THE BEST OF STREET FAIRS: MUSEUM MILE
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009, 6pm - 9pm
Featuring:
Live bands & entertainment along with FREE access
to ALL the museums along the mile,
5th Avenue between 82nd & 105th
See the museum list below:
El Museo del Barrio
105th Street
(212) 831-7272
www.elmuseo.org
Museum of the City of New York
103rd Street
(212) 534-1672
www.mcny.org
The Jewish Museum
92nd Street
(212) 423-3200
www.thejewishmuseum.org
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
91st Street
(212) 849-8400
www.si.edu/ndm
National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts
90th Street
(212) 369-4880
www.nationalacademy.org
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
89th Street
(212) 423-3500
www.guggenheim.org
Neue Galerie New York
86th Street
(212) 628-6200
www.neuegalerie.org
Goethe-Institut New York/German Cultural Center
83rd Street
(212) 439-8700
www.goethe.de/newyork
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
82nd Street
(212) 535-7710
www.metmuseum.org
This year's 31st annual festival kicks off at the
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum with an opening ceremony,
at 5:45pm, on the steps of its landmark building on
Fifth Avenue @ 89th Street.
MORE STREET FAIRS IN JUNE
Sunday June 7th
International Cultures Festival
(on 6th Avenue from 42nd - 57th Street)
Friday June 12
Civic Community Day Festival
(on Lafayette St. from Walker - Leonard Street)
Saturday June 13
Second Avenue Spring Fair
(on 2nd avenue from 23rd - 34th st.)
Sun. June 14
32nd Annual Plantathon & Crafts Fair
Broadway, 73-86 Sts., (east)
Sunday June 14
New York City Expo
(on 3rd Avenue from 23rd - 34th Street)
Saturday June 20
Times Square Expo
(on 7th Avenue from 47th - 57th Street)
Sun. June 21
19th Annual Columbus Avenue Summer Festival
Columbus Ave, 86-96 Sts.
Sunday June 21
The Turtle Bay Festival
(on Lexington Avenue from 43rd - 55th Street)
Friday June 26
Grand Central Station Festival
(on 43rd St. from Lexington - 3rd Avenue)
Saturday June 27
6th Avenue Summerfest
(on 6th Avenue from 23rd - 33rd Street)
Sunday June 28
Times Square Block Party
(on 46th Street from Broadway - 8th Avenue)
Saturday, June 6, 2009
UPDATE–WHEN NEW YORK MUSEUMS ARE FREE
NEW YORK CITY MUSEUMS
Free times. (Or almost free.)
American Craft Museum
40 W 53rd Street (5th & 6th Avenues)
212-956-3535
Website; www. americancraftmuseum.org
Pay What You Wish: Thursdays, from 6 - 8 PM
American Folk Art Museum
45 West 53rd Street (5th & 6th Avenues)
Phone: 212. 265. 1040
Website: www.folkartmuseum.org/
Free Fridays from 5:30-7:30 PM
American Folk Art Museum
Eva and Morris Feld Gallery
Two Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue (65 and 66 Streets)
212-977-7170
Website: www.folkartmuseum.org
Admission is always free
American Museum Of Natural History
Central Park West (79th Street)
212-769-5100
Website: www.amnh.org/
"Suggested donation" $14
American Numismatic Society
75 Varick Street, 11th floor
212 571 4470
Website: www.amnumsoc.org/
Free at all times
Artists Space
38 Greene Street (Grand Street) 3rd Floor.
212-226-3970
Website: www.artistsspace.org/
Free everyday. (with suggested donation)
Asia Society And Museum
725 Park Avenue (70th Street)
212-288-6400
Website: www.asiasociety.org/
Free Admission on Fridays from 6-9 PM
Carnegie Hall/Rose Museum, Weill Recital Hall
154 West 57th Street (6th & 7th Avenues)
For information call: 212-903-9629
The Children's Museum of Manhattan
The Tisch Building
212 West 83rd Street (Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway)
(212) 721-1234
Website: www.cmom.org
Free on the first Friday of every month, from 5-8 pm.
