Are you planning your stay in New York and want to visit museums in addition to the great classics? Good idea: here are the nuggets of Brookyn, Queens… which, outside of Manhattan, are really worth a visit.
If Manhattan concentrates most of the museums of New York, including the prestigious MoMA, Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET), Museum of Natural History and Guggenheim, art and culture do not stop at the Manhattan borough alone.
The other boroughs of New York, Brooklyn and Queens in the lead, are also home to museums that are worth a visit! On the program: artistic frenzies, scientific experiments and historical anecdotes.
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Brooklyn Museum: the most engaged
The Brooklyn Museum was founded in 1823 by the Brooklyn Apprentices’ Library. stock.adobe
With more than 1.5 million objects, the Brooklyn Museum stands out as the second largest art museum in New York, behind the MET. His vision: “To be the place where art is a powerful force for personal transformation and social change”. The collections are therefore intended to be very diverse, offering a wonderful journey from Egyptian Antiquity to 20th century painting, passing through African art, Coptic art and feminist art.
Brooklyn Museum , 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Entrance : $16 (free for children under 19, $10 for those over 65).
Museum of the Moving Image (Queens): the most cinephile
The collection of the Museum of Moving Image amounts to more than 130,000 objects. Press picture
Housed since 1988 in a building of the former Astoria Studios, the Museum of the Moving Image brings to life the golden age of cinema in New York, before production companies moved to Hollywood in the 1930s. permanent exhibition presents more than 1400 objects: cameras, original posters, storyboards, costumes… You can also attend screenings and even replay old video games.
Museum of the Moving Image , 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Open Thursday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and weekends from noon to 6 p.m. Entrance : $20 ($10 for 3-17 year olds, $12 for over 65s).
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New York Transit Museum (Brooklyn): the most underground
The New York Transit Museum was built in 1976 in a former subway station. New York Transit Museum
To access the New York Museum of Transportation, locate the narrow stairs that lead to a former Downtown Brooklyn subway station opened in 1936. The museum explains the construction of the New York subway at the start of the 20th century and the challenges of mobility of today. On the quays, go back in time by surveying around twenty cars, from this perfectly restored 1907 train to contemporary wagons.
New York Transit Museum , 99 Schermerhorn Street, Downtown Brooklyn. Open Thursday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entrance : $10 ($5 for ages 2-17 and over 65).
New York Hall of Science (Queens) : le plus interactif
The New York Science Museum covers all scientific disciplines, from chemistry to computer science. Andrew Kelly/New York Hall of Science
The rockets displayed outside set the tone: the New York Science Museum takes visitors on a journey to conquer space, from the infinitely small to the infinitely large. The museum, founded on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1964, has evolved perfectly, following scientific and technical innovations. Better still, the exhibitions give an important place to experiments to be carried out yourself. Here, you can touch almost everything!
New York Hall of Science , 47-01 111th Street, Corona. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (from 2 p.m. on Friday). Entrance : $16 ($13 for ages 2-17 and over 65).
MoMA PS1 (Queens): the craziest
The name of MoMA PS1 refers to Public School 1, the former school that occupied the premises. Moltkeplatz
Open since 1976 in a former school in Queens, the PS 1 Contemporary Art Center became MoMA PS1 in 2010. However, this contemporary art museum goes much further than its big brother, by opening up to the most experimental. Each classroom is regularly refurbished from top to bottom, according to the guest artists. Good to know: admission is free on presentation of a day ticket from MoMA Manhattan.
MoMA PS1 , 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Queens. Open Thursday to Monday from noon to 6 p.m. (until 8 p.m. on Saturday). Entrance : $10 (free for children under 16 and $5 for those over 65).
Queens Museum: the most heterogeneous
The Panorama of the City of New York represents New York at 1:1200 scale, with a 38 cm high Empire State Building. Max Touhey / Queens Museum
Before hosting the Queens Museum of Art in 1972, the New York City Building housed the United States pavilion during the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs as well as the United Nations General Assembly from 1946 to 1950. It houses a relic of that time: a giant model of New York stretching over nearly 900 m²! The permanent collection now focuses on contemporary art.
Queens Museum , New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens. Open Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. (from 11 a.m. on weekends). Entrance : $37 ($28 for children from 3 to 11 years old).
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The Noguchi Museum (Queens) : le plus personnel
The Noguchi Museum was housed in a former photogravure factory in Long Island City. Nicholas Knight / The Noguchi Museum / ARS
The Noguchi Museum presents itself as the first American museum created during his lifetime by an artist. The place was thought and designed by the American-Japanese sculptor Isamu Noguchi in 1985, 3 years before his death. This student of Constantin Brâncuşi gathered his own creations in an old industrial building from the 1920s. In accordance with his will, the works are presented without interpretation, « to encourage visitors to make personal and introspective connections ».
Noguchi Museum , 9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Entrance : $12 ($6 for those over 65).
National Lighthouse Museum (Staten Island) : le plus lumineux
The National Lighthouse Museum illustrates more than 180 lighthouses in 29 US states. National Lighthouse Museum
The National Lighthouse Museum is one of the most misunderstood and unusual museums in New York. It has been installed since 2015 in the former depot used by the US Light House Service from 1864 to 1939. The museum enlightens the visitor on the history of lighthouses, from the mythical lighthouse of Alexandria to the devices deployed today in the bay from New York. As a bonus, you will enjoy an unprecedented view of New York from platform 1.
National Lighthouse Museum , 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entrance : $7 (free for children up to 12 years old).
Historic Richmond Town (Staten Island): the most historic
An extra from the historic village of Richmond presents linen work. Historic Richmond Town
The historic village of Richmond operates like a time machine, from the arrival of the first British settlers in the early 1660s to the mid-19th century. The village maintains one of the oldest houses built in the United States as well as the oldest family farm still in operation in New York. And for more realism, extras bring the place to life by presenting daily life in each era.
Historic Richmond Town , 441 Clarke Avenue, Staten Island. Open Friday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entrance : $10 ($5 for children aged 6 to 11).
Brooklyn Children’s Museum: the most playful
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum houses a large collection of toys, including more than 2,000 dolls. Diane Bondareff / Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Founded in 1899, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is the world’s first museum designed entirely for children. But the museum has nothing to do with an amusement park: the objective is to arouse the curiosity of children from 6 months to 10 years old. The little ones will discover the sensory experiences of the “Totally Tots” space. The older ones will appropriate the street of a mini-Brooklyn larger than life and will play the roles of baker, grocer or artist.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum , 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entrance : $13 ($12 for grandparents).
2023-05-02 07:00:00
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