Museum Of The City Of New York

Among the city's major museums, there is only one with the words "New," "York," and "City" in its name, and this is precisely what gives the Museum of the City of New York its unique mandate: to explore the past, present, and future of this fascinating and particular place and to celebrate its heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation. A variety of exhibitions, public programs, and publications all investigate what gives New York City its singular character.

Exhibitions in recent seasons have focused on wide-ranging subjects, illuminating the events and issues that define New York: how to make this city more sustainable by the year 2030; New York's emergence from the shadow of its trans-Atlantic sister city, Paris, to take center stage in the fields of design, fashion, and the arts; Catholic New Yorkers, a once-persecuted minority group that transformed the cultural, institutional, and political life of the broader community; hip hop and its impact on fashion; Robert Moses and the transformation of the metropolis in the mid-twentieth century; how immigrants created their own affordable housing in the early twentieth century; the story of a young Russian woman who reinvented American fashion; and other illuminating and fascinating aspects of New York's rich and diverse past and present. These facets of the city's development also serve us well in that they help to inform us as we all consider our city's future.

The Museum's public programs also play a vital role in educating and enlightening visitors and participants.

Contact Info

Museum of the City of New York (Map)
1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd St.
New York, NY 10029

212.534.1672 Phone
212.423.0758 Fax
info@mcny.org E-mail
www.mcny.org

Museum Hours

Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Closed Mondays (except holiday Mondays)

Closed On The Following Holidays:
Thanksgiving | Thursday, November 25, 2010
Christmas Day | Saturday, December 25, 2010
New Year's Day | Saturday, January 1, 2011

Directions

BY BUS:
M1, M3, M4 or M106 to 104th Street, M2 to 101st Street.

BY 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.
Ramp access is available at the 104th Street entrance.

Nearby Public Parking Garages

* 105th and Madison Avenue
* 97th Street and Third Avenue
* 95th Street and Third Avenue
* 95th Street between Third and Lexington Avenues
* 88th Street between Park and Madison Avenues
* 89th Street between Park and Madison Avenues
* 90th Street between Park and Madison Avenues
* 94th Street between Park and Madison Avenues

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