Abigail
Adams Smith Museum
421 East 61 Street, Manhattan
Fine example of Federal style stonework, built in 1799 as the carriage house
for the country estate of Abigail Adams Smith, daughter of president John
Adams.
Subway Services: 4, 5, 6 to 59 St; N, R, W to Lexington Av/59 St; F to Lexington
Av/63 St
Bus Services: M15, M31, M57, Q32, Q60
Alice Austen House
2 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island
A gingerbread cottage along Narrows Waterway, exhibits Austen's turn-of-the-century
documentary photographs. Great view of NY Harbor and Verrazano Bridge.
Bus Services: S51, S61
Alternative Museum
594 Broadway, 4th floor, Manhattan
Focus on issue-oriented contemporary art with social and humanitarian content.
Subway Services: N, R, W to Prince St; 6 to Spring St
Bus Services: M1, M5, M6, M21
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Broadway at 155 St, Manhattan
Membership organization of American artists, architects, writers and composers,
sponsors three exhibitions annually in March, May-June, November-December.
Subway Services: 1 to 157 St
Bus Services: M4, M5, Bx6
Museum of Arts & Design
40 West 53 St, Manhattan
This is America's most prestigious showcase for contemporary crafts, such
as ceramics, jewelry, quilts.
Subway Services: E, V to 5 Av/53 St; B, D, F to 47-50 St/Rockefeller Center
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M27, M30, M31, M50, M57
American
Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79 St, Manhattan
With 34 million artifacts, the museum's collection documents the history
of the earth, animals and humanity. Museum complex also includes Hayden
Planetarium, the Natural Science Center and Naturemax Theater.
Subway Services: B, C to 81 St-Museum of Natural History
Bus Services: M7, M10, M11, M79
American Museum of the Moving Image
35th Avenue at 36th Street, Queens
Only U.S. film, video and television museum. Located at Kaufman Astoria
Studios complex. Significant site in American film history.
Subway Services: G, R, V to Steinway St
Bus Services: Q66, Q101
American Numismatic Society
Broadway at 155 St, Manhattan
One of the world's foremost collections of coins and medals with changing
exhibits.
Subway Services: 1 to 157 St
Bus Services: M4, M5, Bx6
Asia Society Galleries
725 Park Av nr 70 St, Manhattan
Permanent Asian art collection, including John D. Rockefeller's collection,
and changing exhibits in refined surroundings.
Subway Services: 6 to 68 St-Hunter College
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M30, M66, M72, M101, M102, M103
Audubon Terrace
Broadway at 155 St, Manhattan
One of earliest U.S. cultural complexes. Four museums and galleries built
1904-23, in Spanish Renaissance style, lining long, sculptured plaza.
Subway Services: 1 to 157 St
Bus Services: M4, M5, Bx6
Bartow-Pell Mansion
Shore Road North, Bronx
Elegant mid-17th century mansion has manicured formal gardens and examples
of 19th century decorative arts.
Subway Services: 6 to Pelham Bay Park then W45 bus
Bus Services: W45
Black Fashion Museum
155 West 126 St, Manhattan
School and museum of African and African-American design and memorabilia.
Subway Services: 2, 3, A, B, C, D to 125 St
Bus Services: M2, M7, M60, M100, M101, M102, Bx15
Bowne House
37-01 Bowne St, Flushing, Queens
Built 1661, home of John Bowne, NYC landmark. Exhibits feature collection
of 17th, 18th and 19th century decorative arts, painting and furniture.
Subway Services: 7 to Main St
Bus Services: Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q20A, Q20B, Q28, Q44, N20, N21
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx
Mounts exhibitions of modern and contemporary art by both established and
new artists.
Subway Services: B, D to 167 St
Bus Services: Bx1, Bx2, Bx35
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn
The world's first children's museum offers more than 50,000 technological
and historical artifacts.
Subway Services: 3 to Kingston Avenue; C to Kingston-Throop
Bus Services: B44, B45, B43, B65
Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn
Museum features displays paying tribute to the Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn
Bridge and Coney Island; fine library.
