The Cloisters Museum and Gardens
The branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe, assembled from architectural elements, both domestic and religious, that date from the twelfth through the fifteenth century. The building and its cloistered gardens are located in Fort Tryon Park in Northern Manhattan.
The Cloisters, 99 Margaret Corbin Drive, Fort Tryon Park, NYC (212-923-3700) admission to The Cloisters includes free same-day admission to the Main Building of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Susquehanna Art Museum
The Susquehanna Art Museum showcases exhibits featuring works of nationally and internationally recognized artists as well as exhibits which reflect the diverse cultural heritage of the Susquehanna region. Tel: 717-233-8668
Apex Museum
The Apex Museum is full of artifacts, photographs, children's shows, presentations and more – all related to African-American culture, both past and present. 404-523-2739.
Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum
A panoramic presentation of the Battle of Atlanta with authentic military artifacts from the period. 404-624-1071.
Clark Atlanta University Collection of African American Art
The permanent home of the University's historical collection of African American Art and the illustrious "Art of the Negro" murals by Hale Woodruff. 404-880-6102.
Hammonds House
Georgia's only museum dedicated to African-American fine art. Located in Historic West End in a Victorian house restored by the late Dr. Otis T. Hammonds, a noted physician and art patron. 404-752-8730.
High Museum of Art
From toddlers to teenagers, there is an impressive and never-ending line-up of family fun and events every day at the High Museum of Art. 404-733-4400.
Michael C. Carlos Museum
The Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University collects, preserves, exhibits, and interprets art and artifacts from antiquity to the present.
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) collects and archives significant, contemporary works by the artists of the state of Georgia. 404-367-8700.
Institute of Contemporary Art
The Institute of Contemporary Art says it seeks to engage people in the processes of making and experiencing contemporary art through an interactive process.
Isabella Stewart Gardner
Founded in 1903, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is has a large art collection and hosts work from different time periods. It also acts as a venue for artists and musicians.
Mass MoCA
Mass MoCA is a popular art center with attendance of 120,000 each year. It says its strengths are in making and presenting art, and more than 80 new art works have been created there, as well as 50 performances.
The Norman Rockwell Museum
The Norman Rockwell Museum has the largest collection of the artist's work, as well as over 100,000 items from his lifetime.
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science Greenwich
A regionally based, world-class instituition highlighting art, science and natural history in more than a dozen changing exhibitions annually. The permanent galleries feature the natural sciences encompassing regional to global perspectives.
Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, CT (203-869-0376)
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Dedicated to art, natural science and history, on 118 acres. A real working farm with animals, planetarium, unique playground, hiking trails, exhibitions featuring 5 galleries of family-oriented interactive displays. The Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT. (203-322-1646)
Apex Museum
The Apex Museum is full of artifacts, photographs, children's shows, presentations and more – all related to African-American culture, both past and present. 404-523-2739.
Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum
A panoramic presentation of the Battle of Atlanta with authentic military artifacts from the period. 404-624-1071.
Clark Atlanta University Collection of African American Art
The permanent home of the University's historical collection of African American Art and the illustrious "Art of the Negro" murals by Hale Woodruff. 404-880-6102.
Hammonds House
Georgia's only museum dedicated to African-American fine art. Located in Historic West End in a Victorian house restored by the late Dr. Otis T. Hammonds, a noted physician and art patron. 404-752-8730.
High Museum of Art
From toddlers to teenagers, there is an impressive and never-ending line-up of family fun and events every day at the High Museum of Art. 404-733-4400.
Michael C. Carlos Museum
The Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University collects, preserves, exhibits, and interprets art and artifacts from antiquity to the present.
Museum of Arts & Sciences
Featuring an artist's garret, humanist's study, scientist's workshop and enclosed animal habitat where young and old can experiment with each discipline in a fun, larger than life atmosphere. 478-477-3232.
Telfair Museums
Permanent collection of paintings, photography, sculpture, and decorative arts contains over 4,500 objects from America and Europe, dating from the 18th-20th centuries.
The Morris Museum of Art
The Morris Museum of Art, located on the Riverwalk in downtown Augusta, Georgia, is the first museum dedicated to the art and artists of the American South.
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) collects and archives significant, contemporary works by the artists of the state of Georgia. 404-367-8700.
