Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Brooklyn Museum
Center
Hall of Science
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Museum of the Moving Image
Museums
Brooklyn Museum
The permanent collection has
objects from ancient Egyptian to
contemporary art
(see p41)
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200
Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
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Subway
Eastern Pkwy
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Open 10am-5pm Wed-Fri,
11am-6pm Sat & Sun; 11am-11pm first
Sat of month
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Admission charge
P.S. 1 MoMA
Since 1976 this center has
displayed contemporary art and
provided studio space for artists.
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22-25 Jackson Avenue at 46th Av,
Queens
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Subway 23rd St-Ely Ave
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Open
noon-6pm Thu-Mon
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Admission charge
Van Cortlandt House
Museum
This restored 1748 Georgian
house is the Bronx's oldest
building.
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Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
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Subway 242nd St
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Open 10am-3pm
Tue-Fri, 11am-4pm Sat & Sun; last tickets
30 mins before closing
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Admission
charge
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www.vancortlandthouse.org
Isamu Noguchi Garden
Museum
Thirteen galleries and a serene
Japanese sculpture garden.
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9-101
33rd Rd at Vernon Blvd, Queens
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Bus 103
to Vernon Blvd
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Open 10am-5pm Wed-Fri,
11am-6pm Sat & Sun
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Admission charge
Museum of the Moving
Image
Artifacts and screenings show the
history and techniques of film and
TV.
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35th Avenue at 36th St, Queens
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Subway Steinway St
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Open noon-5pm
Wed, Thu, noon-8pm Fri, 11am-6:30pm
Sat, Sun
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Admission charge
Jacques Marchais
Museum of Tibetan Art
A collection of Tibetan art in a
Himalayan-style building with a
garden.
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338 Lighthouse Ave, Staten
Island
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Bus S74 from ferry
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Open 1-5pm
Wed-Sun
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Admission charge
New York Hall of Science
A science and technology
museum with hands-on exhibits
and outdoor play area.
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4701 111th
Street, Queens
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Subway 111th St
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Open Jul & Aug: 9:30am-5pm Mon-Fri,
10am-6pm Sat & Sun; Sep-Jun:
9:30am-2pm Mon-Thu, 9:30am-5pm Fri,
10am-6pm Sat & Sun
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Admission charge
Staten Island Historical
Society Museum
In historic Richmondtown is a
museum housed in the County
Clerk's office, built in 1848.
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441 Clarke Street, Staten Island
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Bus S74 from ferry
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Opening times
vary
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Admission charge
Snug Harbor Cultural
Center
Chinese garden, performance
spaces, art center, children's
museum, and a maritime
collection.
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1000 Richmond Terrace,
Staten Island
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Bus S40 from ferry
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Opening times vary
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Admission charge
Queens Museum of Art
The New York Panorama
scale model has 800,000 buildings.
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New York City Building, Queens
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Sub-
way 111th St
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Open Sep-Jun: 10am-5pm
Wed-Fri, noon-5pm Sat & Sun; Jul-Aug:
1-8pm Wed-Sun
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Admission charge
For more on New York's museums
See pp40-41
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