Subway Services: 2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall; A, C, F to Jay St-Borough Hall;
M, R to Court St
Bus Services: B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45, B51, B52, B65, B67, B75
Brooklyn
Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
New York's second-largest museum features a world-famous Egyptology collection
and new Rodin gallery.
Subway Services: 2, 3 to Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum; S to Botanic Garden
Bus Services: B41, B45, B48, B69, B71
Center for Art and
Culture of Bedford-Stuyvesant
1368 Fulton St, Brooklyn
Subway Services: A, C to Nostrand Av
Bus Services: B25, B26, B44, B49
Children's Museum of Manhattan
212 West 83 St, Manhattan
This West Side favorite provides hands-on exhibits for children of all ages.
Subway Services: 1, 9 to 86 St
Bus Services: M7, M11, M79, M86, M104
Children's Museum of the Arts
72 Spring St, Manhattan
Hands-on, interactive galore; performing and visual arts; Monet Ball Pond
- put your child into the famous paintings. Activities change daily.
Subway Services: 6 to Spring St; N, R, W to Prince St; B, D, F, V to Broadway-Lafayette
Bus Services: M1, M5, M6, M21
Children's Museum
of the Native American
550 West 155 St, Manhattan
Subway Services: 1 to 157 St
Bus Services: M4, M5, Bx6
The Cloisters
Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan
Medieval European architecture and art, reflected in this museum with garden
views of Hudson River and Palisades. Its works include the famous Unicorn
Tapestries.
Subway Services: A to 190 St then M4 bus
Bus Services: M4, M98
Con Edison Energy
Museum
145 East 14 St, Manhattan
Addresses the age of electricity through exhibits, artifacts and recorded
narratives.
Subway Services: L to 3 Av; 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R, W to 14 St - Union Sq
Bus Services: M9, M14, M101, M102, M103
Conference House
7455 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island
226-acre park site with manor house where, in 1776, Benjamin Franklin and
contingent of Americans refused peace offer demanding return of colonies
to British rule two months after Declaration of Independence.
MTA Staten Island Railway to Tottenville
Bus Services: S59, S78
Cooper-Hewitt
National Design Museum (Smithsonian Institution)
2 East 91 St, Manhattan
Housed in the restored Andrew Carnegie mansion, the Smithsonian Institution's
National Museum of Design owns extensive decorative-art collections.
Subway Services: 4, 5 to 86 St; 6 to 96 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86, M96, M106
Dia Center for the Arts
548 West 22 Street, Manhattan
Subway Services: C, E to 23 St
Bus Services: M11, M23
Dyckman Farmhouse
Museum
4881 Broadway at 204 St, Manhattan
The only remaining Dutch Colonial farmhouse in Manhattan, rebuilt in 1785
due to occupation by both armies during American Revolution. Contains a
collection of 18th and 19th century furnishings and objects of the Dyckman
family.
Subway Services: A to 207 St
Bus Services: M100, Bx7, Bx12, Bx20
El Museo del Barrio
1230 5th Av, Manhattan
Major U.S. Latin American cultural institution is the only U.S. museum of
Puerto Rican arts and culture.
Subway Services: 6 to 96 St or 103 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M96, M106
Ellis
Island
New York Harbor, Manhattan
By ferry from Battery Park. This was the entry point for more than 11 million
immigrants from 1892 to 1954. The main halls have been restored as a museum.
Subway Services: 1, 9 to South Ferry; R, W to Whitehall St; 4, 5 to Bowling
Green
Bus Services: M1, M6, M9, M15
Federal
Hall National Memorial
26 Wall St, Manhattan
Site of Washington's inauguration in 1789, the memorial's exhibits illustrate
historic events, such as the drafting and adoption of the Bill of Rights.
Subway Services: R, W to Rector St; 2, 3, 4, 5 to Wall St; J, M, Z to Broad
St; A, C to Broadway-Nassau
Bus Services: M1, M6
Fraunces Tavern Museum
54 Pearl St, Manhattan
Site of Washington's farewell address to his troops, the museum explores
the history and culture of 18th and early 19th century America.
Subway Services: 4, 5 to Bowling Green; R, W to Whitehall St; J, M, Z to
Broad St
Bus Services: M1, M6, M9, M15
Frick Collection
1 East 70 St, Manhattan
Many of the finest works of European masters and decorative arts from the
14th to the 19th centuries are housed in the former mansion of Henry C.
