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Museums of N.Y.C
Metropolitan Museum
1000 Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St.
Admission: Recommended
One of the world’s largest + finest museums
Every category of art from every part of the world
Current Exhibitions
Game of Kings: Medieval ivory chess pieces
Steins Collection: Matisse, Picasso, Parisian artists
Storytelling in Japanese Art: Illustrations of Japanese art
Metropolitan Museum
Guggenheim
1071 Fifth Avenue @ 89th St.
Admission: $18 Adults/$15 Students
Built by Frank Lloyd Wright
New York City Landmark
Current Exhibitions:
John Chamberlain: large-scale foil, iron sculptures
Kandinsky: abstract art; geometric shapes
(Ongoing) Picasso, Cezanne, Gaugin, Monet, Van Gogh
Guggenheim
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West @ 79th St.
Admission: Recommended
Natural History & Science
Rose Center for Earth & Space – Hayden Planetarium
American Museum ofNatural History
Current Exhibitions
Journey to the Stars: Space show when first stars were born
Creatures of Light: Organisms that produce light
Born to Be Wild: IMAX Film
MOMA
11 West 53rd St. between 5th & 6th Ave.
Largest collection of artwork created between 1880-present
Drawings, Paintings, Photography, Film, Sculptures, Design
Target Free Friday Nights: 4 - 8pm every Friday
Current Exhibitions
Diego Rivera: Large murals, images of Mexico
Cindy Sherman: Contemporary artist; portraits
Words in the World: Series of performances
MOMA
The Frick
1 E. 70th St. between Madison & 5th Ave.
Admission: Adults $18/ Students $10
Classic 16th – 18th century European art
Idioms “State of the art”
Using the latest technology Ex: My new Mac computer is state of the art.
“Work of art” Literally, a piece of art Ex: That Picasso painting is a lovely work of art. OR, a good result through your efforts Ex: Your project was very well-done, it was a work of
art. “Have something down to a fine art”
To be able to do something very well, usually because you have been doing it for a long time.
Ex: The chef has grilling steak down to a fine art.