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Mission Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural center in the Bronx overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades. Its mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscapes, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts. Read more...
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The Tenement Museum preserves and interprets the history of immigration through the personal experiences of the generations of newcomers who settled in and built lives on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, America’s iconic immigrant neighborhood; forges emotional connections between visitors and immigrants past and present; and enhances appreciation for the profound role immigration has played and continues to play in shaping Read more...
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The LaGuardia and Wagner Archives was established in 1982 to collect, preserve, and make available primary materials documenting the social and political history of New York City. The Archives serves a broad array of researchers: journalists, students, scholars, exhibit planners and policy makers examining the history of Greater New York. The Archives also produces public programs exploring that history. Located Read more...
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Located on New York City’s Museum Mile, the Jewish Museum is a jewel-box of an art museum, and a distinctive hub for art and Jewish culture for people of all backgrounds. The Museum maintains a unique collection of nearly 30,000 works of fine art, Judaica, antiquities, folk art, ceremonial objects, and broadcast media which reflect the global Jewish experience over Read more...
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This museum is a comprehensive installation of Isamu Noguchi’s sculpture in an environment designed by the artist. There are both indoor and outdoor exhibition areas as well as a cafe and museum shop. Special programs at the museum include free guided tours at 2pm daily and a permanent series of films about Noguchi. Read more...
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The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is a non-profit, educational institution featuring the legendary aircraft carrier Intrepid, the space shuttle Enterprise, the world’s fastest jets and a guided missile submarine. Through exhibitions, educational programming and the foremost collection of technologically groundbreaking aircraft and vessels, visitors of all ages and abilities are taken on an interactive journey through history to Read more...
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“Founded in 1974, the International Center of Photography (ICP) is both a museum and one of the largest schools of photography in the world. Exhibitions, collections, publications, workshops, seminars, symposia, and certificate and degree programs are among the complementary activities that make ICP dynamic and unique among photographic institutions. ICP’s mission is to present photography’s vital and central place in Read more...
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The Hispanic Society of America is a free museum and reference library for the study of the arts and cultures of Spain, Portugal, and Latin America located on Audubon Terrace. The Society offers a comprehensive survey of Spanish painting and drawing from the Middle Ages to the present, with particular strengths in that of the Spanish Golden Age (1550-1700), Read more...
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Your Passport to the Universe The new Hayden Sphere, which weighs 4 million pounds and measures 87 feet in diameter, is the largest and most powerful virtual reality simulator in the world. Before entering the upper hemisphere wherePassport to the Universe is shown, beautifully rendered videos offer some basic astronomical information. Once inside, a Zeiss Mark IX Star Projector and Read more...
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Committed to innovation, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation collects, preserves, and interprets modern and contemporary art, and explores ideas across cultures through dynamic curatorial and educational initiatives and collaborations. With its constellation of architecturally and culturally distinct museums, exhibitions, publications, and digital platforms, the foundation engages both local and global audiences. History The Guggenheim Museum SoHo opened to the public Read more...
