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Guggenheim Museum Artists complained bitterly about the curved walls that spiral up seven stories, but Frank
Lloyd Wright knew what he was doing, and flat art mounts on the sides of the Guggie just fine. You'll feel like
you're climbing through a nautilus shell as you view the latest installation in the central atrium, recently the host
of Cai Guo-Qiang's startling nine-car cascade. A tower alongside the spiral hosts a permanent collection stocked
with Chagalls, Matisses, van Goghs, and Picassos. For a whole 120 minutes a week, on Saturday nights in the
latest iteration of the program, the Guggenheim lets you poke around for free.
1071 Fifth Ave., at 88th St. 212/423-3500. www.guggenheim.org . Regular admission $22; pay what you wish Sat 5:45-7:45pm (last ticket is-
sued at 7:15pm). Fri and Sun-Wed 10am-5:45pm; Sat 10am-7:45pm. Subway: 4/5/6 to 86th St.
International Center of Photography The ICP does a good job of balancing photography's past and future, with
daguerreotypes and digital receiving as much wall time as classic b&w street photographers of the '50s and '60s.
Usually three separate exhibitions are up at any given time, except when the museum's two floors are turned
over to a larger survey like contemporary African work, or the ICP Triennial, which showcases the best new
photography.
1133 Sixth Ave., at 43rd St. 212/857-0000. www.icp.org . Regular admission $12; pay what you wish Fri 5-8pm. Tues-Wed and Sat-Sun
10am-6pm; Thurs-Fri 10am-8pm. Subway: B/D/F/M to 42nd St.; 7 to Fifth Ave.
Japan Society A waterfall trickling through a bamboo thicket welcomes you to this cultural institution near the
U.N. The second floor has several rooms of galleries dedicated to Japanese art, ranging from classical Buddhist
sculpture to photography to a spectacular recent exhibit of 19th-century lacquer masterworks.
333 E. 47th St., btw. First and Second aves. 212/832-1155. www.japansociety.org . Regular admission $12; free Fri 6-9pm. Tues-Thurs
11am-6pm; Fri 11am-9pm; Sat-Sun 11am-5pm. Subway: 4/5/6/7/S to 42nd St./Grand Central; 6 to 51st St.
The Jewish Museum Four thousand years of Jewish history for this? Absolutely. A French Gothic château on
the Upper East Side holds this remarkable collection, which chronicles the twists and turns of the Jewish experi-
ence, from a foundation stone of the third wall of Jerusalem to prints by Chagall. Lower floors handle temporary
exhibits, like the terrific recent William Steig show.
1109 Fifth Ave., at 92nd St. 212/423-3200. www.thejewishmuseum.org . Regular admission $12; free Sat. Fri-Tues 11am-5:45pm; Thurs
11am-8pm. Subway: 4/5 to 86th St.; 6 to 96th St.
The Morgan Library & Museum J. P. Morgan's collection of manuscripts, books, drawings, and prints has been
housed in this McKim, Mead & White masterpiece since 1906. The building celebrated its centennial by doubling
its public exhibition space with a glass-and-steel Renzo Piano expansion. Lush original rooms are joined by two
floors hosting exhibitions dedicated to photography, ancient cylinder seals, Bob Dylan ephemera, and the like.
225 Madison Ave., at 36th St. 212/685-0008. www.themorgan.org . Regular admission $15 adults; free Fri 7-9pm. (McKim rooms are also free
Tues 3-5pm and Sun 4-6pm.) Tues-Thurs 10:30am-5pm; Fri 10:30am-9pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 11am-6pm. Subway: 6 to 33rd St.
Cheapie Kid Stuff
BrooklynChildren'sMuseum The world's first children's museum has kept up with the times, with a newly renovated
green building (there's even an indoor stream). The permanent collection is more than kids' play, with some 30,000 arti-
facts of natural and human history. 145 Brooklyn Ave., at St. Marks Ave. 718/735-4400. www.brooklynkids.org . Regu-
lar admission $7.50, free every 3rd Thurs 4-7pm and first weekend of each month 2-5pm. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm (also
open Tues in summer; check ahead as hours change to accommodate school schedules). Subway: C to Kingston Ave.;
A/C to Nostrand Ave.
Children'sMuseumofManhattan This uptown museum introduces kids to museum patronage before they can even
walk. Toddlers can interact with giant talking dragons and play firetrucks, and there's a dedicated soft space for crawlers.
Older kids learn through adventures with Dora and Diego, and the hands-on “City Splash” water exploration. 212 W. 83rd
 
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