Museum Mile
Museum Mile
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A 22-block stretch along Fifth Avenue that is filled with museums and other art institutions.
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,536 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
Museum Mile is located in Manhattan Island's exclusive Upper East Side, The real estate is among the most expensive in NYC. Some things to note -- Museum Mile is actually more than a mile, and although it's said that there are eight museums, some of them are likely to be of little interest to most people, except for specialists. Museums that are worth seeing are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim and the Jewish Museum.
Written April 2, 2023
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Luvs2TravelAnywhere
New York City, NY7,191 contributions
Jun 2016
Ironically, Museum Mile is one of my favorite walks even without going into the museums or Central Park as the exterior of the buildings are amazing to soak in. I usually just pick one museum, and walk up the west of 5th Ave. This year the Museum Mile Festival is on June 14th and I may attempt to pop into two museums on the same evening. The museums are free and they have live music and activities like face painting too.
Written June 5, 2016
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Alec D
Seattle, WA2,603 contributions
Apr 2019 • Solo
If you enjoy walking then Museum Mile needs to be on you list if your visiting Manhattan. So many museums to visit you might have a hard time deciding which to visit. Central Park is on the west side of your walk so you can easily go into the park
Written April 18, 2019
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Elisabeth B
Philadelphia, PA1,249 contributions
Oct 2016 • Solo
There are many worthwhile cultural attractions on the well known Museum Mile on or near Fifth Avenue. However, in order not to overload the senses I decided to only investigate half a museum mile, beginning with the Guggenheim on 89th St. and Fifth Avenue; if open, stop in at the Neue Galerie on 86th St. and Fifth, and perhaps even have a hot chocolate with Schlag at the Cafe Sabarsky; then cross over to Madison Avenue, heading south to the MetBreuer on 75th and Madison Avenue, proceed south to the Asia Society Museum at 70th and Park Avenue. By then it might be time for a late lunch in the bright Garden Court Cafe at the Asia Society Museum. Just crossing two avenues west, the stately Frick at 70th and Fifth never disappoints, and a couple of long blocks north is the Metropolitan Museum, now THEMET, with its great variety of exhibits, shops, dining opportunities and more, that speak to every creative age of mankind.
At the Guggenheim the minimalist artist Agnes Martin retrospective (to January 11, 2017) fascinates, making its last stop here after an extended European and America tour. Sadly, the Neue Gallerie was closed on the day of my visit, but the METBREUER, the former Whitney now affiliated with THEMET, complemented the minimalist art at the Guggenheim with a stunningly installed Diane Arbus photography exhibit and a thoughtful review of Paul Klee (1879-1940), a member of the influential Bauhaus of the 1920s in Germany and a multi-faceted artist in his own right. The Asia Society Museum features the Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013) (to January 8, 2017) and his dazzling colors in oil paintings and works on paper. And, indeed, the stately Frick and the humongously diverse METMUSEUM never disappoint in their attention to artistic tradition at the Frick, and, in the case of the MET, to balancing its permanent collections in permanent galleries with current exhibitions such as the drawings of Fragonard (to January 8, 2017), paintings by Max Beckman (to February 20, 2017), to Jerusalem 1000-1400, Every People Under Heaven (to January 8, 2017), and many more.
Tired in body and spirit I decided that half-a-museum-mile is more than enough for one day.
At the Guggenheim the minimalist artist Agnes Martin retrospective (to January 11, 2017) fascinates, making its last stop here after an extended European and America tour. Sadly, the Neue Gallerie was closed on the day of my visit, but the METBREUER, the former Whitney now affiliated with THEMET, complemented the minimalist art at the Guggenheim with a stunningly installed Diane Arbus photography exhibit and a thoughtful review of Paul Klee (1879-1940), a member of the influential Bauhaus of the 1920s in Germany and a multi-faceted artist in his own right. The Asia Society Museum features the Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013) (to January 8, 2017) and his dazzling colors in oil paintings and works on paper. And, indeed, the stately Frick and the humongously diverse METMUSEUM never disappoint in their attention to artistic tradition at the Frick, and, in the case of the MET, to balancing its permanent collections in permanent galleries with current exhibitions such as the drawings of Fragonard (to January 8, 2017), paintings by Max Beckman (to February 20, 2017), to Jerusalem 1000-1400, Every People Under Heaven (to January 8, 2017), and many more.
