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303 Be the First to Rate It Map \| International cutting-edge artists shown here include photographers...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Alan Klotz Gallery Be the First to Rate It Map \| Fine 19th- and 20th-century photography is the focus of the exhibitions...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House/National Museum of the American Indian Be the First to Rate It Map \| The beaux arts Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House (1907) is...	Museums / Galleries, Native American Sites	Lower Manhattan

American Folk Art Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Weather vanes, quilts, pottery, scrimshaw, sculpture, and paintings...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown West

American Folk Art Museum: Eva and Morris Feld Gallery Be the First to Rate It Map \| Across from Lincoln Center, this branch of the American Folk...	Museums / Galleries	Upper West Side

American Museum of Natural History Member Rating: 3.4 Map \| With 45 exhibition halls and more than 32 million artifacts and...	Museums / Galleries	Upper West Side

Andrea Rosen Be the First to Rate It Map \| The gallery showcases artists on the cutting edge, such as sculptor...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

The Arsenal Be the First to Rate It Map \| Built between 1847 and 1851 as a storage facility for munitions...	Museums / Galleries	Central Park

Asia Society and Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Asian art collection of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Asian American Arts Centre Be the First to Rate It Map \| This space holds impressive contemporary works by Asian-American...	Museums / Galleries	Chinatown

ATM Gallery Member Rating: 5.0 Map \| Eleven artists, many from Japan, are represented at this gallery...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Barbara Gladstone Be the First to Rate It Map \| The international roster of artists cultivated here include sculptor...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Brooklyn Historical Society Be the First to Rate It Map \| Housed in a Queen Anne-style National Landmark building from...	Museums / Galleries	Brooklyn Heights

Brooklyn Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| With more than 1 million pieces in its permanent collection...	Museums / Galleries	Park Slope

Casey Kaplan Be the First to Rate It Kaplan has a keen eye for conceptual artists from around the...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Cheim & Read Be the First to Rate It Map \| This prestigious gallery represents artists such as Louise Bourgeois...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Chelsea Art Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| In a former Christmas ornament factory, this contemporary art...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Children's Museum of Manhattan Be the First to Rate It Map \| In this five-story exploratorium, children ages 1-10 are invited...	Museums / Galleries	Upper West Side

Children's Museum of the Arts Be the First to Rate It Map \| In this bi-level space a few blocks from Broadway, children ages...	Museums / Galleries	SoHo

China Institute Gallery Be the First to Rate It Map \| A pair of stone lions guards the doorway of this pleasant redbrick...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Clementine Be the First to Rate It Map \| This gallery is committed to giving artists their first solo...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

The Cloisters Be the First to Rate It Map \| Perched on a wooded hill in Fort Tryon Park, near Manhattan's...	Museums / Galleries	Inwood

Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Member Rating: 1.0 Map \| More than 2,000 years of international design is on display inside...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Dahesh Museum of Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| On view from the street is the chic, bazaarlike gift store, but...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown East

The Dairy Be the First to Rate It Map \| When it was built in the 19th century -- back when the northern...	Museums / Galleries, Information Centers	Central Park

David Findlay Be the First to Rate It Map \| Descend into a warren of rooms to view contemporary, color-soaked...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

David Findlay Jr. Fine Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| This gallery concentrates on American 19th- and 20th-century...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown East

David Zwirner Be the First to Rate It Map \| Proving his finger is on the pulse of contemporary art, Zwirner...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Deitch Projects Be the First to Rate It Map \| This energetic enterprise composed of two gallery spaces shows...	Museums / Galleries	SoHo

Drawing Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| At this nonprofit organization, the focus is on contemporary...	Museums / Galleries	SoHo

Edwynn Houk Be the First to Rate It Map \| The impressive stable of 20th-century photographers here includes...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown East

El Museo del Barrio Be the First to Rate It Map \| El barrio is Spanish for "the neighborhood" and the nickname...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Ellis Island Member Rating: 5.0 Map \| Between 1892 and 1924, approximately 12 million men, women, and...	Museums / Galleries	Lower Manhattan

Forbes Galleries Be the First to Rate It Map \| Marvel at the idiosyncratic personal collection of the late publisher...	Museums / Galleries	Greenwich Village

Fraunces Tavern Be the First to Rate It Map \| In his pre-presidential days as a general, George Washington...	Museums / Galleries	Lower Manhattan

Frick Collection Be the First to Rate It Map \| Henry Clay Frick made his fortune amid the soot and smoke of...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Gagosian Be the First to Rate It Map \| This enterprising modern gallery has two branches in New York...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Galerie Lelong Be the First to Rate It Map \| This large gallery presents challenging installations and art...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Gallery Onetwentyeight Be the First to Rate It Map \| Inside the jewel-box space, artist Kazuko Miyamoto directs crisp...	Museums / Galleries	Lower East Side

Greenberg Van Doren Be the First to Rate It Map \| This gallery exhibits the works of young artists as well as retrospectives...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown East

Hirschl & Adler Be the First to Rate It Map \| Although this five-floor town house has a selection of European...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Hispanic Society of America Be the First to Rate It Map \| This is the best collection of Spanish art outside the Prado...	Museums / Galleries	Harlem

International Center of Photography Be the First to Rate It Map \| This leading photography museum and school was founded in 1974...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown West

Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-88) bought...	Museums / Galleries	Queens

Jack Shainman Be the First to Rate It Map \| Both emerging and established artists are shown here, such as...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| One of the largest collections of Tibetan and Himalayan sculpture...	Museums / Galleries	Staten Island

Jane Kahan Be the First to Rate It Map \| This welcoming gallery represents very lofty works. Besides ceramics...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Japan Society Be the First to Rate It Map \| The stylish and serene lobby of the Japan Society has interior...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown East

Jewish Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Within a Gothic-style 1908 mansion, the museum draws on a large...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Knoedler & Company Be the First to Rate It Map \| Knoedler helped many great American collectors, including industrialist...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Leo Castelli Be the First to Rate It Map \| Castelli was one of the most influential dealers of the 20th...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Lower East Side Tenement Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Step back in time and into the partially restored 1863 tenement...	Museums / Galleries	Lower East Side

Luhring Augustine Be the First to Rate It Map \| Since 1985 owners Lawrence Luhring and Roland Augustine have...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Marian Goodman Be the First to Rate It Map \| The excellent contemporary art here includes Jeff Wall's staged...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown West

Marlborough Be the First to Rate It Map \| With galleries in London, Monaco, and Madrid, the Marlborough...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Marlborough Be the First to Rate It Map \| With its latest branch in Chelsea, Marlborough raises its global...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown West

Mary Boone Be the First to Rate It Map \| A hot SoHo gallery during the 1980s, this venue now resides both...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Matthew Marks Be the First to Rate It Map \| A white-hot venue for both the New York and international art...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Merchant's House Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Built in 1832, this redbrick house, combining Federal and Greek...	Museums / Galleries	East Village

Metro Pictures Be the First to Rate It Map \| The hottest talents in contemporary art shown here include Cindy...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Metropolitan Museum of Art Member Rating: 3.4 Map \| One of the world's greatest museums, the Met is also the largest...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Mitchell-Innes & Nash Be the First to Rate It Map \| This sleek spot specializes in contemporary, impressionist, and...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Morgan Library Be the First to Rate It Map \| The treasures inside this museum, gathered by John Pierpont Morgan...	Museums / Galleries	Murray Hill

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden Be the First to Rate It Map \| Built in 1799, this restored former carriage house and day hotel...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Museum of American Finance Be the First to Rate It Map \| This Smithsonian Institution affiliate has made it big on Wall...	Museums / Galleries	Lower Manhattan

Museum of American Illustration Be the First to Rate It Map \| Founded in 1901, the museum of the Society of Illustrators presents...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Museum of Arts & Design Be the First to Rate It Map \| In 2008 the Museum of Arts & Design will move to its new...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown West

Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA) Be the First to Rate It Map \| The only East Coast museum dedicated to the history of the Chinese...	Museums / Galleries	Chinatown

Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust Be the First to Rate It Map \| In a granite 85-foot hexagon at the southern end of Battery Park...	Museums / Galleries	Lower Manhattan

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Member Rating: 5.0 Map \| The masterpieces -- Monet's Water Lilies, Picasso's Les Demoiselles...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown West

Museum of Sex Be the First to Rate It Map \| Ponder the profound history and cultural significance of sex...	Museums / Galleries	Flatiron District

Museum of Television & Radio Be the First to Rate It Map \| Three galleries of photographs and artifacts document the history...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown West

Museum of the City of New York Be the First to Rate It Map \| Within a colonial revival building designed for the museum in...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Museum of the Moving Image Be the First to Rate It Map \| Step inside movie- and television-making processes at this museum...	Museums / Galleries	Queens