Tubman African American Museum
Georgia's largest African American museum offers fourteen exhibition galleries, a resource center and magnificent 63-foot mural depicting African-American art, history and culture. 478-743-8544.
Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, Glen Cove
The Museum is a center for research on Long Island geology and a valued resource in the study of the Island's Native American archaeology. A gift shop has materials and publications related to the exhibits and educational programming, with emphasis on the natural history of Long Island.
Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, 50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove, LI, NY (516-571-8010) OPEN Tuesday to Sunday. 10am to 4pm.
Guild Hall East Hampton
A fine art museum, professional theater, and community education center presenting visual, performing and literary arts events. Plus a full season of summer entertainment for the entire family.
Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, Long Island, NY. (631-324-0806)
Long Island Children's Museum
12 permanent hands-on learning galleries, interactive theater performances, films, art and other special exhibitions. and a special exhibit on the physically challenged.
Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY. (516-224-5800) Open Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm.
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park and Coe Hall Oyster Bay
Situated between Oyster Bay and Locust Valley on Long Island's North Shore, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park is one of Long Island's premier public arboretums and historic sites.A former Gold Coast estate of over four hundred acres, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park and Coe Hall, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY. (516-922-9200) PARK OPEN EVERY DAY 9:00 am. – 5:00 pm.
The Children's Museum of the East End Bridgehampton
Featuring interactive and hands-on exhibits that focus on the unique history and diversity of the eastern end of Long Island.
Children's Museum of the East End, 76 Bridgehampton Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton, Long Island, NY (631-537-8250).
Louisiana Children’s Museum
At this nationally-recognized museum, the official rule is ‘Please Touch!’ Captain a tugboat, anchor the news, and leave your shadow on the wall in the Shadow Trap. 504-523-1357. REGION: South East, LA.
Bates College Museum of Art
The Bates College Museum of Art is a laboratory for the visual arts. Providing an environment for broad audiences to explore and discover synergies created by visual art across academic disciplines of a liberal arts education, we represent the new academic museum for the 21st century.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art offers interactive educational tours for a wide audience, ranging from pre-schoolers through adult groups.
Colby College Museum of Art
Founded in 1959 and now comprising four wings, more than 6,000 works, and more than 28,000 square feet of exhibition space, the Colby College Museum of art has built a significant permanent collection that specializes in American and contemporary art.
Dyer Library & Saco Museum
The Saco Museum is a regional museum of fine and decorative arts and historic artifacts. The Institute was founded in 1866, and is the third oldest museum in Maine.
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Maine College of Art
The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art (ICA at MECA) features leading-edge exhibitions and public programs that showcase new perspectives and new trends in contemporary art.
L.C.Bates Museum of Natural History and Culture
The L.C. Bates Museum houses unique natural history and culture collections. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 207-238-4250.
Museum of African Culture
The Museum of African Culture is the only New England museum devoted to Sub-Saharan African Art and Culture. Tel: 207-871-7188
Museum of Art, University of Maine
The Museum of Art remains the only institution owned by the citizens of the State of Maine to house a permanent fine arts collection - one which has grown to a stature that makes it a nucleus in the state for historic and contemporary art.
Ogunquit Museum of American Art
The OMAA is the only museum in the State of Maine devoted exclusively to the exhibition and collection of American Art.
Penobscot Marine Museum
The principal exhibits at Penobscot Marine Museum focus on the industry of Penobscot Bay in the 19th century and illustrate what it was like to live and work on one of the great square-rigged ships in the last quarter of the 19th century, and to visit China when it truly was exotic.
Portland Museum of Art
As the largest art museum in the state of Maine, the Museum's collection of more than 15,000 objects is housed in three historic and remarkable buildings showcasing three centuries of art and architecture. Tel: 207-775-6148
The Brick Store Museum
The Brick Store Museum preserves the rich heritage of the Kennebunks for year-round residents, seasonal visitors and future generations through the collection, preservation, interpretation and exhibition of its material culture. 207-985-4802.
Wendell Gilley Museum
The Wendell Gilley Museum teaches the art of bird carving and presents art exhibitions and educational programs with a special focus on people, nature and art.
