Museums

Alice Austen House
2 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island
A gingerbread cottage along Narrows Waterway, exhibits Austen’s turn-of-the-century documentary photographs. Great view of NY Harbor and Verrazano Bridge.
Bus Services: S51

Alternative Museum
594 Broadway, 4th floor, Manhattan
Focus on issue-oriented contemporary art with social and humanitarian content.
Subway Services: N, R to Prince St; 6 to Spring St
Bus Services: M1, M5, M6

American Academy of Arts and Letters
Broadway at 155 St, Manhattan
Membership organization of American artists, architects, writers and composers, sponsors three exhibitions annually in March, May-June, November-December.
Subway Services: 1 to 157 St
Bus Services: M4, M5, M100, M101, Bx6

American Craft Museum
40 West 53 St, Manhattan
This is America’s most prestigious showcase for contemporary crafts, such as ceramics, jewelry, quilts.
Subway Services: E, V to 5 Av; B, D, F to 47-50 St/Rockefeller Center
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M27, M30, M31, M50, M57

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79 St, Manhattan
With 34 million artifacts, the museum’s collection documents the history of the earth, animals and humanity. Museum complex also includes Hayden Planetarium, the Natural Science Center and Naturemax Theater.
Subway Services: B, C to 81 St-Museum of Natural History
Bus Services: M7, M10, M11, M79

American Museum of the Moving Image
35th Avenue at 36th Street, Queens
Only U.S. film, video and television museum. Located at Kaufman Astoria Studios complex. Significant site in American film history.
Subway Services: G, R, V to Steinway St
Bus Services: Q66, Q101

American Numismatic Society
Broadway at 155 St, Manhattan
One of the world’s foremost collections of coins and medals with changing exhibits.
Subway Services: 1 to 157 St
Bus Services: M4, M5, M100, M101, Bx6

Asia Society Galleries
725 Park Av nr 70 St, Manhattan
Permanent Asian art collection, including John D. Rockefeller’s collection, and changing exhibits in refined surroundings.
Subway Services: 6 to 68 St-Hunter College
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M30, M66, M72, M101, M102, M103

Audubon Terrace
Broadway at 155 St, Manhattan
One of earliest U.S. cultural complexes. Four museums and galleries built 1904-23, in Spanish Renaissance style, lining long, sculptured plaza.
Subway Services: 1 to 157 St
Bus Services: M4, M5, M100, M101, Bx6

Bartow-Pell Mansion
Shore Road North, Bronx
Elegant mid-17th century mansion has manicured formal gardens and examples of 19th century decorative arts.
Subway Services: 6 to Pelham Bay Park then W45 bus
Bus Services: W45

Black Fashion Museum
155 West 126 St, Manhattan
School and museum of African and African-American design and memorabilia.
Subway Services: 2,3,A,B,C,D to 125 St
Bus Services: M2, M7, M60, M100, M101, M102

Bowne House
37-01 Bowne St, Flushing, Queens
Built 1661, home of John Bowne, NYC landmark. Exhibits feature collection of 17th, 18th and 19th century decorative arts, painting and furniture.
Subway Services: 7 to Main St
Bus Services: Q12, Q13, Q14, Q16, Q20, Q28, Q44, N20, N21

The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx
The museum focuses on contemporary and 20th century works created by American artists, and it has hosted exhibitions of art and design from Latin America, Africa and Asia. Its permanent collection consists of more than 800 paintings, sculptures, photographs and works on paper.
Subway Services: B, D to 167 St
Bus Services: Bx1, Bx2, Bx35

Brooklyn Children’s Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn
The world’s first children’s museum offers more than 50,000 technological and historical artifacts.
Subway Services: 1 to Kingston Avenue; A, C to Kingston-Throop
Bus Services: B44, B45, B43, B65

Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn
Museum features displays paying tribute to the Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn Bridge and Coney Island; fine library.
Subway Services: 1, 2, 4, 5 to Borough Hall; A, C, F to Jay St-Borough Hall; M. N, R to Court St Bus Services: B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45, B51, B52, B65, B67, B75

Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
New York’s second-largest museum features a world-famous Egyptology collection and new Rodin gallery.
Subway Services: 1, 2 to Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum; S to Botanic Garden
Bus Services: B41, B45, B48, B69, B71