Frick.
Subway Services: 6 to 68 St-Hunter College
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M30, M66, M72
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
420 Tompkins Av, Staten Island
Home of Antonio Meucci, early inventor of working telephone (before Alexander
Graham Bell). Giuseppe Garibaldi, unifier of Italy, spent forced exile here
(1850-54). Exhibits honor both men.
Bus Services: S52, S78, S79
The Grey Art Gallery at
New York University
100 Washington Square East, Manhattan
Established in 1975 as New York University's fine arts museum, the gallery
is
renowned for thought-provoking, imaginative, and cutting-edge exhibitions.
Subway Services: A, B, C, D, E, F, V to W 4 St; 1, 9 to Christopher St; N, R,
W to 8 St; 6 to Astor Pl
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M5, M6, M8, M21
Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Av, Manhattan
The recently renovated and expanded museum is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed
landmark holding a permanent collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist,
Modern and Contemporary masterpieces.
Subway Services: 4, 5, 6 to 86 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86
Harbor Defense Museum, Fort Hamilton
101st Street & Ft. Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn
Subway Services: R to 95 St
Bus Services: B8, B16, B37, B63
Hispanic Society of America Museum
Broadway at 155/156 Sts, Manhattan
Magnificent paintings by El Greco, Velasquez, Jose de Ribera. Ceramics and
craftworks adorn this institution specializing in Hispanic art, history
and literature.
Subway Services: 1 to 157 St
Bus Services: M4, M5, Bx6
Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Av, Staten Island
New York's vibrant heritage comes alive at this 100-acre site. Many of the
27 buildings spanning three centuries are authentically restored and furnished.
Subway Services: SIR to Great Kills then S54 bus
Bus Services: S54, S74
International Center of Photography
This is New York's only museum devoted exclusively
to photography.
1133 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan
Subway Services: B, D, F, V to 42 St; 7 to 5 Av
Bus Services: M5, M6, M7, M42, M104
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Pier 86, West 46 St and Hudson River, Manhattan
Built in 1943, the 872-foot aircraft carrier USS Intrepid has been converted
into a floating museum.
Subway Services: A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, N, Q, R, S, W to Times Sq-42 St then
M42 bus
Bus Services: M42, M50
Jacques Marchais Center of Tibetan Art
338 Light House Av, Staten Island
Serene temple-like building houses one of largest exhibitions of Tibetan
art in the Western Hemisphere. Distinctive grounds include terraced gardens,
lotus pond and views of New York Bay.
MTA Staten Island Railway to Great Kills then S54 bus
Bus Services: S54, S74
Japan Society Gallery
333 East 47 St, Manhattan
Special exhibitions on Japanese life and culture from paintings and performances
to ceramics by contemporary Japanese artists.
Subway Services: 6 to 51 St; E, V to Lexington Av/53 St
Bus Services: M15, M27, M50, M101, M102, M103
Jewish Museum
http://www.jewishmuseum.org/site/pages/
1109 5th Av at 92 St, Manhattan
Dedicated to preserving and interpreting Jewish culture. Collection contains
over 27,000 works of art and artifacts spanning over four millennia of Jewish
history.
Subway Services: 4, 5 to 86 St; 6 to 96 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86, M96, M106
Judaica Museum of the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale
5961 Palisade Avenue, Bronx
Houses the Ralph and Leuba Baum Collection of over 800 Jewish ceremonial
objects.
Subway Services: 1, 9 to 231 St then Bx7 or Bx10 bus
Bus Services: Bx 7, Bx10
King Manor Museum
Jamaica Av btw 150 and 153 Sts, Queens
Home of Rufus King, delgate to Constitutional Convention, 1787, who played
an important part in forging the Constitution. He was noted for his antislavery
stance throughout his political career.
Subway Services: E, J, Z to Jamaica Center; F to Parsons Blvd
Bus Services: Q4, Q5, Q6, Q8, Q9, Q9A, Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q30, Q31, Q40, Q41, Q42, Q44,
Q54, Q56, Q83, Q84, Q85, Q110, Q111, Q112, Q113
Lefferts Homestead
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
One of the few surviving Dutch farmhouses in Brooklyn, furnished to reflect
daily life in the 1820s.