Sandy Spring Slave Museum
Focus on the heritage of Blacks from their origin in Africa through the Trans-Atlantic passage, participation with the Underground Railroad, the struggle for civil rights, and their accomplishments across the African Diaspora.
Beard and Weil Art Galleries Wheaton College
The Beard Gallery, located in Watson Fine Arts, offer a varied program of exhibitions and lectures for the college community and general public.
Beverly Historical Society & Museum
The Beverly Historical Society and Museum has been preserving and caring for Beverly's past since 1891. Tour one of our historic sites, learn about your family history, visit the Walker Transportation Collection or explore two floors of exhibits at the Cabot House Museum.
Boston Center for Jewish Heritage
Boston’s last remaining immigrant era synagogue, the Vilna Shul, has become a place of learning where Jewish history, culture and spirituality are open and accessible to all.
Boston University Art Gallery
Although the Boston University Art Gallery has no permanent collection, we do have four of the most unusual column capitals decorating our space.
Cahoon Museum of American Art
The Cahoon Museum of American Art is a showcase for a stellar collection of the folk painting of Ralph and Martha Cahoon, as well as a choice collection of 19th, 20th and 21st century American art.
Cantor Gallery College of the Holy Cross
The permanent collection represents a broad spectrum of art and historical periods and has recently been enriched by the gift of a teaching collection comprised of historical Southeast Asian textiles from West Sumatra, and other islands of Indonesia, India and Laos.
Cape Cod Museum of Art
The Cape cod Museum of Art interprets and exhibits the great works of outstanding artists associated with cape cod and the Islands.
Concord Art Association
The permanent collection of the Concord Art Association includes a wide variety of paintings, drawings, sculpture, objects and furnishings acquired during its early years under the leadership of its founder, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts.
Danforth Museum of Art
Focusing on American Art from the 18th century to present day, the Museum is dedicated to showing the very best examples of contemporary art by both emerging and established artists, as well as an exploration of the School of Boston Expressionism.
Davis Museum & Cultural Center
The permanent collection of the Davis Museum and Cultural Center comprises approximately 10,000 ancient to contemporary sculptures, paintings, decorative objects, and works on paper.
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park is a public museum of art established to educate as broad and diverse a public as possible about modern and contemporary American art.
Dedham Historical Society
The museum houses a distinguished collection of furnishings and artifacts ranging from pre-Columbian stone tools and the 1652 Metcalf great chair (oldest dated American-made chair, pictured below), to an excellent collection of Dedham and Chelsea pottery.
Egan Maritime Institute
On the premises of the Coffin School on Nantucket, the Egan Maritime Institute maintains a collection of fine art, maritime books, and artifacts related to the maritime world that have been collected by both founders and several generous donors.
Fitchburg Art Museum
Fitchburg Art Museum is North Worcester County's oldest and most treasured cultural institution, founded in 1925 through a bequest of artist and educator, Eleanor Norcross.
Fuller Craft Museum, Inc.
Our Museum Educators provide tours to people of all ages using techniques which guide visitors through the process of looking at craft and relating it to their own lives.
Historic Deerfield, Inc
Historic Deerfield is home to one of the best public collections of art and antiques in America. Begun and formed in large part by founders Henry and Helen Flynt during a lifetime of collecting, the collection has been refined with hundreds of additions by professional staff since the mid-1970s.
Historic New England
The collections of Historic New England contain more than 100,000 objects, and is the largest assemblage of New England art and artifacts in the country.
Longyear Museum
Longyear Museum, conveniently located just outside Boston and easily accessible by public transportation, offers exhibits, publications, and programs about the life of Mary Baker Eddy, one of America’s most noted women, as well as tours of several houses where she once lived.
Lynn Museum & Historical Society
Established in 1897, the Lynn Museum & Historical Society is the only organization in the city devoted to collecting, preserving, and fostering an appreciation of Lynn's rich history.
Mass MoCA
Mass MoCA is a popular art center with attendance of 120,000 each year. It says its strengths are in making and presenting art, and more than 80 new art works have been created there, as well as 50 performances.
MIT List Visual Arts Center
The List Visual Arts Center oversees MIT's Permanent collection, which is comprised of more than 1,500 artworks in primarily painting, sculpture, photography, and print media.