Children's Museum Of The Arts
182 Lafayette Street (Broom & Grand)
212-274-0986
Website: http://cmany.org/
Pay as you wish, on Thursdays, 4:00 to 6:00.
China Institute Gallery
125 E. 65th St. (Lexington and Park Avenues)
Phone: 212/744-8181
www.chinainstitute.org
Free Tuesday & Thursday, 6-8 PM
Dahesh Museum Of Art
580 Madison Avenue (56th and 57th Streets)
212-759-0606
Website: www.daheshmuseum.org/
Free on First Thursday of each month, 6-9 PM
The Drawing Center
35 Wooster St. (Broome & Grand)
212-219-2166
Website: www.drawingcenter.org/
Free to the general public
The Fashion Institute of Technology's Museum
Shirley Goodman Resource Center
7th Avenue (27th and 28th Streets)
Website: www.ny.com/museums/FIT.html
212-217-5800
Free
The Frick Collection
1 East 70th Street (at Fifth Avenue)
Phone: 212-288-0700
General e-mail: info@frick.org
On Sundays, pay what you wish from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Goethe Institute
German language and culture exhibits
1014 Fifth Ave (82nd & 83rd Streets)
212-439-8700
Website: www.goethe.de/Ins/us/ney/enindex.htm
Free
Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Avenue (89th Street)
212-423-3500
Website: www.guggenheim.org/
Pay what you wish on Fridays from 6 - 8 PM
Guggenheim Museum Soho
575 Broadway (Prince Street)
212-423-3500
Website: www.ny.com/museums/guggenheim.museum.soho.html
Free admission.
The Hispanic Society of America
613 W. 155th Street (Broadway)
212-926-2234
Website: www.hispanicsociety.org/
Free at all times. Groups by appointment
International Center of Photography
Address: 1133 Avenue of the Americas (43rd Street)
Phone: 212.857.0000
Website: http://www.icp.org/
Voluntary Contribution Fridays 5:00–8:00 pm
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue (92nd Street)
212-423-3200
Website: www.thejewishmuseum.org/
Free Saturday from 11:00 am - 5:45 pm
Museum of American Illustration
Address: 128 E. 63 Street (Lexington and Park Avenues)
212/838-2560
www.societyillustrators.org
Free
Museum of Arts And Design (MAD)
2 Columbus Circle (Eight Avenue)
(212) 299-7777
Website: www.madmuseum.org/
Pay-What-You-Wish: Thurs. 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Museum of the City of New York
Address: 1220 5th Avenue (E. 103rd Street)
212/534-1672
www.mcny.org
"suggested donation" $9
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue (82nd Street)
212-535-7710
Website: www.metmuseum.org/
"Suggested donation" all the time $20
Seniors (65 and older) $15
Special reduced rate on Friday and Saturday evenings:
After 5:00 p.m., Audio Guides are only $5.
The Municipal Art Society of New York
At the Urban Center
457 Madison Avenue (51st Street)
212-935-3960
Website: www.mas.org
Free
Museum Of Chinese In The Americas
70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor (Canal & Bayard Streets)
212-619-4785
Website: www.mocanyc.org/
Suggested donation all the time $2
Museum Of Modern Art (Moma)
11 West 53 Street (5th & 6th Avenues)
212-708-9480
Website: www.moma.org/
Friday nights, tickets are free 4 – 8 PM
Museum of TV and Radio
25 West 52 Street (Fifth & Sixth Avenues)
(212) 621-6800
Website at www.mtr.org
"Contributions" $6. Student/Senior $4. Children under 13 $3.
National Museum Of The American Indian
1 Bowling Green (Broadway & State Street)
at the George Gustave Heye Center
212-668-6624
Website: www.nmai.si.edu/
Admission free
New Museum Of Contemporary Art
556 West 22nd Street (10th & 11th Avenues)
212-219-1222
Website: www.newmuseum.org/
Half price: $3 – Thursday from 6 - 8 PM
New York City Fire Museum
278 Spring Street (Hudson and Varick Streets)
212-691-1303
Website: www.nycfiremuseum.org/
Museums with a "suggested donation" all the time $5.