Nancy Hoffman Be the First to Rate It Map \| Contemporary painting, sculpture, drawing, prints, and photographic...	Museums / Galleries	SoHo

National Academy Be the First to Rate It Map \| Since its founding in 1825, the academy has required each member...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Neue Galerie New York Be the First to Rate It Map \| Early-20th-century German and Austrian art and design are the...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

New York City Fire Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| In the former headquarters of Engine 30, a handsome beaux arts...	Museums / Galleries	SoHo

New York City Police Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Why are police called cops? Why does a police badge have eight...	Museums / Galleries	Lower Manhattan

New York Earth Room Be the First to Rate It Map \| Walter de Maria's 1977 avant-garde work consists of 140 tons...	Museums / Galleries	SoHo

New York Hall of Science Be the First to Rate It Map \| This top science museum has more than 400 hands-on exhibitions...	Museums / Galleries	Queens

New-York Historical Society Be the First to Rate It Map \| Manhattan's oldest museum, founded in 1804, has one of the city's...	Museums / Galleries	Upper West Side

Nicholas Roerich Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| An 1898 Upper West Side town house contains this small, eccentric...	Museums / Galleries	Morningside Heights

OK Harris Works of Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| This SoHo stalwart hosts a wide range of visual arts: paintings...	Museums / Galleries	SoHo

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| A pioneer in the "alternative-space" movement, P.S.1 rose from...	Museums / Galleries	Queens

Pace Wildenstein Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Midtown specialist in 20th- and 21st-century art now has...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Pace Wildenstein Be the First to Rate It Map \| The giant gallery -- now in Chelsea as well -- focuses on such...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown East

Paula Cooper Be the First to Rate It Map \| SoHo pioneer Paula Cooper moved to Chelsea in 1996 and enlisted...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Peter Findlay Be the First to Rate It Map \| Covering 19th- and 20th-century works by European artists, this...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown East

Postmasters Be the First to Rate It Map \| Postmasters shows new and established conceptual artists, with...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Queens Museum of Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Queens Museum of Art shows contemporary works by many interesting...	Museums / Galleries	Queens

Rivington Arms Be the First to Rate It Map \| A tiny space with a quirky and casual mind-set, this gallery...	Museums / Galleries	Lower East Side

Robert Miller Be the First to Rate It Map \| Miller, a titan of the New York art world, represents some of...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Be the First to Rate It Map \| Founded in 1971, this gallery represents more than 30 international...	Museums / Galleries	SoHo

Rubin Museum of Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| Opened in 2004, this sleek and serene museum is the first in...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

SculptureCenter Be the First to Rate It Map \| This large museum not far from P.S.1 is devoted to contemporary...	Museums / Galleries	Queens

Sean Kelly Be the First to Rate It Map \| Drop in to this large space for works by top contemporary American...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Skyscraper Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Opposite the Museum of Jewish Heritage, this small museum will...	Museums / Galleries	Lower Manhattan

Socrates Sculpture Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| In 1985 local artist Mark di Suvero and other residents rallied...	Museums / Galleries	Queens

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark museum building is visited as much...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Sonnabend Be the First to Rate It Map \| This pioneer of the SoHo art scene continues to show important...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Sony Wonder Technology Lab Be the First to Rate It Have kids in tow? The free Sony Wonder Technology Lab in the...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown East

Spanierman Be the First to Rate It Map \| This venerable gallery deals in 19th- and early-20th-century...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown East

Studio Museum in Harlem Be the First to Rate It Map \| Contemporary art by African-American, Caribbean, and African...	Museums / Galleries	Harlem

Tanya Bonakdar Be the First to Rate It Map \| This gallery presents such contemporary artists as Uta Barth...	Museums / Galleries	Chelsea

Tibor de Nagy Be the First to Rate It Map \| Founded in 1950, this reputable gallery shows work by 20th-century...	Museums / Galleries	Midtown West

Ukrainian Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Folk art, fine art, and documentary materials addressing the...	Museums / Galleries	East Village

Whitney Museum of American Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| This museum grew out of a gallery in the studio of the sculptor...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria Be the First to Rate It Map \| An enormous atrium with 20th-century sculptures, many of which...	Museums / Galleries, Squares	Midtown East

Wildenstein & Co. Be the First to Rate It Map \| This branch of the Wildenstein art empire was the first to take...	Museums / Galleries	Upper East Side

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