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
More than 15,000 works of art from antiquity to the present comprise the permanent collection of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum.
Nantucket Lighthouse Basket Museum
Lightship baskets are unique to the island of Nantucket. The Museum exhibits and documents a wide range of Lightship Baskets from the earliest forms created in the 1850s to present-day creations.
National Heritage Museum
The National Heritage Museum boasts one of the country's finest collections of material and artifacts related to the history of American Freemasonry and fraternalism.
Nichols House Museum, Inc.
The Nichols House Museum is open to the public as a historic house museum reflecting the domestic life of a typical family of Beacon Hill at the turn of the last century.
Old Colony Historical Society
Housed in the 1852 Bristol Academy building designed by Richard Upjohn, the museum contains extensive collections representing the history of the Taunton region of Massachusetts.
Old Dartmouth Historical Society New Bedford Whaling Musuem
The New Bedford Whaling Museum is the largest museum in America devoted to the history of the American whaling industry and its greatest port.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute focuses primarily on art from the western world and also has a research program.
The Chatham Historical Society
The Chatham Historical Society, founded in 1923, features 3000 objects-paintings, decorative arts, and maritime artifacts.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art was founded by the famous author and focuses specifically on picture books.
The Norman Rockwell Museum
The Norman Rockwell Museum has the largest collection of the artist's work, as well as over 100,000 items from his lifetime.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute focuses primarily on art from the western world and also has a research program.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art was founded by the famous author and focuses specifically on picture books.
Bayer Children's Theatre Series Morristown
THE Bickford Summer Theatre Series for Children
Tickets: $9.00 for Morris Museum members $10.00 for non-members; $8.00 for groups of 20 or more
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ. (973-971-3706)
Imagine That Children's Museum Florham Park
A hands-on 16,000 square feet museum featuring over 50 exhibits. Imagine That Discovery Museum for Children, 4 Vreeland Road, Florham Park, NJ. {973-966-8000).
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum @ Rutgers University, New Brunswick
The Zimmerli Art Museum's collections comprise a number of areas of focus and total 60,000 works of art. Particular strengths exist in Russian and Soviet art, French nineteenth-century art and American nineteenth- and twentieth-century art with a concentration on early-20th-century and contemporary prints. In addition, the museum houses a research library of rare books, journals and other documents that support the collection. Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street (Rutgers University), New Brunswick, NJ. (732-932-7237)
Jersey City Museum
The Museum collects, exhibits, preserves, and interprets American paintings, works on paper, sculpture and Decorative Arts & Historical Objects from the region.
Jersey City Museum, 350 Montgomery Street, JERSEY CITY, NJ. (201-413-0303).
Morris Museum Morristown
Exhibits focus on art, natural science, geology, dinosaur, decorative arts and anthropology. Special events and Saturday Family Drop-In Workshops. EXHIBITION: Musical Machines and Living Dolls: Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata from The Murtogh D. Guinness Collection.
Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown. NJ (973-971-3700}
New Jersey State Museum & Planetarium
Soar through the skies in the Museum’s spacious Planetarium, featuring precision projection of more than 6000 stars. The largest planetarium facility in New Jersey.
New Jersey State Museum Galleries at 225 West State Street (Department of State Building) Tenton, NJ. (609-292-6464) OPEN: Tuesday – Saturday, 9 am – 4:45 pm, Sunday, Noon – 5 pm
Admission Free except for Planetarium
The Newark Museum
The Museum complex, the largest in New Jersey, with 80 galleries of art and science, a mini zoo, planetarium, sculpture garden, schoolhouse and the Ballantine House, the restored 1885 mansion that is a National Historic Landmark.
Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ. (973-596-6550)
The Red Mill Museum Village Clinton
Located on a tranquil 10-acre site nestled along the banks of the South Branch of the Raritan River in historic Clinton, New Jersey. Open from April through October, the Museum and its grounds provide a fascinating historic destination as well as a peaceful escape from the bustle of everyday life. Come learn about the past while you relax by the river!
The Red Mill Museum Village, 56 Main Street, Clinton, NJ. (908-735-4101)
Jewish Museum
Since 1904, offering the public visual arts from the Jewish tradition. Today the museum exhibits painting, sculpture, photography, artifacts, ceremonial art, and more.
Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave., NYC. (212-423-3200)
American Folk Art Museum
The collection ranges from 18th century quilts, paintings and sculptures to current self-taught artists. Highlights complex and vibrant quilts, paintings, works on paper, and sculpture by contemporary African American artists. American Folk Art Museum, 45 West 53rd Street NYC. (212-265-1040)
Asia Society
America's leading institution for awareness and under-standing between Americans and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific; from Japan to Iran, and from Central Asia to New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, at 70th Street, NYC. (212-288-6400) Tues-Sun 11:00am.-6:00pm. Fridays until 9:00pm.
$10 adults • $7 seniors (62+) • $5 students with ID • Free to members and children under 16 - Free admission on Fridays, 6 - 9pm.
Asian American Arts Centre
Featuring exhibitions of Asian American, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Indian, Korean & Filipino Arts as well as those artists who are significantly influenced by Asia. A Permanent Collection of over 400 contemporary Asian American art works and about 200 Chinese folk art pieces.
Asian American Arts Centre, 26 Bowery, NYC. (212-233-2154)
Bronx Museum of the Arts
Over 700 twentieth-century and contemporary works in all media by artists of African, Asian, and Latin American ancestry. The Museum has a commitment to increasing audience participation in the visual arts through its Permanent Collection, exhibitions, and educational programs.
Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NYC. (718-681-6000) HOURS: Thurs, Sat, Sun. 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, Fridays 11:00 am - 8:00 pm.
Brooklyn Museum
Discover the world through art at one of the premier art institutions in the world, with Interactive activites and guided tours for groups. OPEN Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat. & Sun. 11am-6pm. Brooklyn Museum of Art, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NYC. (718-501-6221).
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
The only museum in the United States that focuses on historical as well as contemporary design. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street New York, NYC (212-849-8400) OPEN: Mon-Fri. 10:00am - 5:00pm. Sat. 10:00am - 6:00pm. Sun. 12Noon - 6:00pm.
Dahesh Museum of Art
The Dahesh Museum of Art opened in 1995. Its goal was to create a unique institution, the first American museum dedicated to one of the most neglected areas of art in the Western tradition, 19th-century European Academic art.
The Dahesh Museum of Art, 580 Madison Avenue (between 56th and 57th Streets), NYC. (212-759-0606) OPEN: Tuesday - Sunday 11 am - 6 pm & until 9 pm on the first Thursday of each month
Drawing Center
The only not-for-profit institution in the U.S. to focus solely on the exhibition of drawings, both historical and contemporary.
The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster St., NYC (212-219-2166 ext. 119).
El Museo Del Barrio
El Museo del Barrio welcomes visitors of all backgrounds to discover the artistic and cultural landscape of the Caribbean and Latin America.
El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Ave. at 104th St., NYC (212-831-7272
First Saturday @ The Brooklyn Museum of Art
All evening, the 1st Saturday of each month, thousands of visitors enjoy free programs of art and entertainment. The Museum Cafe serves a selection of sandwiches, salads, and beverages, and a cash bar offers wine and beer. Parking: $4 starting at 5pm. All other Saturdays, the Museum closes at 6pm. The Brooklyn Museum of Art, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NYC. Tel. 718-638-5000.
Hispanic Society Of America
Featuring the art & artifacts of Spain, Portugal & Latin American countries, from pre-history to present. The largest collection of Spanish art outside of Spain including important paintings by El Greco, Goya, Sorolla & Velasquez. Admission Free.
Hispanic Society Of America, Audubon Terrace, Broadway between 155 and 156 Streets, NYC. (212-926-2234).
International Center of Photography (ICP)
The Permanent Collection at ICP contains more than 100,000 photographs including American and European documentary photography of the 1930s to the 1990s. It comprises large bodies of work by W. Eugene Smith, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Farm Security Administration photographers, Alfred Eisenstadt, Lisette Model, Gordon Parks, James VanDerZee, and Garry Winogrand and contemporary photographers such as Carrie Mae Weems, Justine Kurland, Katy Grannan, Vik Muniz, Tomoko Sawada, and Susan Meiselas.
