MUSEUMS & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM 40 W. 53rd St. ...
40 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-956-3535, www.americancraftmuseum.org Weds., Fri.-Sun. & Tues. 10-6. Thurs. 10-8. Closed Mon. $5, $2.50 st./sc., child. under 12 free. "Memories of Murano: American Glass Artists in Venice," exhibit looks at Italian influence on revolution post-war American glass art [through 1/8/01]. Related exhibit in the comprehensive "Venetian Glass: 20th-Century Italian Glass" [through 1/7/01].
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Central Park W. (79th St.), 212-769-5200, www.amnh.org Weds., Thurs. & Sun.-Tues. 10-5:45; Fri. & Sat. 10-8:45. $9.50, $7.50 st./sc., $6 child. "Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga," re-examination of role Vikings played in trade, science, art & exploration [through 1/21/01]. Live jazz every Friday, 212-769-5000 for info [6-8, free w/mus. adm.].
ASIA SOCIETY
502 Park Ave. (59th St.), 212-517-2742, www.asiasociety.org Weds.-Sat., Mon. & Tues. 10-6; Sun. 12-5. $4, $2 st./sc. Child under 12 free. "Power & Desire: South Asian Paintings," view rare Rajput & Mughal Court masterpieces not seen publicly for a quarter century [through 1/7/01].
BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART
200 Eastern Pkwy (Washington Ave.), Bklyn., 718-638-5000, www.brooklynart.org Weds.-Fri. 10-5; Sat. & Sun. 11-6; first Sat. of the month 11-11, eve. free; closed Mon. & Tues. $4, $2 st./sc. "Hip-Hop Nation: Roots, Rhythm & Rage," exhibit explores 25 years of hiphop music through urban lyrical art, artifacts & manuscripts of lyrics & audio components worn by artists much as Run-DMC, Tupac & Brooklyn-bred Notorious B.I.G. & Jay-Z [through 12/31]. "Lee Krasner: Retrospective," first full show of abstract impressionist's work since her death [through 1/7/01]. "Gold of the Nomads: Scythian Treasures from Ancient Ukraine," first U.S. exhibit in decades of unparalleled gold adornments excavated from burial mounds?call for price [through 1/21/01]. "Madonna & Child with Saints & Christ Blessing," see Nardo di Cione's 650 year old masterpiece displayed intact for first time in over a century [through 2/18/01].
FRAUNCES TAVERN MUSEUM
54 Pearl St. (Broad St.), 212-425-1778. Weds.-Fri., Mon. & Tues. 10-4:45; closed Sat. & Sun. $4, $2 st./sc., child. 6 & under free. "The Only Pleasure An American Knows: Politics in 1800" exhibit feat. political drawings & images of the era [through 12/31].
THE GALLERY AT THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY
1865 B'way (betw. 61st & 62nd Sts.), 212-408-1500, www.americanbible.org Weds., Fri., Mon. & Tues. 10-6; Thurs. 10-7; Sat. 10-5; closed Sun. Free. "Exhibiting the Visual Culture in American Religions," explore interdependence between art & religion from 1800 to present [through 1/5/01].
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
1071 5th Ave. (89th St.), 212-423-3500. Weds. & Sun.-Tues. 9-6; Fri. & Sat. 9-8; closed Thurs. $12, $8 st./sc., child. under 12 free. Influential work of six early 20th-century Russian women on display in "Amazons of the Avant-Garde" exhibit [through 1/7/01]. "Giorgio Armani," themed groupings of work from one of the most influential designers of 20th century [through 1/17/01].
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM~SOHO
575 B'way (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-423-3500. Thurs.-Mon. 11-6; closed Weds. & Tues. Free. "Andy Warhol: The Last Supper" exhibits his take on Da Vinci's work through silkscreens & paintings [permanent].
THE HARBOR DEFENSE MUSEUM
Bldg. 230, Fort Hamilton, Bklyn., 718-630-4349. Weds.-Fri., Mon. & Tues. 10-4, second Sat. of month 10-4. Free. Explore how New York Harbor has been defended from the Revolution to today [permanent].
INTREPID SEA-AIR-SPACE MUSEUM
Pier 86, W. 46th St. (12th Ave.), 212-245-0072, www.intrepidmuseum.org Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 10-5; closed Mon. $10, $7.50 veterans, reservists, st./sc., $5 ages 6-11, $1 ages 2-5, free for active duty & toddlers. "Defending our Future" exhibits machinery, statistics & Pentagon's latest project [permanent]. "Desert Storm Strike," "A-6 Cockpit Challenge" & "Cold War/Berlin Wall Exhibit" [permanent]. "Prepare to Dive: Centennial Exhibit of the Navy's First Submarine" feat. submarine built in 1878 [permanent].
IRISH ARTS CENTER
553 W. 51st St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-757-3318. Weds.-Fri., Mon. & Tues. 10-8; Sat. 5-8; Sun. 1-5. Free. "American Celtic," exhibition of Celtic influenced & inspired abstract symbol art created by North Americans [through 12/31].
JAPAN SOCIETY
333 E. 47th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.) 212-832-1155, www.jpnsoc.org Weds.-Fri., Mon. & Tues. 11-6; Sat. & Sun. 11-5. $5, $3 st./sc. "YES Yoko Ono," first American retrospective of work explores role of this influential avant-garde artist [through 1/14/01].
JEWISH MUSEUM
1109 5th Ave. (92nd St.), 212-423-3271, www.thejewishmuseum.org Weds., Thurs., Sun. & Mon. 11-5:45; Tues. 11-8; closed Fri., Sat. $8, $5.50 st./sc., child. under 12 free. Pay-what-you-wish Tues. after 5. "Morocco: Jews & