List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City

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New York City is home to hundreds of cultural institutions and historic sites, many of which are internationally known. This list contains the most famous or well-regarded organizations, based on their mission.

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Museums

Also included are non-profit art galleries, arts centers and cultural centers with galleries.

Encyclopedic

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum Mile Manhattan Art One of the world's largest, and most visited art museums; includes American art and decorative arts, European, African, Asian, Ancient Egyptian, Roman and Greek art, Byzantine and Islamic art, modern art
Brooklyn Museum Crown Heights Brooklyn ArtCollections include American art, Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Near Eastern art, feminist, European and art of the Pacific Islands.
Staten Island Museum West New Brighton Staten Island MultipleNatural history, art, history, science; located at Snug Harbor Cultural Center
Bronx Museum of the Arts Concourse Village Bronx ArtFocuses on contemporary and 20th-century art
Queens Museum Corona Queens ArtFormerly Queens Museum of Art; includes a collection of Tiffany glass

Region and tradition

African and African American

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Mark West Center for the Arts East Williamsburg Brooklyn ArtArts and Cultural Center catering to POC and queer artists and creatives, and artists with disabilities
Weeksville Heritage Center Bedford–Stuyvesant Brooklyn LivingHistoric homes of 19th-century free African Americans in the urban North
Jackie Robinson Museum Soho Manhattan African AmericanLearn about the enduring legacy of Jackie Robinson through exhibitions, dialogue and education.
Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts Fort Greene Brooklyn ArtArt focusing on social and political issues facing the African Diaspora
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Harlem ManhattanAfrican AmericanBranch of the New York Public Library; exhibits of African American history and culture
Studio Museum in Harlem HarlemManhattanArtArt of African-Americans, specializing in 19th- and 20th-century work as well as exhibits of Caribbean and African art
The Africa Center Museum MileManhattanArtAfrican art and culture, building new facility on Museum Mile
African Burial Ground National Monument TriBeCa MonumentVisitors' center and memorial to an 18th-century African-American slave burial ground
Lewis H. Latimer House Flushing Queens Historic house Home of African American inventor Lewis H. Latimer
Sandy Ground Historical Museum South Shore Staten Island Local history website

Asian and Asian American

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Asia Society Upper East Side ManhattanArtFeatures historic and contemporary Asian art and decorative items
Asian American Arts Centre Lower Manhattan ManhattanArtCultural center with exhibition galleries
China Institute Upper East Side ManhattanArtGalleries with exhibits about traditional Chinese paintings, calligraphy, Chinese folk arts, textiles and architecture
Museum of Chinese in America Chinatown ManhattanEthnic – Chinese American History of North America's Chinatowns and the cultural contributions of Chinese immigrants
Japan Society Midtown Manhattan ManhattanCulturalFeatures exhibit gallery for Japanese art
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art Egbertville Staten Island ArtArt and artifacts of the Himalayas
Tibet House US Chelsea ManhattanArtClassical and contemporary Tibetan art
Rubin Museum of Art ChelseaManhattanArtArt of the Himalayas and surrounding regions
Nicholas Roerich Museum Upper West Side ManhattanArtWorks by Nicholas Roerich
Gallery Korea Midtown ManhattanManhattanArtPart of the Korean Center Cultural Service; contemporary Korean art
Korea Society Midtown ManhattanManhattanArtCultural society with gallery of Korean art and culture
Pearl River Mart Lower Manhattan ManhattanCultureExperiential retail with cultural performances and events. Houses one of the few galleries in Lower Manhattan dedicated to showing works important to Asian American communities.

Indigenous and African Caribbean in Latin America

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Americas Society Upper East SideManhattanArtExhibits of historic and contemporary art from Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada
El Museo del Barrio Museum MileManhattanArtLatin American and Caribbean art, with an emphasis on works from Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican community in New York City.
The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center Lower East Side ManhattanArtPerformance, visual arts, and community events that reflect the cultural diversity of the Lower East Side