International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, NYC. (212-857-0005) Tuesday - Thursday: 10 am-6 pm. Friday: 10 am-8 pm. Saturday and Sunday: 10 am-6 pm
Japan Society
One of America's premiere institutions for the exhibition, research and publication of Japanese Art and Film. Performing Arts programs from the traditional to cutting-edge contemporary theater, dance and music for the whole family. Lecture Programs presenting distinguished writers, artists, designers, scholars, statesmen, social critics and other opinion leaders.
JAPAN SOCIETY 33 East 47th Street NYC. (212-832-1155)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
More than three million works of art spanning five thousand years of world culture, from prehistory to the present with family Programs, gallery tours, hands-on projects * always something new! Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 81st St., NYC. (212-288-7733) Family Guides available at the Information Desks.
Museum of Biblical Art
A non-profit educational institution whose mission is to better understand how the narratives and symbols of the Bible have influenced the history of art and visual culture.
The Museum of Biblical Art, 1865 Broadway at 61st St., NYC. (212-408-1500).
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Ford Family Programs at MoMA introduce children and adults to the richly varied world of modern and contemporary art through guided walks, art workshops, artist talks, film screenings, special events, activity guides and Web sites. MoMA, 1 West 53rd Street (between 5th and 6th Aves.), NYC. (212-708-9400)
Museum of the City of New York
Original exhibits about the history of New York City.
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 104th Street, NYC. (212-534-1672)
New York Chinese Cultural Center
A performing arts and educational organization that promotes the understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture by preserving traditional genres and nurturing innovations that reflect our dynamic and diverse cultural heritage presenting Chinese folk dancing, music and visual arts performed by Chinese Americans. New York Chinese Cultural Center, 390 Broadway, 2nd Floor, NYC. (212-334-3764)
New York Historical Society
The oldest museum in New York, dedicated to preserving the history of New York and the nation. Exhibits, 19th Century American Paintings, and Programs focusing on the period from the 1600s to the present in NYC. New York Historical Society, 2 West 77th St. at Central Park West, NYC. (212-485-9293)
Queens Museum of Art
The New York City Building was built to house the New York City Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair, where it housed displays about municipal agencies. In 1994, Rafael Viñoly significantly redesigned the existing space, creating some of the most dramatic exhibition galleries in New York.
Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows, Corona Park, NYC. (718-592-9700).
Rockefeller Center Tour
The Rockefeller Center Tour celebrates the rich history and exciting present of New York’s architectural jewel. NYC. Tel: 212-664-7174.
Scandanavia House
The American-Scandinavian Foundation's Manhattan cultural center presents exhibitions, films, concerts, and family programs including Saturday morning films and storytelling exploring the contemporary vitality of the Nordic countries. The American-Scandinavian Foundation, 58 Park Avenue (between 37th and 38th St.) NYC (212-879-9779).
The Children’s Center is currently closed and will reopen on Tuesday, September 7.
Skyscraper Museum
Celebrating New York City's rich architectural heritage examines the historical forces and individuals that have shaped its successive skylines. Through exhibitions, programs and publications, the Museum explores tall buildings as objects of design, products of technology, sites of construction, investments in real estate, and places of work and residence. Skyscraper Museum, Battery Park, 39 Battery Place, NYC. (212-968-1961) OPEN: Wed.-Sun. 12Noon-6:00pm.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece of modern architecture is home to one of the world's finest collection of 20th century art. The Guggenheim features at any one time a single major exhibit that highlights art from the last two centuries in its circular, shell-like pathways and exhibit space. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, NYC. (212-423-3500)
Studio Museum in Harlem
A fine arts museum whose exhibits are dedicated to the arts of Black Americans & the African Diaspora. Special family gallery interactive tours. Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 W. 125th St., NYC. ( 212-864-4500). Wednesday to Friday 12-6pm. Saturday 10am-6pm. Sunday 12-6pm.
The Cloisters
This branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is housed in a medieval-style castle, appropriate for its collection of art and architecture from Medieval Europe.
The National Museum of Catholic Art and History
The first Catholic museum in the United States with 3 floors filled with works by new contemporary artists from Cuba, Venezuela, Miami, California, Peru, Russia and Columbia!
The National Museum of Catholic Art and History, 443 East 115th Street, NYC. (212-427-8000).