Tired in body and spirit I decided that half-a-museum-mile is more than enough for one day.
Written October 22, 2016
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ilGrec0
Thessaloniki Region, Greece653 contributions
Jul 2013 • Friends
If you are lucky, your visit may coincide with the day of Museum Mile, which actually means that you can visit all the museums along the Museum Mile for free. When we visited NY, this day was in June, but you can check in the internet for more details. If I remember correctly, during this day you are granted free entrance after 17:00 in the evening.
Written June 30, 2014
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Brad
Hong Kong, China174,756 contributions
Dec 2014 • Couples
The Museum Mile is a stretch of 5th Avenue between 82nd and 105th street on the east side of Central Park, where you can find some of the cities top museums.
Museum Mile members include:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - MET (82nd St.)
Goethe-Institut (83rd St.)
Neue Galerie (86th St.)
Guggenheim Museum (88th St.)
National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts (89th)
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (91st St.)
The Jewish Museum (92nd St.)
Museum of the City of New York (103rd St.)
El Museo del Barrio (105th St.)
Museum for African Art (110th St.)
Of the inclusions of the Museum Mile, the MET is the most important and the first among the collection to consider if you are making time for museums during your time in the city. The rest fit much more into various speciality museum categories that will be of particular interest to some but less to others. Best to research along with other museums around the city to determine which are best fit to meet your sightseeing interests.
Museum Mile members include:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - MET (82nd St.)
Goethe-Institut (83rd St.)
Neue Galerie (86th St.)
Guggenheim Museum (88th St.)
National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts (89th)
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (91st St.)
The Jewish Museum (92nd St.)
Museum of the City of New York (103rd St.)
El Museo del Barrio (105th St.)
Museum for African Art (110th St.)
Of the inclusions of the Museum Mile, the MET is the most important and the first among the collection to consider if you are making time for museums during your time in the city. The rest fit much more into various speciality museum categories that will be of particular interest to some but less to others. Best to research along with other museums around the city to determine which are best fit to meet your sightseeing interests.
Written February 17, 2015
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Thomas V
Oakland, CA17,533 contributions
Jul 2017
Of course you will come here for the incredible museums, led by the Met. But this stretch of Fifth Avenue is also important as an entrance to fantastic parts of Central Park. Lovely residential blocks on the side streets.
Written March 23, 2018
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Michael W From Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel351 contributions
Jun 2016 • Couples
Many come to Fifth Avenue to buy, but they should also come to see, because Fifth Avenue has a collection of the world’s best museums within an easy walk.
The jewel of Fifth Avenue’s “Museum Mile” is The Metropolitan Museum of Art—“The Met”—perhaps the greatest art museum in the world, where art is displayed beautifully. From impressionist paintings, computer art to medieval suits of armor and to Chinese and Japanese silk and jade, The Met has an unrivaled collection that is accessible to all, often with audio guides in several languages.
It is an especially great way to spend two to six hours on a hot or rainy day, and it has several good places to eat and rest. Suggested admission fee is $25 per adult, but you can pay less, and there are some other ways to enjoy lower rates (see below)
Currently the Met is showing a great exhibit on clothing—Manus X Machina: Fashion in the Age of Technology: fantastic clothing made by hand and by machine. The exhibit is at The Met Fifth Avenue at 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd to 84th street.
Ten blocks away at The Jewish Museum at 93rd street, there is a great exhibit on fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, his clothes and his impact on the fashion industry. The exhibit also includes several great film clips of Mizrahi. The Jewish Museum has a nice downstairs fish-oriented kosher deli for a good bite and drink.
In between the Met and The Jewish Museum is the Guggenheim Museum on 88th Street and Fifth, which has some great modern art exhibits such as the works of Kandinsky. Nearby is the Cooper Hewitt Museum of Design which has a $16 on-line ticket price (or 18 in person) or $10 if you are 62 years or older. Under 18 years old is for free, and students above 18 pay seven dollars. The Cooper-Hewitt Museum has a nice café garden.