European Jewish and Jewish American

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
American Sephardi Federation Lower ManhattanManhattanEthnic – Jewish Exhibits about the heritage of all Sephardim from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkans, to the Jews of North Africa and Muslim lands including Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Ethiopia and Bukharian Jews
Amud Aish Memorial MuseumMill BasinBrooklynJewish website, Living memorial to victims of the Holocaust
Anne Frank Center USA History website, uses the diary and spirit of Anne Frank to promote tolerance and human rights
Bernard Museum of Judaica Upper East SideManhattanJewish website, located in Temple Emanu-El, Jewish art, religious ornaments and temple memorabilia
Center for Jewish History Lower ManhattanManhattanJewishJewish history and culture around the world
Derfner Judaica Museum Riverdale BronxJewishIncludes the art collection at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale
Eldridge Street Synagogue Lower East SideManhattanJewishAmerican Jewish history and culture in a restored historic synagogue
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Greenwich Village ManhattanJewish website, part of Hebrew Union College; art exploring Jewish identity, history, culture, and experience
Jewish Children's Museum Crown Heights Brooklyn Children's / ethnic JewishJewish heritage, fostering tolerance and understanding
Jewish Museum (New York) Museum MileManhattanJewishModern and contemporary Jewish art and history
Jewish Theological Seminary Upper West SideManhattanJewish website, free exhibitions from the library's collections of Jewish heritage
Living Torah Museum Borough Park BrooklynJewishAncient artifacts mentioned in the Torah, items from the Biblical period
Museum of Jewish Heritage Battery Park City ManhattanJewishModern Jewish history and the Holocaust
Yeshiva University Museum Chelsea ManhattanJewishAlso an archaeology, history and art museum focused on Jewish subjects

Western by era

Traditional European art
NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
The Cloisters Washington Heights ManhattanArtArt and architecture of the European Middle Ages; branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Frick Collection Upper East SideManhattanArt Old Master paintings and Renaissance art displayed in Gilded Age mansion
Dahesh Museum of Art Hudson Square ManhattanArtCurrently constructing new permanent home in Manhattan, European academic art of the 19th and 20th century
Hispanic Society of America Washington Heights ManhattanArtArt of Spain, Portugal and, to a lesser extent, Latin America from the Middle Ages through the 1920s
Modern art
NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Guggenheim Museum Museum MileManhattanArtDesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright, Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern and contemporary art
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)Midtown ManhattanManhattanArtModern art including architecture and design, drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated books and artist's books, film and electronic media
Neue Galerie Museum MileManhattanArtGallery of early-20th-century German and Austrian art and design
Whitney Museum of American Art Meatpacking District ManhattanArt20th-century American art
Brant Foundation East VillageManhattanArtmodern and contemporary art
Hill Art Foundation ChelseaManhattanArtmodern and contemporary art; Renaissance sculpture

Other Western and Native American

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Austrian Cultural Forum New York Midtown ManhattanManhattanCulture website, culture center with exhibition gallery
Instituto Cervantes New YorkMidtown ManhattanManhattanCulture website, culture center, conferences, largest Spanish library in New York, exhibition gallery
Czech Centre New York Upper East SideManhattanArt website, exhibits of Czech artists, located in Bohemian National Hall
Swiss Institute Lower ManhattanManhattanArt website, contemporary art
Scandinavia House – The Nordic Center in America Midtown ManhattanManhattanCulturalArt, design, and historical exhibitions of the Nordic countries
Ukrainian Museum East Village ManhattanEthnic – Ukrainian-American Ukrainian heritage in America
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum Rosebank Staten IslandEthnicHome of Italian politician Giuseppe Garibaldi and inventor Antonio Meucci, celebrates Italian American culture and heritage
American Folk Art Museum Upper West Side ManhattanArtAmerican folk art
George Gustav Heye Center (National Museum of the American Indian) Financial District Manhattan Native American Part of the Smithsonian; Native American history, culture and art
Goethe-Institut, New York Lower East Side Manhattan German culture Part of the Goethe-Institut worldwide association

Artistic medium

Books, drawings, illustrations, prints

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library Upper West Side Manhattan Library website, two galleries with free exhibitions from the collections
Grolier Club Upper East Side Manhattan LiteraryPublic exhibitions from its book and literary collections
Drawing Center SoHo Manhattan ArtContemporary and historical drawings
Museum of American Illustration Midtown Manhattan Manhattan Art website, part of the Society of Illustrators; American illustration
Print Center New York Chelsea Manhattan ArtExhibition and understanding of fine art prints
The Morgan Library & Museum Midtown Manhattan Manhattan ArtIncludes books and printed materials, prints, and drawings of European artists, material from ancient Egypt and medieval liturgical objects, ancient Near Eastern cylinder seals, music manuscripts
New York Public Library Midtown Manhattan Manhattan MultipleExhibitions at the main branch about art, history, culture, photography from its collections

