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MUSEUMS IN NY

I would love to visit some museums when I go to New York later this year. What is your favorite museum?
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
Most people will say the Met or MOMA but I like the Rubin Museum of Art which exhibits art of the Himalayan region.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
I really love PS 1 in Queens for contemporary art. The MOMA has a great permanent collection, but I've started to feel that I've seen it too many times...
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
The Met. Cliche, but true. I just love wandering through the eclectic, rich collections....it's one of my favorite places in the world.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
I'll agree on the Met being a really special museum. But, I also rather adore the Frick and the New Museum (on Bowery). I saw an Elizabeth Peyton exhibit at the New last year and it was a two floor spectacle. It doesn't seem like any other museums can dedicate that much space to such a new artist. It was really cool.
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is really incredible too. The tour is required to see on of the places but I've been to three different ones and it never ceases to amaze me.
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Oren
Oren 2yrs+
Def the Met. Student discount gets you in free and there's so much to see. For the sciencey side of me, you can't beat the natural history museum. I also really like the coisters more for their setting than anything.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
The Met is the only museum I actually frequent. Have been to lots of other ones, but the Met keeps me coming back... I could stay in there for hours.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
The Met for me too, for exactly the same reason as everyone else. You can get lost there and forget all about the outside world.

I never had any love for the MOMA for some reason.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
I don't like the MOMA either. It's boring to me.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
I agree about the MOMA, but have to stick up for their amazing film program. I used to have a student membership card, super cheap for like $25 and could go into any ole film screening I wanted for free, any ole day of the year. Since they have a very great film collection and screen a good handful of films each day, that's an excellent deal. I used to haunt the place whenever I had a free afternoon and didn't know what to do with myself.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I think NYC has one of the best museum-cultures in the world - with the exception of Vienna, which is unparalleled. I also love the Neue Gallery - 19th and 20th C Austrian and German art - it's a hidden treasure on 5th Avenue. The Bodies exhibit freaks me out a little bit though
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Benthedude
Benthedude 2yrs+
1st: Met
2nd: Frick
3rd: Natural History
4th:MOMA

i'd say that's a pretty good order
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@ Benthedude: don't forget the Tenement Museum! I'd say it's #2 after the Met. It is just so cool. Whenever I have people in town, I take them there and they really enjoy it. Plus, the gift shop is a cool place to buy gifts that are all NY and you can't get them at any other museum.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@JenMac I second your vote for the Tenement Museum for it gives you a fab insight into NYC's immigrant past.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I love the Tenement Museum! I went there on a school trip when I was little and still remember the place vividly. Highly recommended, I'd say - and kid-friendly to boot.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@hhusted and Basic .. here's the link for it http://www.museumofsex.com/.. its on 28th Street and Fifth Avenue and I think they offer discounts on admission periodically in the free daily papers- AMNY and Metro.
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elysium
elysium 2yrs+
I really like MOMA, but i'm also really into modern art. If you're a fan of modern art I would definitely recommend it. The only criticism I have is that they don't have enough art from the 90's and on. However, I heard they are working to change that. If you are into contemporary art and would rather not pay to go to a museum, try to go through the galleries in Chelsae. Chelsae has dozens of really good galleries that don't cost any money.
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landee
landee 2yrs+
I'd love to visit a museum there! is there any child friendly museums in New York?
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: I go by there every Monday night and never saw the place. It must be inside a building. Next time I go to my screenwriting class, I'll see if I can find it.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@JenMac Do tell. I keep saying I am going to go...next week. And then I say it again in the next week.
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