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New York City Museums

The City That Never Sleeps. The Big Apple.1071  Fifth  Avenue
Gotham. New York City has many names and many
faces. With 8.2 million people in 322 squareThe Guggenheim is a vintage piece of
miles,  the metropolis is dense and frenetic.architecture on the Manhattan skyline. The
Frank Lloyd Wright design, with iconic spiral
Manhattan, the New York City borough ofstaircase, stirs instant visual recognition.
primary importance, can overwhelm andTo not enter the Guggenheim however, would be
intimidate. Skyscrapers stab the clouds likea shame. Rather than point and check it off
giant steel stalagmites. Yellow cabs dart inyour list of New York City landmarks, give
and out of traffic like honeybees. Peoplethe museum a few hours of your time. The
swarm sidewalks and march in unison likestructure represents one of the most
ants. Poor visitors get lost in the Manhattanpleasurable in which to view and appreciate
street  grid.art. The Guggenheim collection is remarkable.
Every modern and contemporary master with
New York is larger than life. Of this therehousehold name recognition is here, aside
is no quarrel. As a result, you should startfrom scores of others. Exhibits in the
small and parcel the city. Narrow your focusbeautiful main gallery change and rotate
and slice and dice The Big Apple intothroughout the year, with sculpture, film and
segments. Think neighborhoods. Thinkcanvas  on  display.
monuments.  Think  museums.
Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art
On that note, Manhattan has some of the best
on the planet. A world capital of culture, no1000  Fifth  Avenue
New York experience would be complete without
a visit to one or several monumental museums.In terms of sheer size and scope, few rivals
So without further ado, here are New Yorkcan compete with the Metropolitan Museum of
City's  Must-See  Museums.Art. Over 5 million people visit The Met
every year, which makes it one of the most
American  Museum  of  Natural  Historypopular attractions in New York City. The
collection is enormous and could easily spawn
Central  Park  West  at  West  79th  Streetand furnish many museums at once. Whatever
your interest in art, The Met has an exhibit
With one of the most impressive and familiarfor you. From Ancient Egypt to musical
architectural façades in New Yorkinstruments, the Roman Empire to modern art,
City, the American Museum of Natural Historycostumes to Islamic Art, there are scant
is a major draw with locals and touristsperiods, movements and aspects of art that
alike. The museum houses over 32 millionthe museum does not cover. Short on time?
specimens, a colossal collection of whichTake a Highlights Tour, which breaks exhibits
only a fraction is available to the public.down into digestible portions and provides a
With 46 permanent exhibition halls, thesuperb  overview  of  The  Met.
museum is a prodigious site to navigate.
Popular features include the Fossil Halls,The  Museum  of  Modern  Art
home to two dinosaur exhibits and the world's
foremost collection of vertebrate fossils,11  West  53  Street
and Bird and Mammal Halls. The 11,000 square
foot Hall of Biodiversity epitomizes theThe Museum of Modern Art, or MoMa for short,
museum's mission to spread environmentalis a requisite stop for lovers of modern art
awareness and appreciation of our Earth'sand visual expression. Exhibits include works
natural treasures. The most recent structuralof photography, film, sculpture,
masterpiece on the Manhattan map is thearchitecture, design and traditional art. A
inspirational Rose Center for Earth andveritable pioneer, the MoMa was the first
Space. The massive 333,500 square footmuseum to devote space to modern art and is
planetarium complex is a center for researchthe world epicenter for creative works that
and education that redefines the museumreshape our notions of what constitutes art
experience altogether. All in all, reasonto begin with. In typical New York City
alone to include the American Museum offashion, the actual MoMa edifice is itself a
Natural History on your New York Citywork of art. The interior design of the
itinerary.museum is a fantastic sight to behold and
blends light and space into one unique
The  Solomon  R.  Guggenheim  Museumstructure in which to appreciate art.



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