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New York’s Museums: American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History is a world-renowned research and exhibition institution located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. The museum is home to a vast collection of specimens and artifacts, including more than 33 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, and human cultural artifacts. It is one of the largest museums of its kind in the world.

The museum’s exhibits are organized into a number of different halls, each focusing on a different area of science or natural history. Some of the museum’s most popular exhibits include the Hall of Dinosaurs, the Rose Center for Earth and Space, the Hall of Human Origins, the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, and the Hall of Biodiversity. In addition to its permanent exhibits, the museum also hosts a number of special exhibitions and educational programs throughout the year.

Visitors to the American Museum of Natural History can explore the museum’s many exhibits, attend lectures and workshops, participate in hands-on activities, and visit the museum’s gift shop. The museum is also home to a number of research departments, including the Department of Anthropology, the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and the Department of Paleontology.

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New York’s Museums: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (or just the “”Guggenheim””) is located at 1071 Fifth Avenue at the corner of 89th street.

The Guggenheim Museum in New York is a modern and contemporary art museum that is known for its iconic cylindrical building, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The museum is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, on Fifth Avenue, and is easily recognizable by its unique architecture.

The museum’s collection includes works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, and Salvador Dali, as well as a wide range of modern and contemporary art from around the world. The museum is home to a variety of exhibitions, educational programs, and events, and is a popular destination for art lovers and tourists alike.

In addition to the museum’s permanent collection, the Guggenheim also hosts temporary exhibitions, which often feature works by emerging artists or focus on specific themes or movements in art. The museum’s spiral ramp, which is a central feature of the building, allows visitors to easily navigate the galleries and view the art on display.

The Guggenheim Museum is an important cultural institution in New York City, and is known for its unique architecture and diverse collection of modern and contemporary art.

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New York’s Museums: The Museum of Modern Art

New York’s Museum of Modern Art (or just the “”MoMA””) is the mother of all modern art museums.

It was founded in 1929 by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, wife of John D Rockefeller, and two of her friends.

The main location is in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.

In 2021 it was the 15th most-visited art museum in the world.

A must see for all modern art fans!

Some of the highlights of the permanent collection include:

Francis Bacon, Painting (1946)
Umberto Boccioni, The City Rises
Paul Cézanne, The Bather
Marc Chagall, I and the Village
Giorgio de Chirico, The Song of Love
Willem de Kooning, Woman I
Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory
Max Ernst, Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale
Paul Gauguin, Te aa no areois (The Seed of the Areoi)
Jasper Johns, Flag
Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait With Cropped Hair
Roy Lichtenstein, Drowning Girl
René Magritte, The Empire of Lights
René Magritte, False Mirror
Kazimir Malevich, White on White 1918
Henri Matisse, The Dance
Henri Matisse, L’Atelier Rouge
Piet Mondrian, Broadway Boogie-Woogie
Claude Monet, Water Lilies triptych
Barnett Newman, Broken Obelisk
Barnett Newman, Vir Heroicus Sublimis (Man, Heroic and Sublime)
Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
Jackson Pollock, One: Number 31, 1950
Henri Rousseau, The Dream, 1910
Henri Rousseau, The Sleeping Gypsy
Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night
Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup Cans
Andrew Wyeth, Christina’s World

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