New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip (Front Street and FDR, below South Street Seaport)
212-480-3100
Website: www.nycpolicemuseum.org/
Free, with a "suggested donation" of $5.
Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th Street (Seventh Avenue)
212.620.5000
Website: http://www.rmanyc.org/
Gallery admission is free Fridays, 7 – 10 PM
and free to Seniors (65 and up) first Monday of every month.
Taipei Gallery
Ancient Chinese arts and contemporary arts from Taiwan.
1221 Ave of the Americas (47th St. & 48th Streets)
212-373-1854
Website: www.taipei.org
Free daily
Tribute Center At World Trade Center Site
120 Liberty Street (Trinity Place)
212-422-3520
Website: www.wtc.com/
"Suggested donation" $10
Whitney Museum Of American Art
945 Madison Avenue (75th Street)
Phone: 212-570-3676
Website: www.whitney.org/
Pay what you wish on Fridays from 6 - 9 PM
Whitney Museum at Philip Morris
120 Park Ave. (42nd Street)
917 - 663-2453
Website: www.ny.com/museums/whitney.museum.philip.morris.html
Admission always free
Free times. (Or almost free.)
American Craft Museum
40 W 53rd Street (5th & 6th Avenues)
212-956-3535
Website; www. americancraftmuseum.org
Pay What You Wish: Thursdays, from 6 - 8 PM
American Folk Art Museum
45 West 53rd Street (5th & 6th Avenues)
Phone: 212. 265. 1040
Website: www.folkartmuseum.org/
Free Fridays from 5:30-7:30 PM
American Folk Art Museum
Eva and Morris Feld Gallery
Two Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue (65 and 66 Streets)
212-977-7170
Website: www.folkartmuseum.org
Admission is always free
American Museum Of Natural History
Central Park West (79th Street)
212-769-5100
Website: www.amnh.org/
"Suggested donation" $14
American Numismatic Society
75 Varick Street, 11th floor
212 571 4470
Website: www.amnumsoc.org/
Free at all times
Artists Space
38 Greene Street (Grand Street) 3rd Floor.
212-226-3970
Website: www.artistsspace.org/
Free everyday. (with suggested donation)
Asia Society And Museum
725 Park Avenue (70th Street)
212-288-6400
Website: www.asiasociety.org/
Free Admission on Fridays from 6-9 PM
Carnegie Hall/Rose Museum, Weill Recital Hall
154 West 57th Street (6th & 7th Avenues)
For information call: 212-903-9629
The Children's Museum of Manhattan
The Tisch Building
212 West 83rd Street (Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway)
(212) 721-1234
Website: www.cmom.org
Free on the first Friday of every month, from 5-8 pm.
Children's Museum Of The Arts
182 Lafayette Street (Broom & Grand)
212-274-0986
Website: http://cmany.org/
Pay as you wish, on Thursdays, 4:00 to 6:00.
China Institute Gallery
125 E. 65th St. (Lexington and Park Avenues)
Phone: 212/744-8181
www.chinainstitute.org
Free Tuesday & Thursday, 6-8 PM
Dahesh Museum Of Art
580 Madison Avenue (56th and 57th Streets)
212-759-0606
Website: www.daheshmuseum.org/
Free on First Thursday of each month, 6-9 PM
The Drawing Center
35 Wooster St. (Broome & Grand)
212-219-2166
Website: www.drawingcenter.org/
Free to the general public
The Fashion Institute of Technology's Museum
Shirley Goodman Resource Center
7th Avenue (27th and 28th Streets)
Website: www.ny.com/museums/FIT.html
212-217-5800
Free
The Frick Collection
1 East 70th Street (at Fifth Avenue)
Phone: 212-288-0700
General e-mail: info@frick.org
On Sundays, pay what you wish from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Goethe Institute
German language and culture exhibits
1014 Fifth Ave (82nd & 83rd Streets)
212-439-8700
Website: www.goethe.de/Ins/us/ney/enindex.htm
Free
Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Avenue (89th Street)
212-423-3500
Website: www.guggenheim.org/
Pay what you wish on Fridays from 6 - 8 PM
Guggenheim Museum Soho
575 Broadway (Prince Street)
212-423-3500
Website: www.ny.com/museums/guggenheim.museum.soho.html
Free admission.