The Noguchi Museum
A comprehensive collection of over 250 sculptures, models and stage sets by world-renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi and other artists and designers; expanding the context of Noguchi's work and his long legacy of innovation and his artistic exploration. The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Road (at Vernon Boulevard), Long Island City, NY. (718-204-7088)
UrbanGlass
An international glass center for the creation and appreciation of new art made from glass. Daily glassblowing demonstrations thru lobby window or at open houses.
UrbanGlass, 647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NYC (718-625-3685) OPEN: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm Tuesday - Friday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Saturday & Sunday
Whitney Museum of American Art
The finest and most complete assemblage of 20th-century American art in the world including works by Edward Hopper, Stuart Davis, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Graham, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, David Smith, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Jasper Johns and interactive tours and hands-on activities. Whitney Museum, 945 Madison Avenue, at 75th Street, NYC. Tel: 1-800-WHITNEY.
Philipse Manor Hall in Yonkers
Regular tour times: Tuesday - Sunday at 12PM, 2PM, and 3PM The museum is available by guided tour only.
Admission fees: $5 for Adults, $3 for Seniors/Students, FREE for children 12 years old and under
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, 29 Warburton Avenue, at Dock Street, Yonkers, NY (914-965-4027)
Carnegie Art Center
A regional, multi diciplinary arts center offering a variety of innovative fine arts programming including contemporary art exhibitions by regional, national and international artists in visual and media arts. 716-694-4400.
Center at High Falls Visitor's Center
Located in the national register Browns Race Historic District provides visitors with
helpful guides and a marvelous overview of area history, geography, commerce and culture with exhibits and galleries. 585-325-2030.
Everson Museum of Art
The museum's collection encompasses approximately 11,000 objects, including paintings, ceramics, sculpture and videos. 315-474-6064.
Hudson River Museum Yonkers
The largest museum in Westchester county with a collection of 19th and 20th-century American art and cultural, social and historical material related to the Museum's historic Mansion, and home of Andrus Planetarium with weekend Star Shows.
Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, NY (914-963-4550)
International Mask & Puppet Museum
Open Hand Theater is a performance center and museum celebrating the human experience through mask and puppet traditions from around the world.
Katonah Museum of Art
Exhibitions present the best of art from the past to the present, spanning cultures, media, historical periods, and social issues. Featuring major art exhibitions in its main galleries and Sculpture Garden plus a children's museum within the museum w/exhibits and activities for children. Katonah Museum of Art, Route 22 at Jay Street, Katonah, NY. ( 914-232-9555) Museum Closed until June 27th for new installation.
Memorial Art Gallery
Considered one of the finest regional art museums in the country. Its permanent collection of over 10,000 works spans 50 centuries of world art. 585-276-8900.
Neuberger Museum of Art
Presenting 12 changing exhibitions annually in addition to ongoing exhibitions from the permanent collections, offering insights into the work of 20th century masters, and mid-career and emerging artists, as well as exposure to the county's only permanent exhibition of African art. Neuberger Museum of Art, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY.(914-251-6100) *Gallery talks every Friday at 1:00pm.
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park and Coe Hall Oyster Bay
Situated between Oyster Bay and Locust Valley on Long Island's North Shore, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park is one of Long Island's premier public arboretums and historic sites.A former Gold Coast estate of over four hundred acres, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park and Coe Hall, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY. (516-922-9200) PARK OPEN EVERY DAY 9:00 am. – 5:00 pm.
Rockland Center for Arts
Presents a variety of highly acclaimed cultural arts programs including an extensive School for the Arts, exhibitions and a performing arts series. West Nyack. Tel: 845-358-0877.
The Children's Museum of the East End Bridgehampton
Featuring interactive and hands-on exhibits that focus on the unique history and diversity of the eastern end of Long Island.
Children's Museum of the East End, 76 Bridgehampton Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton, Long Island, NY (631-537-8250).
The Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden
Through programs and events, music and art, the Museum seeks to provide links between the East and the West. In addition, the 3 acre Japanese Stroll Garden is a unique public garden in Westchester County, New York.
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM IN PHILADELPHIA
Enjoy a face-to-face encounter with the bold and fearless people who helped form our nation with "Audacious Freedom: African Americans in Philadelphia 1776-1876, presented by PECO" at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
Andy Warhol Museum
The Museum features extensive permanent collections of art and archives on, Andy Warhol, one of the most influential American artists of the twentieth century.