Photography, film, new media

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Alice Austen House Rosebank Staten Island Historic house Home of photographer Alice Austen, also features photography exhibitions
BRIC Fort Greene Brooklyn Art website, contemporary art
Eyebeam Art and Technology Center Chelsea Manhattan ArtArt and technology exhibitions, resident artistries
Aperture Foundation Chelsea Manhattan PhotographyPhotography book and magazine publisher, photography exhibitions, workshops, artist talks, education programs
Hall des Lumieres Lower Manhattan Manhattan Digital art spaceDigital art space in the former Emigrant Savings Bank building
International Center of Photography Chelsea Manhattan PhotographyPhotography exhibits
Paley Center for Media Midtown Manhattan Manhattan MediaCultural, creative and social significance of television, radio, the Internet and emerging media platforms
Museum of the Moving Image Astoria Queens MediaArt, history, technique and technology of film, television, digital media, video games
Fotografiska New York Gramercy Park, Manhattan Manhattan MediaPhotography: emerging and established artists

Sculpture

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Noguchi Museum Long Island City Queens ArtWorks by sculptor Isamu Noguchi
SculptureCenter Long Island City Queens ArtDedicated to experimental and innovative developments in contemporary sculpture
Socrates Sculpture Park Astoria Queens ArtSculpture park
Chaim Gross Studio Museum Greenwich Village Manhattan Art website, operated by the Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation, home and studio of Chaim Gross

Design, decorative arts, architecture

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Bard Graduate Center Upper West Side Manhattan ArtAnnually organizes two to three exhibitions related to decorative arts, architecture and design
AIGA National Design Center Flatiron District Manhattan Art website, public gallery of the AIGA dedicated to presenting examples of outstanding contemporary design
Center for Architecture Greenwich Village Manhattan ArtExhibits of architecture, urban planning, urban design and environmental planning
Cooper–Hewitt, National Design Museum Museum Mile Manhattan Design Part of the Smithsonian, decorative arts and design
Museum of Arts and Design Upper West Side Manhattan ArtFeatures contemporary hand-made objects in a variety of media, including clay, glass, metal, fiber and wood; located at Columbus Circle
Museum at FIT Chelsea Manhattan TextileFashion museum, part of Fashion Institute of Technology
National Academy of Design Museum Mile Manhattan ArtExhibits of art and architecture from its collections
New York School of Interior Design Gallery Midtown Manhattan Manhattan Art website, free gallery with exhibits about interior design
Parsons The New School for Design Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Greenwich Village Manhattan ArtContains two galleries: The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery and the smaller Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries
Skyscraper Museum Battery Park City Manhattan ArchitectureCurrently the only museum in the world dedicated to skyscrapers

Entertainment

Performing arts

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame and Museum Central Brooklyn Brooklyn Jazz Individuals who have made significant contributions to the music genre of jazz
National Jazz Museum in Harlem Harlem Manhattan MusicHarlem's jazz history
Louis Armstrong House Corona Queens Historic house Home of musician Louis Armstrong
Rose Museum Midtown Manhattan Manhattan MusicChronicles the history Carnegie Hall from the collections of its archives
Enrico Caruso Museum of America Homecrest Brooklyn Biographical website, open on Sundays; the life of opera tenor Enrico Caruso
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Upper West Side Manhattan ArtExhibitions about the performing arts, located at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Museum of Broadway Midtown Manhattan Manhattan Broadway theatre Museum dedicated to documenting the history and experience of Broadway theatre

Amusements

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Coney Island Museum Coney Island Brooklyn AmusementHistory of Coney Island's amusement park
Madame Tussauds New York Midtown Manhattan Manhattan Wax museum Famous figures in entertainment
Toy Museum of NY Boerum Hill Brooklyn ToyTraveling displays, includes children's theatre performance, classic dolls, toy soldiers, trains and trolleys, board games, electronic toys
National Track and Field Hall of Fame Washington Heights Manhattan SportsOperated by the Armory Foundation in conjunction with USA Track & Field
Mets Hall of Fame & Museum Flushing Queens SportsLocated at Citi Field; the New York Mets' baseball history

