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“The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a national research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world. The Center’s collections first won international acclaim in 1926 when the personal collection of the distinguished Puerto Rican-born Black scholar and bibliophile, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, was added Read more...
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A complex of buildings in the heart of New York City, The Morgan Library & Museum began as the private library of financier Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), one of the preeminent collectors and cultural benefactors in the United States. As early as 1890 Morgan had begun to assemble a collection of illuminated, literary, and historical manuscripts, early printed books, and old Read more...
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MoMA PS1 is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit contemporary art institutions in the United States. An exhibition space rather than a collecting institution, MoMA PS1 devotes its energy and resources to displaying the most experimental art in the world. A catalyst and an advocate for new ideas, discourses, and trends in contemporary art, MoMA PS1 actively pursues emerging Read more...
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Mission Statement The Queens Museum is dedicated to presenting the highest quality visual arts and educational programming for people in the New York metropolitan area, and particularly for the residents of Queens, a uniquely diverse, ethnic, cultural, and international community.The Museum fulfills its mission by designing and providing art exhibitions, public programs and educational experiences that promote the appreciation and Read more...
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“QHS, headquartered in an historic site, Kingsland Homestead, maintains and explores the history of its colonial farmhouse through exhibitions, house and walking tours, and educational programs. As the only museum of Queens history in the borough, the Society plans, researches and mounts a regular series of history-related exhibitions and lecture series in its gallery space totaling 1,350 square feet Read more...
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Since 1916, the American people have entrusted the National Park Service with the care of their national parks. With the help of volunteers and park partners, we are proud to safeguard these more than 400 places and to share their stories with more than 275 million visitors every year. But our work doesn’t stop there. We are proud that tribes, Read more...
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“Since its opening, the Taipei Gallery has exhibited both ancient Chinese arts and contemporary arts from Taiwan. Most exhibitions come from major museums and private collections in Taiwan. In addition to introducing Taiwan’s modern art, the gallery is a venue for artists from around the world whose works relate to Chinese culture and society.” Read more...
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The Ukrainian Museum is the largest museum in the U.S. committed to acquiring, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting articles of artistic or historic significance to the rich cultural heritage of Ukrainians. At its founding in 1976 by the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, the Museum was hailed as one of the finest achievements of the Ukrainian American community. Today, its Read more...
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“Four exhibitions are organized annually in the 900-square-foot gallery, with an emphasis on solo exhibitions by contemporary living artists. Each year, one or two projects are also presented in the 5,200-square-foot Sculpture Court, a glass-enclosed atrium with public seating and an espresso bar. Artists who have been exhibited in recent years include Jane Dickson, Ming Fay, Ik-Joong Kang, Christian Read more...
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As the preeminent institution devoted to the art of the United States, the Whitney Museum of American Art presents the full range of twentieth-century and contemporary American art, with a special focus on works by living artists. The Whitney is dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting, and exhibiting American art, and its collection—arguably the finest holding of twentieth-century American art in Read more...
