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The world's first museum dedicated to LGBT themes stages six to eight annual exhibi-
tions of both homegrown and international art. To date, offerings have included solo-artist
retrospectives and themed shows exploring the likes of art and sex along the New York
waterfront. Much of the work on display is from the museum's own collection, which
consists of over 50,000 works. The space also hosts queer-centric lectures, readings, film
screenings and performances.
(
212-431-2609;
www.leslielohman.org
; 26 Wooster St, btwn Grand &
Canal Sts; admission free;
noon-6pm Tue-Sat;
A/C/E to Canal St)
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New York Earth Room
GALLERY
Since 1980 the oddity of the New York Earth Room, the work of artist Walter De Maria,
has been wooing the curious with something not easily found in the city: dirt (250cu yd,
or 280,000lb, of it, to be exact). Walking into the small space is a heady experience, as the
scent will make you feel like you've entered a wet forest; the sight of such beautiful, pure
earth in the midst of this crazy city is surprisingly moving.
(
www.earthroom.org
;
141 Wooster St, bt-
wn Prince & W Houston Sts; admission free;
noon-6pm Wed-Sun, closed 3-3:30pm mid-Jun-mid-Sep;
N/R to
Prince St)
9
Mahayana Temple
The Mahayana Buddhist Temple holds one golden 16ft-high Buddha, sitting on a lotus
and edged with offerings of fresh oranges, apples and flowers. Mahayana is the largest
Buddhist temple in Chinatown, and its facade, right near the frenzied vehicle entrance to
the Manhattan Bridge, features two giant golden lions for protection.
(133 Canal St, at Manhattan
Bridge Plaza;
TEMPLE
8am-6pm;
B/D to Grand St, J/Z, 6 to Canal St)
Understand
Tales of Two Neighborhoods
