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American Folk Art Museum
45 West 53rd Street
New York NY 10019
Phone: 212-265-1040
The American Folk Art Museum is the premier institution devoted to the aesthetic appreciation of traditional folk art and creative expressions of contemporary self-taught artists from the United States and abroad. The museum preserves, conserves, and interprets a comprehensive collection of the highest quality, with objects dating from the eighteenth century to the present.
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National Museum of the American Indian
One Bowling Green
New York, NY 10004
Phone 212-514-3700
Part of the Smithsonian Institution, it is said to be the largest collection in the world devoted to North, Central, and South American Indian cultures. Permanent and temporary exhibitions, as well as public programs — including music and dance performances, films, and symposia. Admission is free.
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Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd St.)
New York, NY 10029
Phone 212-534-1672
Exploring the past, present, and future of this fascinating city and celebrating its heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation. A variety of exhibitions, public programs, and publications all investigate what gives New York City its singular character.
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Lower East Side Tenement Museum
90 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
Phone: 212-431-0233
Visitors take guided tours of apartments that recreate immigrant life in the 19th and 20th centuries. Along with a glimpse of the past, tours offer insights into current debates about immigration and public health. |
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El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
Phone: 212-831-7272
El Museo del Barrio is the only museum in the US devoted to the richness of Caribbean and Latin American arts and cultural history, celebrating and educating with exhibitions, workshops, lectures, and festivals.
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New York City Fire Department Museum
278 Spring Street (between Varick St & Hudson St)
New York, NY
Phone: (212) 691-1303
The New York City Fire Department Museum houses one of the nation's most prominent collections of fire related art and artifacts from the late 18th Century to the present. Among its holdings are painted leather buckets, helmets, parade hats and belts, lanterns and tools, Volunteer-era hand pumped fire engines, horse drawn vehicles and early motorized apparatus. |
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New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip (4 blocks south of South Street Seaport)
New York, NY
Phone: (212) 480-3100
With artifacts that date back over the last three centuries, The New York City Police Museum gives visitors an insider’s look at the history and traditions of the largest police force in the country and its evolution and role in the history of New York City. |
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South Street Seaport Museum
207 Front Street
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 212-748-8600
Located in an 11 square-block historic district, the museum features galleries with changing exhibitions, historic ships, tours, harbor sails aboard antique schooners, a reconstructed 19th century printing ship, gift shop, and extensive family and public programs. |
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The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
594 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212-254-3511
Promoting the understanding and appreciation of comic and cartoon art as well as calling attention to the artistic, cultural, and historical impact of what is the world's most popular art form. Comics and cartoons have been instrumental in effecting significant dialogue on issues involving society, culture, philosophy, and politics. |
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