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What to do and see in Carnegie Hill, New York (NY): The Best Museums
Conquering New York in one visit is impossible. Instead, hit the must-sees – the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art – and then explore off the beaten path with visits to The Cloisters or one of the city’s libraries. Indulge in the bohemian shops of the West Village or the fine dining of the Upper West Side. The bustling marketplace inside of Grand Central Station gives you a literal taste of the best the city has to offer.
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1. The Jewish Museum
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4.5 based on 475 reviews
The Jewish Museum of New York offers acclaimed art exhibitions that explore art and culture from ancient to modern times. The Museum is located on New York's famed Museum Mile.
Reviewed By RJBLH - South Ozone Park, United States
A wonderful collection do Jewish contribution to culture only blocks north of the Met. There are many religious objects from various places and eras along with exhibits that highlight the influence of Jews on art, film and popular culture. It is housed on the former Warburg mansion across form Central Park. It is an easy walk from both the Met and the Guggenheim. Don't miss it!
2. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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4.5 based on 580 reviews
Effective March 14, Cooper Hewitt is temporarily closed to support the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. Our priority is to protect the safety and health of its staff, volunteers, and visitors. Please visit cooperhewitt.org for updates on our operating status.
Reviewed By JuliaManhattan - New York City, United States
A couple of blocks north of the Guggenheim, Cooper-Hewitt projects a sense of peaceful isolation, with an imposing iron gate protecting Andrew Carnegie's splendid mansion. With its eclectic but vivid exhibits it is very much worth the short walk uptown. (And you should see this part of Fifth Avenue anyway.) At the moment Cooper-Hewitt is showing Nature by Design, featuring four centuries worth of selections from its permanent collection, including jewelry, textiles, and furnitures by designers interpreting nature's beauty and science. And in celebration of the centenary of the founding of the Bauhaus in Weimar, it has a compelling exhibit on Herbert Bayer, who spent his most productive years in the US, especially Chicago and Aspen. Cooper-Hewitt's interactive presentations will enchant the kids, especially Face Values, which takes composites of your features & tells you who you are, and Curiosity Cloud, a gorgeous chandelier w/ tiny sculptured chattering insects that you can wander through & around, producing different musical sounds and sensations. And so much more!
3. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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4.0 based on 5,506 reviews
The circular Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building is as much of a draw as the museum's collection of modern art.
Reviewed By PMHiggins - Hove, United Kingdom
The building is a must see from the inside and out. The art is displayed mostly around the spiral of the building which works well. The collection certainly isn't as great as that of MoMA but it's still very good.
