Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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Frick Collection
Museums
Metropolitan Museum
of Art
It would take weeks to take in all
the treasures of this mammoth,
ever-changing museum that
includes a collection of more
than 3,000 European paintings.
The Greek, Roman, Cypriot,
and Asian halls have had
striking new renovations, and
the Howard Gilman Photography
Gallery is a growing presence
(see pp28-31)
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American Museum of
Natural History
The largest museum of its kind
in the world exhibits everything
from dinosaurs to Chinese
costumes and rare gems. In
addition to the planetarium show
in the Rose Center, there are
nature films in a giant IMAX
theater
(see pp34-7)
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Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum
The Guggenheim has expanded
its collection with several major
donations, including Justin
Thannhauser's Impressionist
masters, Peggy Guggenheim's
Cubist, Surrealist, and Abstract
Expressionist works, a collection
of American Minimalist and
Conceptual art, and the most
extensive collection of Kandinsky's
works in the U.S.
(see pp32-3)
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Whitney Museum of
American Art
The entire range of 20th-century
American art can be seen in the
permanent collection housed in this
striking Marcel Breuer building,
along with changing exhibitions of
contemporary art.
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945 Madison
Avenue at 75th St
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Map G4
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Open
11am-6pm Wed-Thu, 1-9pm Fri,
11am-6pm Sat & Sun
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www.whitney.org
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1-800-WHITNEY
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Admission charge
Museum of Modern Art
Following a $425 million
expansion program, MoMA
reopened in 2004. The renovation
marked the museum's 75th
anniversary and almost doubled
the capacity of the original
building. MoMA has one of the
world's most comprehensive
collections of modern art,
including works by Picasso, Van
Gogh, and Warhol.
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11 West 53rd
Street
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Map J3
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Open 10:30am-5:30pm
Wed-Mon (to 8pm Fri)
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www.moma.org
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Admission charge
Frick Collection
The mansion of industrialist
Henry Clay Frick, with indoor
garden court and reflecting pool,
is the setting for his exceptional
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