Science

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
American Museum of Natural History Upper West Side Manhattan Natural history Includes Rose Center for Earth and Space
New York Botanical Garden Fordham Bronx Botanical garden Includes Mertz Library with exhibitions relating to botanical themes and the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory
New York Hall of Science Flushing Queens Science Topics include biology, chemistry and physics
National Museum of Mathematics Rose Hill Manhattan ScienceInteractive exhibits about mathematics
Wave Hill Riverdale Bronx Botanical garden Botanical garden with art gallery and interpretive visitors' center
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Prospect Heights Brooklyn Botanical Garden Specialty plant collections with labels and interpretation, library, art gallery, visitors' center

History

American history, local history, historic monuments

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Ellis Island Museum Ellis Island ManhattanHistoryTours by boat from Battery Park in Manhattan or Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey; immigration experience and history of the immigrants
Federal Hall National Memorial Lower ManhattanManhattanHistorySite of first capitol of the United States and of George Washington's first inauguration in 1789
Fraunces Tavern Lower ManhattanManhattanHistoryReconstruction of a tavern with a prominent role in pre-Revolution and American Revolution history
General Grant National Memorial Upper West SideManhattanBiographicalMausoleum of General Ulysses Grant and his wife; displays about his life and Presidency
Lower East Side Tenement Museum Lower East SideManhattanHistoryImmigrants' experience
Museum of Public RelationsMidtownManhattanMedia website, a public relations museum and reference library, part of Baruch College’s Newman Library Archives and Special Collections, open to the public by appointment for tours, guest lectures and research
Museum of the City of New York Museum MileManhattanMultipleArt and local history
National September 11 Memorial & Museum Financial DistrictManhattanMemorialMemorial and museum dedicated to victims of 9/11 attacks
New-York Historical Society Upper West SideManhattanHistoryHistory of New York and the United States
Statue of Liberty Liberty IslandManhattanHistoryAccessible by boat from Battery Park in Manhattan and Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey
Trinity Church Lower ManhattanManhattanHistoryHistory of the church, changing art, religious and cultural exhibits
Center for Brooklyn History Brooklyn Heights BrooklynLocal historyHistory and culture of Brooklyn, formerly known as the Brooklyn Historical Society
City Reliquary Williamsburg BrooklynLocal history website, memorabilia and artifacts about New York City
Hall of Fame for Great Americans University Heights Bronx Hall of fame Part of Bronx Community College, National Landmark founded as a Pantheon honoring historically significant American men and women
Bayside Historical Society Bayside QueensLocal history website, located in the Officer's Club in Fort Totten
Greater Astoria Historical Society Astoria QueensLocal history

Military, police, fire

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Castle Clinton Lower ManhattanManhattanHistoryFort that contains a museum which is administered by the National Park Service, and is a departure point for visitors to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
Castle Williams Governors Island ManhattanMilitaryTours of the 1807 fort and prison
FDNY Fire Zone MidtownManhattanFirefighting website, fire safety learning center, located in Rockefeller Center
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Hell's Kitchen ManhattanMilitaryShowcases the World War II aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, Space Shuttle Enterprise, submarine USS Growler, a Concorde supersonic airplane, helicopters and military aircraft
New York City Fire Museum SoHoManhattanFirefightingHistorical and modern firefighting vehicles, equipment, uniforms
New York City Police Museum Financial DistrictManhattanLaw enforcementClosed in 2014, plans unclear
Harbor Defense Museum Bay Ridge BrooklynMilitaryLocated in Fort Hamilton, 19th-century fort with exhibits of NY military history
Hall of Fame for Great Americans University HeightsBronx Hall of fame Part of Bronx Community College, National Landmark founded as a Pantheon honoring historically significant American men and women
Fort Totten BaysideQueensMilitaryTours of the Civil War-era fort
Fort Wadsworth Fort WadsworthStaten IslandMilitaryExhibits and tours of the mid-19th-century fort

Transportation and maritime

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
New York Transit Museum Brooklyn Heights Brooklyn TransportationSubways, trolleys and buses
Midtown Manhattan Manhattan TransportationSubways, trolleys and buses; annex of main Brooklyn location, in Grand Central Terminal
City Island Nautical Museum City Island Bronx Maritime website, operated by the City Island Historical Society
Maritime Industry Museum Throggs Neck Bronx Maritime Located in Fort Schuyler, history of the US maritime industry including commercial shipping, the merchant marine, and the port of New York
Noble Maritime Collection West New Brighton Staten Island Maritime Part of Snug Harbor Cultural Center, houseboat and artist studio
South Street Seaport Museum Financial District Manhattan Maritime Includes exhibition galleries, a working 19th-century print shop, an archeology museum and several historic museum ships, including the four-masted Peking
Waterfront Museum Red Hook Brooklyn Maritime website, historic floating barge museum in Red Hook