Center for Art and Culture of Bedford-Stuyvesant
1368 Fulton St, Brooklyn
Subway Services: A, C to Nostrand Av
Bus Services: B25, B26, B44, B49

Children’s Museum of Manhattan
212 West 83 St, Manhattan
This West Side favorite provides hands-on exhibits for children of all ages.
Subway Services: 1 to 86 St
Bus Services: M7, M11, M79, M86, M104

Children’s Museum of the Arts
72 Spring St, Manhattan
Hands-on, interactive galore; performing and visual arts; Monet Ball Pond – put your child into the famous paintings. Activities change daily.
Subway Services: 6 to Spring St; N, R to Prince St; F, S, V to Broadway-Lafayette
Bus Services: M1, M5, M6

Children’s Museum of the Native American
550 West 155 St, Manhattan
Subway Services: 1 to 157 St
Bus Services: M4, M5, M100, M101, Bx6

The Cloisters
Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan
Medieval European architecture and art, reflected in this museum with garden views of Hudson River and Palisades. Its works include the famous Unicorn Tapestries.
Subway Services: A to 190 St then M4 bus
Bus Services: M4

Con Edison Energy Museum
145 East 14 St, Manhattan
Addresses the age of electricity through exhibits, artifacts and recorded narratives.
Subway Services: L to 3 Av; 4, 5, 6, N, R, Q, W to 14 St- Union Sq
Bus Services: M9, M14, M101, M102, M103

Conference House
7455 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island
226-acre park site with manor house where, in 1776, Benjamin Franklin and contingent of Americans refused peace offer demanding return of colonies to British rule two months after Declaration of Independence.
MTA Staten Island Railway to Tottenville
Bus Services: S59, S78

Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (Smithsonian Institution)
2 East 91 St, Manhattan
Housed in the restored Andrew Carnegie mansion, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Design owns extensive decorative-art collections.
Subway Services: 4, 5 to 86 St; 6 to 96 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86, M96, M106

Dahesh Museum of Art
80 Madison Avenue at 57th Street
Subway Services: F to 57th St.; E,N,R,V,W to 5th Ave.; 4, 5, 6 to 59th St.; 1, 9 to Columbus Circle
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4 along Madison or Fifth Ave’s, cross-town buses along 57th St

Dia Center for the Arts
548 West 22 Street, Manhattan
Subway Services: C, E to 23 St
Bus Services: M23, M11

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
4881 Broadway at 204 St, Manhattan
The only remaining Dutch Colonial farmhouse in Manhattan, rebuilt in 1785 due to occupation by both armies during American Revolution. Contains a collection of 18th and 19th century furnishings and objects of the Dyckman family.
Subway Services: A to 207 St
Bus Services: M4, M100, Bx7, Bx12, Bx20

El Museo del Barrio
1230 5th Av, Manhattan
Major U.S. Latin American cultural institution is the only U.S. museum of Puerto Rican arts and culture.
Subway Services: 6 to 96 St or 103 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M96, M106

Ellis Island
New York Harbor, Manhattan
By ferry from Battery Park. This was the entry point for more than 11 million immigrants from 1892 to 1954. The main halls have been restored as a museum.
Subway Services: N, R to Whitehall St; 4, 5 to Bowling Green
Bus Services: M1, M6, M15

Federal Hall National Memorial
26 Wall St, Manhattan
Site of Washington’s inauguration in 1789, the memorial’s exhibits illustrate historic events, such as the drafting and adoption of the Bill of Rights.
Subway Services: N, R to Rector St; 1, 2, 4, 5 to Wall St; J, M, Z to Broad St
Bus Services: M1, M6, M15

Fraunces Tavern Museum
54 Pearl St, Manhattan
Site of Washington’s farewell address to his troops, the museum explores the history and culture of 18th and early 19th century America.
Subway Services: 4, 5 to Bowling Green; N, R to Whitehall St; J, M, Z to Broad St
Bus Services: M1, M6, M15