The Hispanic Society of America
613 W. 155th Street (Broadway)
212-926-2234
Website: www.hispanicsociety.org/
Free at all times. Groups by appointment
International Center of Photography
Address: 1133 Avenue of the Americas (43rd Street)
Phone: 212.857.0000
Website: http://www.icp.org/
Voluntary Contribution Fridays 5:00–8:00 pm
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue (92nd Street)
212-423-3200
Website: www.thejewishmuseum.org/
Free Saturday from 11:00 am - 5:45 pm
Museum of American Illustration
Address: 128 E. 63 Street (Lexington and Park Avenues)
212/838-2560
www.societyillustrators.org
Free
Museum of Arts And Design (MAD)
2 Columbus Circle (Eight Avenue)
(212) 299-7777
Website: www.madmuseum.org/
Pay-What-You-Wish: Thurs. 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Museum of the City of New York
Address: 1220 5th Avenue (E. 103rd Street)
212/534-1672
www.mcny.org
"suggested donation" $9
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue (82nd Street)
212-535-7710
Website: www.metmuseum.org/
"Suggested donation" all the time $20
Seniors (65 and older) $15
Special reduced rate on Friday and Saturday evenings:
After 5:00 p.m., Audio Guides are only $5.
The Municipal Art Society of New York
At the Urban Center
457 Madison Avenue (51st Street)
212-935-3960
Website: www.mas.org
Free
Museum Of Chinese In The Americas
70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor (Canal & Bayard Streets)
212-619-4785
Website: www.mocanyc.org/
Suggested donation all the time $2
Museum Of Modern Art (Moma)
11 West 53 Street (5th & 6th Avenues)
212-708-9480
Website: www.moma.org/
Friday nights, tickets are free 4 – 8 PM
Museum of TV and Radio
25 West 52 Street (Fifth & Sixth Avenues)
(212) 621-6800
Website at www.mtr.org
"Contributions" $6. Student/Senior $4. Children under 13 $3.
National Museum Of The American Indian
1 Bowling Green (Broadway & State Street)
at the George Gustave Heye Center
212-668-6624
Website: www.nmai.si.edu/
Admission free
New Museum Of Contemporary Art
556 West 22nd Street (10th & 11th Avenues)
212-219-1222
Website: www.newmuseum.org/
Half price: $3 – Thursday from 6 - 8 PM
New York City Fire Museum
278 Spring Street (Hudson and Varick Streets)
212-691-1303
Website: www.nycfiremuseum.org/
Museums with a "suggested donation" all the time $5.
New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip (Front Street and FDR, below South Street Seaport)
212-480-3100
Website: www.nycpolicemuseum.org/
Free, with a "suggested donation" of $5.
Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th Street (Seventh Avenue)
212.620.5000
Website: http://www.rmanyc.org/
Gallery admission is free Fridays, 7 – 10 PM
and free to Seniors (65 and up) first Monday of every month.
Taipei Gallery
Ancient Chinese arts and contemporary arts from Taiwan.
1221 Ave of the Americas (47th St. & 48th Streets)
212-373-1854
Website: www.taipei.org
Free daily
Tribute Center At World Trade Center Site
120 Liberty Street (Trinity Place)
212-422-3520
Website: www.wtc.com/
"Suggested donation" $10
Whitney Museum Of American Art
945 Madison Avenue (75th Street)
Phone: 212-570-3676
Website: www.whitney.org/
Pay what you wish on Fridays from 6 - 9 PM
Whitney Museum at Philip Morris
120 Park Ave. (42nd Street)
917 - 663-2453
Website: www.ny.com/museums/whitney.museum.philip.morris.html
Admission always free
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