Financial

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Museum of American Finance unhoused [1] Manhattan Industry – financeFinancial markets, money, banking, entrepreneurship and Alexander Hamilton
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Financial District Manhattan Finance Museum and gold vault tour
American Numismatic Society Museum Lower Manhattan Manhattan NumismaticExhibits of coins and medals from all periods and cultures
Mossman Lock Museum Midtown Manhattan Manhattan CommodityBank and vault locks and cases; part of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York

Historic houses

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Bartow-Pell Mansion Pelham Bay Bronx Historic house Mid-19th-century period mansion and gardens
Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House Old Town Staten Island Historic house17th-century Dutch colonial house, operated by Historic Richmond Town
Bowne House Flushing Queens Historic house Oldest house in Queens, dates back to the mid-1600s
Conference House Tottenville Staten Island Historic houseOnly pre-Revolutionary manor house still surviving in New York City
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Inwood Manhattan Historic houseLate 18th-century farmhouse, the oldest remaining farmhouse on Manhattan island
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage Fordham Bronx Historic house1840s house where author Edgar Allan Poe lived
Gracie Mansion Upper East Side Manhattan Historic houseOfficial residence of the Mayor of New York City
Hamilton Grange National Memorial Hamilton Heights Manhattan Historic houseRelocated early 19th-century home of Alexander Hamilton
King Manor Jamaica Queens Historic houseEarly 19th-century period home of Rufus King, a signer of the United States Constitution
Kingsland Homestead Flushing Queens Historic houseMember of the Historic House Trust, operated by the Queens Historical Society; Victorian period house, local history exhibits
Lefferts Historic House Park Slope Brooklyn Historic houseLocated in Prospect Park, 1820s period house
Merchant's House Museum Greenwich Village Manhattan Historic house19th-century family town home
Morris-Jumel Mansion Washington Heights Manhattan Historic house18th-century period mansion used as headquarters for both sides in the American Revolution
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum Midtown Manhattan Manhattan Historic houseEarly 19th period-century hotel
Seguine Mansion South Shore Staten Island Historic houseMid-19th-century mansion
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Flatiron District Manhattan Historic houseRecreated brownstone where Theodore Roosevelt lived as a child
Valentine-Varian House Norwood Bronx Historic houseHouses the Museum of Bronx History, operated by the Bronx Historical Society
Van Cortlandt House Museum Riverdale Bronx Historic house18th-century period manor house
Vander Ende-Onderdonk House Ridgewood Queens Historic houseOldest Dutch Colonial stone house in New York City, operated by the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society
Voelker Orth Museum Flushing Queens Historic houseFamily home dating back to 1891
Wyckoff House Canarsie Brooklyn Historic houseDutch saltbox frame house dating back to 1652
Queens County Farm Museum Glen Oaks Queens Farm Working farm dating back to 1697
Old Stone House Park Slope Brooklyn Historic houseReconstructed 1699 Dutch stone farmhouse with Revolutionary War ties, focuses on evolving histories of Brooklyn, New York and the United States
Historic Richmond Town Richmondtown Staten Island LivingOver 30 historic buildings and sites dating from the late 17th to the early 20th century; includes the Lake-Tysen House and Voorlezer's House

Children's

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Bronx Children's Museum Concourse, Bronx The Bronx Children's
Brooklyn Children's Museum Crown Heights Brooklyn Children's
Children's Cultural Center of Native America Washington Heights Manhattan Children's website, located in the Church of the Intercession
Children's Museum of Manhattan Upper West Side Manhattan Children's
Children's Museum of the Arts South Village Manhattan Children's International children's art, programs in creating drawings, sculpture, sound art, textiles and stop-motion animation
Girl Scout Museum Garment District Manhattan ScoutingHistory of the Girl Scouts of the USA
Lefferts Historic House Park Slope Brooklyn Historic houseLocated in Prospect Park, 1820s period house and children's museum
Sugar Hill Children's Museum Sugar Hill Manhattan Children's art and art education for children
Staten Island Children's Museum West New Brighton Staten Island Children's Part of Snug Harbor Cultural Center

