Seeing is believing at all of New York's museums dedicated to art and design, where getting so much ingenious, world-class creativity under one roof almost seems too good to be true. From innovation to renovation, classical to contemporary, masterpieces abound on the walls of these cultural enclaves.
New York City | Art and Design
- Brooklyn Museum of Art
- The Brooklyn Museum of Art is considered one of the country's premier art institutions, with both a world-renowned permanent collection and an eclectic rotation of temporary exhibitions.
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- Cooper Hewitt Design Museum
- In an area of Manhattan not typically frequented by tourists lies a museum that is truly one of a kind. The Cooper-Hewitt Museum located on the Upper East Side is the only institution in the U.S.
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- Forbes Galleries
- Looking through average collector's items – gum wrappers, pencils, bottle caps, you name it – isn't generally appealing.
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- Frick Collection
- If compared to the Metropolitan Museum or the Guggenheim, the Frick Collection may seem insignificant, but the quality seen in this small art museum is unparalleled.
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- Guggenheim Museum
- Even before stepping inside, the modern, sleek, rounded façade of the Guggenheim lets you know this isn't any ordinary art museum. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the greatest American architects of all time, the Guggenheim Museum opened its doors on Oct. 21, 1959.
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- International Center of Photography Museum
- With over 100,000 photographs in its permanent collection, the museum at the International Center of Photography is one of the most concentrated collections of American and European documentary photography of the 1900s.
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- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- With its iconic Beaux-Arts façade, the Metropolitan Museum of Art could easily fit among legendary European museums. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, though, is a distinctly American -- and New York -- experience, with its melting pot of art and artifacts from across time and the world.
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- Museum of Modern Art
- Test the boundaries of creativity and explore the limits of imagination at the Museum of Modern Art, where guests can wander amidst a plethora of thought-provoking paintings, sculptures, photographs and installation pieces.
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- Museum of the Moving Image
- Update as of January 15, 2011: The Museum of the Moving Image reopened to the public after a $67 million expansion and renovation project that has doubled its size. The museum now features a 267-seat theater and 68-seat screening room that will screen Hollywood classics and avant-garde films.
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- The Cloisters
- The Cloisters is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but it isn't the medieval art and architecture of The Cloisters that make the museum so surreal for visitors.
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- The Fashion Institute of Technology Museum
- The Fashion Institute of Technology Museum is the most fashionable museum in New York City and perhaps on the planet. The museum is housed in the FIT building, which spans two full city blocks and is located on Seventh Avenue, appropriately renamed Fashion Avenue.
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- Whitney Museum of American Art
- If you're looking for a diverse collection of 20th century art, be sure to make a stop at this prominent Madison Avenue museum.
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