Frick Collection
1 East 70 St, Manhattan
Many of the finest works of European masters and decorative arts from the 14th to the 19th centuries are housed in the former mansion of Henry C. Frick.
Subway Services: 6 to 68 St-Hunter College
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M30, M66, M72

Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
420 Tompkins Av, Staten Island
Home of Antonio Meucci, early inventor of working telephone (before Alexander Graham Bell). Giuseppe Garibaldi, unifier of Italy, spent forced exile here (1850-54). Exhibits honor both men.
Bus Services: S52, S78, S79

Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Av, Manhattan
The recently renovated and expanded museum is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed landmark holding a permanent collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary masterpieces.
Subway Services: 4, 5, 6 to 86 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86,,M96, M106

Harbor Defense Museum, Fort Hamilton
101st Street & Ft. Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn
Subway Services: R to 95 St
Bus Services: B8, B16, B37, B63, S53

Hispanic Society of America Museum
Broadway at 155/156 Sts, Manhattan
Magnificent paintings by El Greco, Velasquez, Jose de Ribera. Ceramics and craftworks adorn this institution specializing in Hispanic art, history and literature.
Subway Services: 1 to 157 St
Bus Services: M4, M5, M100, M101, Bx6

Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Av, Staten Island
New York’s vibrant heritage comes alive at this 100-acre site. Many of the 27 buildings spanning three centuries are authentically restored and furnished.
Subway Services: SIR to Great Kills then S54 bus
Bus Services: S54, S74

International Center of Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan
This is New York’s only museum devoted exclusively to photography.
Subway Services: B, D, F, V to 42 St; 7 to 5 Av
Bus Services: M5, M6, M7, M42, M104

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Pier 86, West 46 St and Hudson River, Manhattan
Built in 1943, the 872-foot aircraft carrier USS Intrepid has been converted into a floating museum.
Subway Services: A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, S, W to Times Sq-42 St then M42 bus
Bus Services: M42, M50

Jacques Marchais Center of Tibetan Art
338 Light House Av, Staten Island
Serene temple-like building houses one of largest exhibitions of Tibetan art in the Western Hemisphere. Distinctive grounds include terraced gardens, lotus pond and views of New York Bay.
MTA Staten Island Railway to Great Kills then S54 bus
Bus Services: S54, S74

Japan Society Gallery
333 East 47 St, Manhattan
Special exhibitions on Japanese life and culture from paintings and performances to ceramics by contemporary Japanese artists. Open during special exhibitions.
Subway Services: 6 to 51 St; E, V to Lexington Av/53 St
Bus Services: M15, M27, M50, M101, M102, M103

Jewish Museum
1109 5th Av at 92 St, Manhattan
Dedicated to preserving and interpreting Jewish culture. Collection contains over 27,000 works of art and artifacts spanning over four millennia of Jewish history.
Subway Services: 4, 5 to 86 St; 6 to 96 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86, M96, M106

Judaica Museum of the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale
5961 Palisade Avenue, Bronx
Houses the Ralph and Leuba Baum Collection of over 800 Jewish ceremonial objects.
Subway Services: 1 to 231 St then Bx7 or Bx10 bus
Bus Services: Bx 7, Bx10

King Manor Museum
Jamaica Av btw 150 and 153 Sts, Queens
Home of Rufus King, delgate to Constitutional Convention, 1787, who played an important part in forging the Constitution. He was noted for his antislavery stance throughout his political career.
Subway Services: E, J, Z to Jamaica Center; F to Parsons Blvd

Lefferts Homestead
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
One of the few surviving Dutch farmhouses in Brooklyn, furnished to reflect daily life in the 1820s.
Subway Services: Q, S to Prospect Park
Bus Services: B16, B41, B43, B48

Lower East Side Tenement Museum
97 Orchard St, Manhattan
This “living history” museum is devoted to the urban immigrant experience.
Subway Services: F to Delancey St; J, M, Z to Essex St
Bus Services: M9, M14, M15, M103, B39

Maritime Industry Museum
SUNY Maritime College, Pennyfield Av, Bronx
Subway Services: 6 to Westchester Sq then Bx40 bus
Bus Services: Bx40

Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Av at 82 St, Manhattan
New York’s most popular tourist attraction holds more than three million works of art, hundreds of them famous masterpieces.
Subway Services: 4, 5, 6 to 86 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M79, M86