Subway Services: B, Q, S to Prospect Park
Bus Services: B16, B41, B43, B48
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
97 Orchard St, Manhattan
This "living history" museum is devoted to the urban immigrant
experience.
Subway Services: F to Delancey St; J, M, Z to Essex St
Bus Services: M9, M14, M15, M103, B39
Maritime Industry Museum
SUNY Maritime College, Pennyfield Av, Bronx
Subway Services: 6 to Westchester Sq then Bx40 bus
Bus Services: Bx40
Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Av at 82 St, Manhattan
New York's most popular tourist attraction holds more than three million
works of art, hundreds of them famous masterpieces.
Subway Services: 4, 5, 6 to 86 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M79, M86
Morris-Jumel Mansion
West 160 St at Edgecombe Av, Manhattan
One of New York's oldest homes, this mansion served as George Washington's
headquarters in 1776.
Subway Services: C to 163 St
Bus Services: M2, M3, M18, M100, M101
Museum for African Art
593 Broadway, Manhattan
Subway Services: N, R, W to Prince St; 6 to Spring St
Bus Services: M1, M5, M6, M21
Museum of American Financial History
26 Broadway, Manhattan
Displays and artifacts from Wall street's past include ticker-tape machines
and documents.
Subway Services: 4, 5 to Bowling Green; R, W to Whitehall St; J, M, Z to
Broad St
Bus Services: M1, M6
Museum of American Folk Art - Lincoln Square
Columbus Av at 65/66 Sts, Manhattan
The only institution in the United States devoted exclusively to the exhibition
of American folk art.
Subway Services: 1, 9 to 66 St-Lincoln Center
Bus Services: M5, M7, M10, M11, M20, M66, M104
Museum of American Folk Art- 53 St
45 W. 53 St, Manhattan
A branch of the museum on Columbus Avenue.
Subway Services: E, V to Lexington Ave/53 St; B, D, F, V to 47-50 Sts/Rockefeller
Center
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M27, M30, M31, M50, M57
Museum of American Illustration, Society of Illustrators
128 East 63 St, Manhattan
The Society of Illustrators' collection is on rotating, permanent display.
Annual exhibition features the best in editorial, advertising and book art.
Subway Services: F to Lexington Av/63 St; 4, 5, 6 to 59 St; N, R, W to Lexington
Av/59 St
Bus Services: M101, M102, M103, M66, Q32
Museum of Chinese in the Americas
70 Mulberry Street, Manhattan
Permanent exhibitions on the Chinese-American experience.
Subway Services: J, M, Z, N, Q, R, W, 6 to Canal St
Bus Services: M1, M9, M15, M22, M103, B51
Museum
of Jewish Heritage
18 First Place in Battery Park City
Created as a living memorial to the Holocaust, the museum honors those who
died by celebrating their lives.
Subway Services: 1, 9 to Rector St; 4, 5 to Bowling Green; R, W to Whitehall
Street;
Bus Services: M9, M20
Museum
of Modern Art - Queens
33rd Street and Queens Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens
This world-famous museum contains a wide range of paintings, sculpture,
drawings, prints and other works from the 1880s to the present.
Subway Services: 7 local train to 33rd Street
Bus Services: Q32, Q60 to Queens Blvd/33 St; Q39 to Thomson Ave/31 St
Museum of Television and Radio
25 West 52 St, Manhattan
The museum contains more than 20,000 tapes of television and radio programs
dating from the 1920s to the present.
Subway Services: E, V to 5 Av-53 St; B, D, F, V to 47-50 St/Rockefeller Center
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M27, M30, M31, M50, M57
Museum
of the City of New York
5th Av at 103 St, Manhattan
A showcase of NYC life and history, exhibits range from photographs of old
New York to mannequins in period costumes to antique fire engines.
Subway Services: 6 to 96 St or 103 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M96, M106
National Academy of Design
1083 5th Av, Manhattan
Located in one of Fifth Avenue's most elegant townhouses, the Academy displays
a rich variety of painting, sculpture and other art exhibits.