For those who want to investigate these and some of the other museums in great depth, here is a quick summary of some of them:
• El Museo del Barrio at 104th Street
• Museum of the City of New York at 103rd Street
• Jewish Museum at 92nd Street
• Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design at 91st Street
• National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts at 89th Street
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum at 88th Street
• Metropolitan Museum of Art from 82nd to 86th Streets
• Goethe House German Cultural Center at 82nd Street
• Neue Gallery at 86th Street has a great collection of German-Austrian art, and it has a charming cafe, but admission is expensive and the waiting lines can be killers.
Saving money on Museum Mile is always relevant. Check out the various NY Pass and City Pass packages that offer discounts. The problem with them is that you get a one-time only shot at a museum, and with the Met, in particular, that is a shame, because the Met has a huge series of collect. For couples and families, one can spend great and pleasurable time at the heart of Museum Mile from 80th street to 93rd Street
The jewel of Fifth Avenue’s “Museum Mile” is The Metropolitan Museum of Art—“The Met”—perhaps the greatest art museum in the world, where art is displayed beautifully. From impressionist paintings, computer art to medieval suits of armor and to Chinese and Japanese silk and jade, The Met has an unrivaled collection that is accessible to all, often with audio guides in several languages.
It is an especially great way to spend two to six hours on a hot or rainy day, and it has several good places to eat and rest. Suggested admission fee is $25 per adult, but you can pay less, and there are some other ways to enjoy lower rates (see below)
Currently the Met is showing a great exhibit on clothing—Manus X Machina: Fashion in the Age of Technology: fantastic clothing made by hand and by machine. The exhibit is at The Met Fifth Avenue at 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd to 84th street.
Ten blocks away at The Jewish Museum at 93rd street, there is a great exhibit on fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, his clothes and his impact on the fashion industry. The exhibit also includes several great film clips of Mizrahi. The Jewish Museum has a nice downstairs fish-oriented kosher deli for a good bite and drink.
In between the Met and The Jewish Museum is the Guggenheim Museum on 88th Street and Fifth, which has some great modern art exhibits such as the works of Kandinsky. Nearby is the Cooper Hewitt Museum of Design which has a $16 on-line ticket price (or 18 in person) or $10 if you are 62 years or older. Under 18 years old is for free, and students above 18 pay seven dollars. The Cooper-Hewitt Museum has a nice café garden.
For those who want to investigate these and some of the other museums in great depth, here is a quick summary of some of them:
• El Museo del Barrio at 104th Street
• Museum of the City of New York at 103rd Street
• Jewish Museum at 92nd Street
• Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design at 91st Street
• National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts at 89th Street
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum at 88th Street
• Metropolitan Museum of Art from 82nd to 86th Streets
• Goethe House German Cultural Center at 82nd Street
• Neue Gallery at 86th Street has a great collection of German-Austrian art, and it has a charming cafe, but admission is expensive and the waiting lines can be killers.
Saving money on Museum Mile is always relevant. Check out the various NY Pass and City Pass packages that offer discounts. The problem with them is that you get a one-time only shot at a museum, and with the Met, in particular, that is a shame, because the Met has a huge series of collect. For couples and families, one can spend great and pleasurable time at the heart of Museum Mile from 80th street to 93rd Street
Written June 13, 2016
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Belgo96
Brisbane, Australia3,453 contributions
Apr 2016 • Couples
All the museums along the Museum Mile on the Upper East Side have addresses in Fifth Avenue but they are situated roughly between 82nd St and 110 Streets (depending on which museums interest you). There are so many world class institutions here including; the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, now reopened after being closed for years, the Guggenheim, the fabulous Neue Gallery, the Jewish Museum and of course the magnificent Metropolitan Museum of Art. The walk along the side of Central Park is very pleasant and a great way to stroll between the museums of your choice. If you are looking for a dining spot during your visit to Museum Mile, the renowned Russ and Daughters who have a very famous cafe in the Lower East Side have now opened a cafe in the basement of the Jewish Museum.
Written May 4, 2016
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bwco
New Jersey1,747 contributions
Dec 2012 • Couples
We always try to visit a museum when we visit the city. This is an excellent place to start. We have slowly been working our way north on Fifth Avenue. You could easily spend 3 or 4 days here visiting all the museums.
Written December 16, 2012
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Because of mi time I would like to just go to the met museum a while. Is it totally free that day (June 12) or there is any fee? I’m planning to go with no cash. Just credit card.
Written June 8, 2018
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