools

Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY
(212) 849-8400 – General information
(212) 849-8351 – Group tours

El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue (at 104th Street)
New York, NY
(212) 831-7272 – General information
(212) 660-7113 – Group tours
Galleries closed until Fall 2009

Frick Collection
1 East 70th Street
New York, NY
(212) 288-0700 – General information
Closed Mondays.
Guided visits Tues, Wed, and Fri only
Guided tours 5-12th grade only

Fusion Arts Museum
57 Stanton Street
New York, NY
(212) 995-5290 – General information
Closed Mondays

Guggenheim
1071 Fifth Ave
New York, NY
(212) 423-3618 – General information
(212) 423-3637 – Education
Closed Thursdays

Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
New York, NY
(212) 423-3200 – General information
(212) 423-3225 – Group tours
Closed Fridays

Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met)
1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd Street
New York, NY
(212) 535-7710 – General information
Closed Mondays
Free for NYC schools

Morgan Library and Museum
225 Madison Ave at 36th Street
New York, NY
(212) 685-0008 – General information
Closed Mondays
Free for schools

Museum of Art and Design (MAD)
2 Columbus Circle
New York, NY
(212) 299-7777 – General information
(212) 299-7720 – Education
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Museum of Chinese in America
211-215 Centre Street (starting spring 09)
New York, NY
(212) 619-4785 – General information
(212) 619-4785 – Group tours
Guided walking tours

Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
594 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, NY
(212) 254-3511 – General information
Closed Mondays

Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
Battery Park City
New York, NY
(646) 437-4202 – General information
(646) 437-4304 – Group tours

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
11 West 53rd Street
New York, NY
(212) 708-9400 – General Information
(212) 708-9795 – Education
Closed Tuesdays
Open on Tuesdays for pre-scheduled visits only
Free for NYC public schools

Museum of the Moving Image
3601 35th Ave #1
Astoria, NY
(718) 784-4520 – General information
(718) 777-6820 – Group tours
www.movingimage.us/site/site.php              
Closed Mondays
4th-12th grade only

National Academy Museum
1083 Fifth Ave
New York, NY
(212) 369-4880 – General information
(212) 369-4880 x225 – Education
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

National Jazz Museum in Harlem
104 E. 126th Street
Suite 2C
New York, NY
(212) 348-8300 – General information

New Museum
235 Bowery
New York, NY
(212) 219-1222 – General information
(212) 219-1222 x235 – Group tours
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Open on Tuesdays for pre-scheduled visits only
Guided tours 9-12 grade only

Noguchi Museum
32-37th Vernon Boulevard
Long Island City, NY
(718) 204-7088 – General information
(718) 204-7088 x205 - Education
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Free for NYC public schools

NY Food Museum
P.O. Box 222
Prince Street Station
New York, NY
(212) 966-0191 – General information

NYC Fire Museum
278 Spring Street
New York, NY
(212) 691-1303 – General information
(212) 691-1303 x14 – Group tours
Closed Mondays

P.S. 1 MoMA
22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave
Long Island City, NY
(718-784-2084 – General information
(718) 786-7608 – Group tours
Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Queens Museum of Art
New York City Building
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Queens, NY
(718) 592-9700 – General information
(718) 592-9700 x132 - Education

Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th Street
New York, NY
(212) 620-5000 – General information
(212) 620-5000 x345 – Group tours
Closed Tuesdays
Free for public school groups

Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Place
New York, NY
(212) 968-1961 – General information
(212) 945-6324 – Group tours
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Open on Mondays and Tuesdays for pre-scheduled visits only

Sony Wonder Technology Lab
56th Street and Madison
New York, NY
(212) 833-8100 – General information
(212) 833-5414 – Group tours
Closed Mondays
Free for schools groups
3rd-10th grade only

Sports Museum of America
26 Broadway
New York, NY
(212) 747-0900 – General information
(800) 840-1157 – Group tours

Studio Museum of Harlem
144 West 125th Street
New York, New York
(212) 864-4500 – General information
(212) 864-4500 x230 – Group tours
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Tenement Museum
108 Orchard Street
New York, NY
(212) 431-0233 – General information
(212) 431-0233 x241 – Group tours

Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Ave
New York, NY
(212) 570-3600 – General information
(212) 570-7721 – Education
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Open on Tuesdays for pre-scheduled visits only
Free for NYC public schools

FREE FOR SCHOOLS

Cloisters Museum and Gardens
99 Margaret Corbin Drive
Fort Tyron Park
New York, NY
(212) 923-3700 – General information
(212) 650-2280 – Group tours
Closed Mondays
Free for NYC schools

Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met)
1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd Street
New York, NY
(212) 535-7710 – General information
Closed Mondays
Free for NYC schools

Morgan Library and Museum
225 Madison Ave at 36th Street
New York, NY
(212) 685-0008 – General information
Closed Mondays
Free for schools

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
11 West 53rd Street
New York, NY
(212) 708-9400 – General Information
(212) 708-9795 – Education
Closed Tuesdays
Open on Tuesdays for pre-scheduled visits only
Free for NYC public schools

Noguchi Museum
32-37th Vernon Boulevard
Long Island City, NY
(718) 204-7088 – General information
(718) 204-7088 x205 - Education
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Free for NYC public schools

Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th Street
New York, NY
(212) 620-5000 – General information
(212) 620-5000 x345 – Group tours
Closed Tuesdays
Free for public school groups

Sony Wonder Technology Lab
56th Street and Madison
New York, NY
(212) 833-8100 – General information
(212) 833-5414 – Group tours
Closed Mondays
Free for schools groups
3rd-10th grade only

Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Ave
New York, NY
(212) 570-3600 – General information
(212) 570-7721 – Education
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Open on Tuesdays for pre-scheduled visits only
Free for NYC public schools





1 comment:

  1. When I move up, this will serve as a "Must See in NYC" list, for sure.

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