Subway Services: 4, 5, 6 to 86 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86
National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian Institution)National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian Institution)
Broadway at Bowling Green, Manhattan
One of the world's finest and most comprehensive assemblages of artifacts
spanning 10,000 years of Native American heritage.
Subway Services: 1, 9 to South Ferry; 4, 5 to Bowling Green; R, W to Whitehall
St; J, M, Z to Broad St
Bus Services: M1, M6, M9, M15, M20
Neue Galerie New York
1048 5th Avenue, Manhattan
Museum devoted to early 20th century German and Austrian art and design.
Subway Services: 4, 5, 6 to 86 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86
New Museum of Contemporary Art
583 Broadway, Manhattan
Internationally known for its exhibitions and programs, the museum displays
a range of works, including those of lesser-known artists.
Subway Services: N, R, W to Prince St; 6 to Spring St
Bus Services: M1, M5, M6, M21
New York City Fire Museum
278 Spring St, Manhattan
One of the world's largest collections of fire-fighting memorabilia and
apparatus from the colonial period to the present.
Subway Services: C, E to Spring St; 1, 9 to Houston St
Bus Services: M20, M21
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street, Queens
Hands-on science and technology museum. Hundreds of exhibits examine and
explore the fun and excitement of science.
Subway Services: 7 to 111 St
Bus Services: Q23, Q48
New York Transit Museum
Schermerhorn St & Boerum Pl, Brooklyn
The nation's only museum devoted exclusively to urban public transit.
Subway Services: 2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall; A, C, F to Jay St-Borough Hall;
M, R to Court St
Bus Services: B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45, B51, B52, B57, B65, B67, B75,
B103
New York Transit Museum at Grand Central
A branch of the museum in Brooklyn
Subway Services: 4, 5, 6, 7, S to Grand Central
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M42, M98, M101, M102, M103, M104
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West, Manhattan
Subway Services: B, C to 81 St
Bus Services: M10, M79
Nicholas Roerich Museum
319 West 107 Street, Manhattan
Honors Russian artist whose colorful career included archaeological excavations,
expeditions to Far East, inspiring paintings of Himalayas and set design.
Subway Services: 1, 9 to 110 St
Bus Services: M4, M5, M60, M104
Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum
32-37 Vernon Blvd, Queens
50 works by internationally renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi. Film documenting
his stage set designs for Martha Graham Dance Company.
Subway Services: N, W to Broadway (Queens)
Bus Services: Q103, Q104
North Wind Undersea Institute
610 City Island Av, City Island, Bronx
Maritime museum/aquarium of nautical artifacts dedicated to the preservation
of undersea life.
Subway Services: 6 to Pelham Bay Park then Bx29 bus
Bus Service: Bx29
NYC Police Museum
235 East 20 St, Manhattan
One of the world's largest collections of police memorabilia.
Subway Services: 6 to 23 St
Bus Services: M15, M23, M101, M102, M103
Old Merchants House
29 East 4 Street, Manhattan
Historic landmark built in 1832 displays original furnishings and antique
clothing. Greek revival parlors, Rococo revival bedrooms and garden.
Subway Services: 6 to Bleecker St; B, D, F, V to Broadway-Lafayette; N, R, W
to 8 St
Bus Services: M1, M5, M6, M101, M102, M103,
P.S.1 Museum
46-01 21st Street, Queens
Built in 1890s, oldest municipal school building in Queens, now home to
Institute for Contemporary Art, features exhibits and peformances, film
and video screenings.
Subway Services: E, V to 23 St-Ely Av; 7 to 45 Rd-Courthouse Sq; G to 21
St
Bus Services: B61, Q39, Q67
Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House Museum
Clarendon Road & Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn
Dutch colonial farmhouse is oldest surviving building in New York State,
originally built in 1652. Restored period rooms, demonstrations of colonial
crafts and Dutch holidays.
Subway Services: 2, 5 to Newkirk Av then B8 bus; B, Q to Newkirk Av then B8 bus
Bus Services: B7, B8, B47
Poe Cottage
2640 Grand Concourse (at Kingsbridge Rd), Bronx
Last residence (1846-1849) of Edgar Allan Poe, one of America's earliest
literary masters, generally acknowledged as the inventor of the modern short
story form. House tour and audiovisual show bring to life Poe's surroundings.