Morris-Jumel Mansion
West 160 St at Edgecombe Av, Manhattan
One of New York’s oldest homes, this mansion served as George Washington’s headquarters in 1776.
Subway Services: C to 163 St
Bus Services: M2, M3, M100, M101

Museum for African Art
593 Broadway, Manhattan
Subway Services: N, R to Prince St; 6 to Spring St
Bus Services: M1, M5, M6, M21

Museum of American Financial History
26 Broadway, Manhattan
Displays and artifacts from Wall street’s past include ticker-tape machines and documents.
Subway Services: 4, 5 to Bowling Green; N, R to Whitehall St; J, M, Z to Broad St
Bus Services: M1, M6, M15

Museum of American Folk Art – Lincoln Square
Columbus Av at 65/66 Sts, Manhattan
The only institution in the United States devoted exclusively to the exhibition of American folk art.
Subway Services: 1, 2 to 66 St-Lincoln Center
Bus Services: M5, M7, M10, M11, M66, M104
This museum is opening a new branch. It opens its new building on 12/11/01. Go to their web site for more information.

Museum of American Folk Art- 53 St
45 W. 53 St, Manhattan
A branch of the museum on Columbus Avenue.
Subway Services: E, V to Lexington Ave/53 St; B,D,F to 47-50 Sts/Rockefeller Center
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M27, M30, M31, M50, M57

Museum of American Illustration, Society of Illustrators
128 East 63 St, Manhattan
The Society of Illustrators’ collection is on rotating, permanent display. Annual exhibition features the best in editorial, advertising and book art.
Subway Services: 4, 5, 6 to 59 St; F to Lexington Av/63 St; N, R, W to Lexington Av/59 St
Bus Services: M101, M102, M103, M66, Q32

Museum of Chinese in the Americas
70 Mulberry Street, Manhattan
Permanent exhibitions on the Chinese-American experience.
Subway Services: J,M,Z,N,Q,R,W,6 to Canal St
Bus Services: M9, M15, M22, M103, B51

Museum of Jewish Heritage
18 First Place in Battery Park City
Created as a living memorial to the Holocaust, the museum honors those who died by celebrating their lives.
Subway Services: 4, 5 to Bowling Green; N, R to Whitehall Street; J, M, Z to Broad Street
Bus Services: M9, M15

Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 St, Manhattan
This world-famous museum contains a wide range of paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints and other works from the 1880s to the present. www.moma.org
Subway Services: E, V to 5 Av-53 St; B, D, F to 47-50 St/Rockefeller Center
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M27, M30, M31, M50, M57

MoMA Queens
33 Street at Queens Blvd. Long Island City, Queens
www.moma.org/visit_moma/momaqns/index.html
Subway Services: 7 to 33 St; E, V to 23 St/Ely Ave; N. W to Queensboro Plaza tranfer to 7 to 33 St.
Bus Services: From Manhattan, take the Q32 from Madison Ave. at stops between 32 and 59 Sts. to Queens Blvd/33 St. Or take the Q60 from 60 St. between First and Second Aves. to Queens Blvd./33 St. Within Queens, take the Q39 to Thomson Ave./31 St.

Museum of Television and Radio
25 West 52 St, Manhattan
The museum contains more than 20,000 tapes of television and radio programs dating from the 1920s to the present.
Subway Services: E, V to 5 Av-53 St; B, D, F to 47-50 St/Rockefeller Center
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M27, M30, M31, M50, M57

Museum of the American Piano
211 West 58 Street, Manhattan
Preserving the record of how these keyboard instruments are made and used in the United States, permanent collection features over 40 pianos.
Subway Services: A, B, C, D, 1, 2 to 59 St-Columbus Circle; N, Q, R, W to 57 St
Bus Services: M5, M6, M7, M10, M30, M31, M57, M104

Museum of the City of New York
5th Av at 103 St, Manhattan
A showcase of NYC life and history, exhibits range from photographs of old New York to mannequins in period costumes to antique fire engines.
Subway Services: 6 to 96 St or 103 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M96, M106