Contemporary spaces

Contemporary museums

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Dia:Chelsea Chelsea Manhattan ArtContemporary art
The Living Museum Queens Village Queens ArtPart of Creedmoor Psychiatric Center; art dedicated to, and created by, individuals with a mental illness
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art West New Brighton Staten Island ArtPart of Snug Harbor Cultural Center; contemporary art
New Museum East Village Manhattan ArtContemporary art from around the world
Park Avenue Armory Upper East Side Manhattan ArtPresents art exhibitions
MoMA PS1 Long Island City Queens ArtContemporary art museum, part of Museum of Modern Art

Contemporary galleries

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
The 8th Floor Chelsea ManhattanArtSpecializes art and social justice
Anita Shapolsky Gallery Upper East Side ManhattanArtSpecializes in abstract expressionism; exhibits expressionism, geometric abstraction, and painterly abstraction
Art in General Lower Manhattan Manhattan ArtContemporary art space
FusionArts Museum Lower East Side Manhattan ArtContemporary art space
Interference Archive Gowanus Brooklyn Art Archive, library, and gallery of social movement art and ephemera
New York Earth Room SoHo Manhattan ArtPermanent exhibit of earth covered room
White Columns Greenwich Village Manhattan ArtAlternative art gallery

Neighborhood art centers

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Bronx River Art Center West Farms Bronx Art website
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning Jamaica Queens ArtCultural center with art gallery
Longwood Art Gallery South Bronx Bronx Art website; Located in the Hostos Community College campus, and sponsored by the Bronx Council on the Arts
RestorationArt Bedford–Stuyvesant Brooklyn Art website, cultural and performing arts center with the Skylight Gallery for visual art
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center Williamsburg Brooklyn ArtArt exhibitions, performances and cultural events

Miscellaneous

NameNeighborhoodBoroughTypeSummary
AKC Museum of the Dog Park Avenue Manhattan History and ArtThe museum features exhibits that include: Dogs in film, dogs of presidents, war dogs, dogs in exploration. [2] The museum features one of the largest collections of dog-related art. [3] [4]
American Academy of Arts and Letters Washington Heights Manhattan ArtExhibitions in American literature, music, and art
Cooper Union Galleries East Village Manhattan ArtSeveral galleries with works by students, faculty and guest artists in art, architecture, design, photography
Fordham Museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art Fordham Bronx ArtCollection of ancient antiquities in William D. Walsh Family Library of Fordham University
Front Room Gallery Lower East Side Manhattan ArtContemporary art gallery
Godwin-Ternbach Museum Kew Gardens Hills Queens ArtPart of Queens College, City University of New York; collection includes painting, sculpture and decorative arts, prints and drawings, and ethnographic arts
Grey Art Gallery Greenwich Village Manhattan Art website, part of New York University
House of Cannabis SoHo Manhattan Art
Lehman College Art Gallery Bronx Bronx Art website
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art SoHo Manhattan ArtContemporary and historical gay-related art
Mercer Labs Tribeca Manhattan ArtDigital art
Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery Upper West Side Manhattan Art website, part of Columbia University
Mmuseumm TriBeCa Manhattan HistoryCurated display of artifacts housed in a freight elevator.
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space East Village Manhattan HistoryHistory of grassroots urban space activism
Museum of Sex Rose Hill Manhattan SexHistory, evolution and cultural significance of human sexuality
Poppenhusen Institute College Point Queens HistoryCommunity cultural center with historic and cultural exhibits
Poster House Chelsea Manhattan ArtPosters as art
Queens College Art Center Flushing Queens Art website
Tibor de Nagy Gallery Midtown Manhattan Manhattan ArtContemporary painting, sculpture and photography; presents works from the gallery's rich history
THNK1994 Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn Feminist Pop Culture website, art inspired by and impact of the 1994 attack of Nancy Kerrigan by Tonya Harding
United Nations Headquarters Midtown Manhattan Manhattan Historic buildingIncludes exhibits on such topics as peacekeeping operations, decolonization and disarmament, and the United Nations Art Collection

Defunct museums

Proposed museums

Zoos and gardens

Performing arts

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The Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center

Music

Theaters

Historically significant sites

Historic House Trust

Most of the following are Registered Historic Places covered in the county lists.

National Parks of New York Harbor

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Grant's Tomb, 2004

Despite its name, National Parks of New York Harbor does not oversee any national parks proper.

World Trade Center site

Other historic sites

Libraries

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New York Public Library Main Branch located at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street

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