Subway Services: B, D to Kingsbridge Rd
Bus Services: Bx1, Bx2, Bx9, Bx22, Bx28, Bx34
Queens County Farm Museum
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Queens
Restored 18th century farmhouse and NYC landmark. Working farm has barnyard
animals representing Queens' rural history and agriculture.
Subway Services: E, F to Kew Gardens-Union Tpk then Q46 bus
Bus Services: Q46, Q79
Queens Museum of Art
NYC Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Exhibitions of painting, sculpture, drawing and photography.
Subway Services: 7 to Willets Pt-Shea Stadium
Bus Service: Q48
South Street Seaport Museum
South and Fulton Sts at Pier 16, Manhattan
Huge sailing ships anchored in the East River, museum, galleries, shops,
restaurants and special events.
Subway Services: 2, 3, 4, 5, J, M, Z to Fulton St; A, C to Broadway-Nassau
Bus Services: M9, M15
Staten Island Children's Museum
1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island
Superb exhibits are interactive and hands-one. Educational and fun.
MTA Staten Island Railway to St George then S40 bus
Bus Service: S40
Staten Island Historical Society Museum
441 Clarke Av, Staten Island
MTA Staten Island Railway to Great Kills then S54 bus
Bus Services: S54, S74
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences
75 Stuyvesant Place, Staten Island
Staten Island's oldest cultural institution. Vast art, history and natural
science collections, including fine decorative arts, scientific specimens
and regional archival holdings. 500,000 insects in entomology collection.
MTA Staten Island Railway to St George
Bus Services: All buses to St George Terminal
Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125 St, Manhattan
The newly renovated museum features exhibitions from famous and new African-American
artists as well as those from Caribbean and African artists.
Subway Services: 2, 3 to 125 St
Bus Services: M2, M7, M60, M100, M101, M102, Bx15
Theodore
Roosevelt Birthplace
28 East 20 Street, Manhattan
Reconstruction of the former president's birthplace and home for his first
15 years. Much of the family's original furniture is on display.
Subway Services: 6, N, R, W to 23 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M5, M6, M7, M23
Trinity Church and Museum
89 Broadway at Wall Street, Manhattan
Originally chartered in 1697. Sandstone church is a major NYC icon. Burial
place of Alexander Hamilton, Robert Fulton, William Bradford.
Subway Services: 1, 9 to Rector St; 4, 5 to Wall St; R, W to Rector St
Bus Services: M1, M6
Ukranian Museum
203 Second Avenue, Manhattan
Ukranian art - paintings, costumes, decorative ceramics, jewelry.
Subway Services: 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R, W to 14 St-Union Sq; L to 3 Av
Bus Services: M8, M9, M14, M15, M101, M102, M103
Valentine-Varian House/Museum of Bronx History
3266 Bainbridge Av, Bronx
Built in 1758 and beautifully restored former residence of Isaac Varian,
Mayor of NYC from 1839 to 1841.
Subway Services: D to 205 St
Bus Services: Bx10, Bx16, Bx28, Bx30, Bx34
Van Cortlandt House Museum
Broadway and 246 St, Bronx
18th-century manor museum with furnishings from Colonial through post-Revolutionary
periods.
Subway Services: 1, 9 to 242 St then Bx9 bus
Bus Service: Bx9
Vander Ende-Onderdonk House
1820 Flushing Av, Ridgewood, Queens
Built 1709, prime example of early Dutch-American farmhouse. Greater Ridgewood
Historical Society provides local history, craft courses, tours, horticultural
and preservation programs.
Subway Services: L to Jefferson St
Bus Services: B57, Q54
Visual Arts Museum
209 East 23 St, Manhattan
Guest curators mount four exhibitions a year; fall restrospective exhibitions
honoring significant 20th century visual communicators.
Subway Services: 6 to 23 St; N, R, W to 23 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M15, M16, M21, M23, M101, M102, M103
Whitney Museum of American Art
Madison Av at 75 St, Manhattan
Houses what many critics consider the foremost collection of 20th century
American art.
Subway Services: 6 to 77 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M30, M72, M79