National Academy of Design
1083 5th Av, Manhattan
Located in one of Fifth Avenue’s most elegant townhouses, the Academy displays a rich variety of painting, sculpture and other art exhibits.
Subway Services: 6 to 86 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86

National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian Institution)
Broadway at Bowling Green, Manhattan
One of the world’s finest and most comprehensive assemblages of artifacts spanning 10,000 years of Native American heritage.
Subway Services: 4, 5 to Bowling Green; N, R to Whitehall St; J, M, Z to Broad St
Bus Services: M1, M6, M15

New Galerie New York
1048 5th Avenue, Manhattan
Museum devoted to early 20th century German and Austrian art and design.
Subway Services: 4, 5, 6 to 86 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86

New Museum of Contemporary Art
583 Broadway, Manhattan
Internationally known for its exhibitions and programs, the museum displays a range of works, including those of lesser-known artists.
Subway Services: N, R to Prince St; 6 to Spring St
Bus Services: M1, M5, M6, M21

New York City Fire Museum
278 Spring St, Manhattan
One of the world’s largest collections of fire-fighting memorabilia and apparatus from the colonial period to the present.
Subway Services: C, E to Spring St; 1,2 to Houston St
Bus Services: M10, M21

New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street, Queens
Hands-on science and technology museum. Hundreds of exhibits examine and explore the fun and excitement of science.
Subway Services: 7 to 111 St
Bus Services: Q23, Q48, Q58

New York Transit Museum – Temporarily closed
Schermerhorn St & Boerum Pl, Brooklyn
The nation’s only museum devoted exclusively to urban public transit.
Subway Services: 1, 2, 4, 5 to Borough Hall; A, C, F to Jay St-Borough Hall; M, N, R to Court St
Bus Services: B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45, B51, B52, B65, B67, B75

New York Transit Museum at Grand Central
A branch of the museum in Brooklyn
Subway Services: 4, 5, 6, 7, S to Grand Central
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M42, M101, M102, M104

New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West, Manhattan
Subway Services: B, C to 81 St
Bus Services: M10

Nicholas Roerich Museum
319 West 107 Street, Manhattan
Honors Russian artist whose colorful career included archaeological excavations, expeditions to Far East, inspiring paintings of Himalayas and set design.
Subway Services: 1 to 110 St
Bus Services: M4, M5, M60, M104

Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum
32-37 Vernon Blvd, Queens
50 works by internationally renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi. Film documenting his stage set designs for Martha Graham Dance Company.
Subway Services: N, W to Broadway (Queens)
Bus Services: Q103, Q104

North Wind Undersea Institute
610 City Island Av, City Island, Bronx
Maritime museum/aquarium of nautical artifacts dedicated to the preservation of undersea life.
Subway Services: 6 to Pelham Bay Park then Bx29 bus
Bus Services: Bx29

NYC Police Museum
235 East 20 St, Manhattan
One of the world’s largest collections of police memorabilia.
Subway Services: 6 to 23 St
Bus Services: M15, M23, M101, M102, M103

Old Merchants House
29 East 4 Street, Manhattan
Historic landmark built in 1832 displays original furnishings and antique clothing. Greek revival parlors, Rococo revival bedrooms and garden.
Subway Services: 6 to Bleecker St; F, S, V to Broadway-Lafayette; N, R to 8th St
Bus Services: M1, M101, M102, M103, M5, M6

P.S.1 Museum
46-01 21st Street, Queens
Built in 1890s, oldest municipal school building in Queens, now home to Institute for Contemporary Art, features exhibits and peformances, film and video screenings.
Subway Services: E, V to 23 St-Ely Av; 7 to 45 Rd-Courthouse Sq; G to 21 St
Bus Services: B61, Q39, Q67

Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House Museum
Clarendon Road & Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn
Dutch colonial farmhouse is oldest surviving building in New York State, originally built in 1652. Restored period rooms, demonstrations of colonial crafts and Dutch holidays.
Subway Services: 2 to Newkirk Av then B8 bus; Q to Newkirk Av then B8 bus
Bus Services: B78, B8, B7