August Wilson Center for African American Culture
Presents performing, visual and education programs that celebrate the contributions of African Americans. 412-258-2700.
James A. Michener Art Museum
Dedicated to preserving and exhibiting the art and cultural heritage of the Bucks County region, the museum is home to a world class collection of Pennsylvania Impressionist paintings. Tel: 215-340-9800
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
Began in 1912 and continues to date to create tiles. Watch the clay being prepared, then stamped with designs, then fired, glazed and fired. Visit nearby Mercer Museum and Fonthill. Doylestown. Tel: 215-345-6722.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Spanning over 2,000 years, the collections include masterpieces of fine and applied art from around the world. Tel: 215-763-8100.
Reading Public Museum
The Reading Public Museum is a unique museum featuring art galleries, cultural and natural science exhibits, and even has its own planetarium! Tel: 610-371-5850
Rodin Museum
The Rodin Museum has the largest collection of Rodin’s works outside Paris, including bronze castings, plaster studies, drawings, prints, letters, and books. Tel: 215-763-8100.
The Frick Art & Historical center
The Frick Art & Historical Center is a fascinating complex of museums and historical buildings located on over five acres of lawns and gardens in Pittsburgh's residential East End.
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM IN PHILADELPHIA
Enjoy a face-to-face encounter with the bold and fearless people who helped form our nation with "Audacious Freedom: African Americans in Philadelphia 1776-1876, presented by PECO" at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie Museum of Art offers a distinguished collection of modern and contemporary art that includes film and video works. 412-622-3131.
James A. Michener Art Museum
Dedicated to preserving and exhibiting the art and cultural heritage of the Bucks County region, the museum is home to a world class collection of Pennsylvania Impressionist paintings. Tel: 215-340-9800
Austin Museum of Art
Art comes alive during Austin Museum of Art’s. Both the downtown location and the AMOA’s original home at Laguna Gloria are interesting destinations for anyone. 512-495-9224. SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
Crow Collection of Asian Art
Discover a jewel in the heart of the Dallas Arts District. The Crow Collection of Asian Art offers visitors a look into Asia. The Crow Collection of Asian Art is the only FREE museum in the Dallas Arts District and represents one of only a select group of museums in the United States solely dedicated to the arts of Asia. 214-219-2049. REGION: Dallas County, North TX.
Stark Museum of Art
The Stark Museum of Art houses an extensive collection of art and artifacts reflecting the land, people, and wildlife of the American West. For more information, call 409-886-ARTS (2787)
The W.H. Stark House
William Henry and Miriam Lutcher Stark spent a lifetime collecting rare and unique decorative objects. Today visitors may explore and experience their fully restored 1894 Victorian home. W.H. Stark House, 610 W. Main Avenue, Orange, Texas, (409-883-0871)
Bennington Center for the Arts
The Bennington Center for Arts brings together fine art, history, and theater year-round for residents and visitors of Southwestern Vermont. Tel: 802-442-7158
Brattleboro Museum & Arts Center
The Brattleboro Museum & Arts Center presents art and exhibits to educate and inspire visitors. A revolving show of exhibits features both regional and internationally acclaimed artists. Tel: 802-257-0124
Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont
The Norman Rockwell Museum on Vermont houses one of the largest collections of Norman Rockwell art, covering the entire span of Rockwell's artistic career in Vermont. Tel: 802-773-6095
Shelburne Museum
The Shelburne Museum houses over 150,000 works exhibited in a remarkable setting of 39 exhibition buildings with American art and artifacts from the 17th to 20th centuries. Tel: 802-985-3346
The Cornish Colony Museum
Located in the historic Old Windsor Fire Station, the Cornish Colony museum showcases and educates visitors on the famous artists who have lived and worked in this area. Tel: 802-674-6008
Ripley's Believe It or Not® Museum and 4-D Theater
Experience the strange, unusual, and downright bizarre 365 days a year at the Williamsburg Ripley’s Believe It or Not!® Museum and 4D Theater! Call 757-220-9220 or visit us at www.williamsburgripleys.com.
