I am going to NYC on rather short notice this week, and i am so very excited to go try to fulfill my list. the husband and i will be staying at the chelsea lodge, one of my budget options. i'll let you know how it goes! in the mean time, i'm trying to plan out my days, and i know i'd like to hit a few museums while i'm there. here's the big list, what's showing right this minute that interests me, and their hours for easy reference:
- MOMA
- "Dada" and "Printmaking Now"
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday 10:30 a.m.–5:30p.m.; Tuesday closed; Friday 10:30 a.m.–8:00p.m.)
- a whopping $20 for adults, $12 for students, and free on Fridays from 4pm to 8pm.
- "Full House: Views of the Whitney's Collection at 75" and "Edward Hopper"
- Monday–Tuesday: Closed; Wednesday–Thursday 11 am–6 pm; Friday 1–9 pm Saturday–Sunday 11 am–6 pm
- $15 adults, $10 students, fridays from 6pm to 9 pm are pay-what-you-wish.
- The Met - 5th Avenue at 82nd Street
- "Anglomania"; "Kara Walker at the Met: After the Deluge"; "On Photography: A Tribute to Susan Sontag"; "Ikat Textiles of Indonesia"; "Cai Guo-Qiang On the Roof: Transparent Monument"; "The Four Seasons" (chinese painting)
- Monday: Closed; Tuesday-Thursday: 9:30 am-5:30 pm; Friday-Saturday: 9:30 am-9 pm; Sunday: 9:30 am-5:30pm
- $15 recommended for adults, $10 recommended for senior citizens, $10 recommended for students
- Guggenheim 5th Avenue at 89th Street
- "Zaha Hadid" and "Jackson Pollock: Paintings on Paper"
- Saturday-Wednesday: 10 am-5:45 pm; Thursday: closed; Friday: 10 am-7:45pm
- adults $18, students and seniors (65 years +) with valid ID $15, children under 12 free
- New Museum
- oops, not opening at the new location until Fall 2007, but you can check out the building in progress at the corner of Bowery and Prince Street.
- Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum - 91st Street and 5th Avenue
- "Yinka Shonibare Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection";"Feeding Desire: Design and Tools of the Table, 1500-2005"
- Monday–Thursday: 10 am–5 pm; Friday: 10 am–9 pm; Saturday: 10 am–6pm ; Sunday: Noon–6pm
- adults $12, students and seniors (with ID) $7, children under 12 free
- Neue Galerie - 86th street and 5th Avenue
- "Gustav Klimt: Five Paintings From the Collection of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch Bauer"; the fabulous viennese pastries at Café Sabarsky (yum! streudel!)
- Saturday-Monday, Thursday: 11 am-6 pm; Tuesday-Wednesday: closed; Friday: 11 am-9pm
- adult admission $15, students and seniors $10, children under 12 not admitted and those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult (!)
- Natural History Museum -
- Museum at FIT - 7th avenue at 27th street
- "The Tailor's Art"
- Tues - Fri Noon - 8pm , Saturday 10am - 5pm. Closed Sundays, Mondays, and legal holidays.
- free admission!
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