Poe Cottage
2640 Grand Concourse (at Kingsbridge Rd), Bronx
Last residence (1846-1849) of Edgar Allan Poe, one of America’s earliest literary masters, generally acknowledged as the inventor of the modern short story form. House tour and audiovisual show bring to life Poe’s surroundings.
Subway Services: B, D to Kingsbridge Rd
Bus Services: Bx1, Bx2, Bx9, Bx22, Bx26, Bx28, Bx34

Queens County Farm Museum
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Queens
Restored 18th century farmhouse and NYC landmark. Working farm has barnyard animals representing Queens’ rural history and agriculture.
Subway Services: E, F to Union Tpk then Q46 bus
Bus Services: Q46, Q79

Queens Museum of Art
NYC Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Exhibitions of painting, sculpture, drawing and photography.
Subway Services: 7 to Willets Pt-Shea Stadium
Bus Services: Q48

South Street Seaport Museum
South and Fulton Sts at Pier 16, Manhattan
Huge sailing ships anchored in the East River, museum, galleries, shops, restaurants and special events.
Subway Services: 1, 2, 4, 5, J, M, Z to Fulton St; A, C to Broadway-Nassau
Bus Services: M15

Staten Island Children’s Museum
1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island
Superb exhibits are ineractive and hands-one. Educational and fun.
MTA Staten Island Railway to St George then S40 bus
Bus Services: S40

Staten Island Historical Society Museum
441 Clarke Av, Staten Island
MTA Staten Island Railway to Great KIlls then S54 bus
Bus Services: S54, S74>

Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences
75 Stuyvesant Place, Staten Island
Staten Island’s oldest cultural institution. Vast art, histrory and natural science collections, including fine decorative arts, scientific specimens and regional archival holdings. 500,000 insects in entomology collection.
MTA Staten Island Railway to St George
Bus Services: All buses to St George Terminal

Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125 St, Manhattan
The newly renovated museum features exhibitions from famous and new African-American artists as well as those from Caribbean and African artists.
Subway Services: 2, 3 to 125 St
Bus Services: M2, M7, M60, M100, M101, M102, Bx15

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
28 East 20 Street, Manhattan
Reconstruction of the former president’s birthplace and home for his first 15 years. Much of the family’s original furniture is on display.
Subway Services: 6, N, R to 23 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M5, M6, M7, M23

Trinity Church and Museum
89 Broadway at Wall Street, Manhattan
Originally chartered in 1697. Sandstone church is a major NYC icon. Burial place of Alexander Hamilton, Robert Fulton, William Bradford.
Subway Services: 4, 5 to Wall St, N, R to Rector St
Bus Services: M1, M6

Ukranian Museum
203 Second Avenue, Manhattan
Ukranian art – paintings, costumes, decorative ceramics, jewelry.
Subway Services: 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R, W to 14 St-Union Sq; L to 3 Av
Bus Services: M8, M9, M14, M15, M101, M102, M103

Valentine-Varian House/Museum of Bronx History
3266 Bainbridge Av, Bronx
Built in 1758 and beautifully restored former residence of Isaac Varian, Mayor of NYC from 1839 to 1841.
Subway Services: D to 205 St
Bus Services: Bx10, Bx16, Bx28, Bx30, Bx34

Van Cortlandt House Museum
Broadway and 246 St, Bronx
18th-century manor museum with furnishings from Colonial through post-Revolutionary periods.
Subway Services: 1 to 242 St then Bx9 bus
Bus Services: Bx9

Vander Ende-Onderdonk House
1820 Flushing Av, Ridgewood, Queens
Built 1709, prime example of early Dutch-American farmhouse. Greater Ridgewood Historical Society provides local history, craft courses, tours, horticultural and preservation programs.
Subway Services: L to Jefferson St
Bus Services: B57, Q54

Visual Arts Museum
209 East 23 St, Manhattan
Guest curators mount four exhibitions a year; fall restrospective exhibitions honoring significant 20th century visual communicators.
Subway Services: 6 to 23 St; N, R to 23 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M15, M16, M21, M23, M101, M102, M103

Whitney Museum of American Art
Madison Av at 75 St, Manhattan
Houses what many critics consider the foremost collection of 20th century American art.
Subway Services: 6 to 77 St
Bus Services: M1, M2, M3, M4, M30, M72, M79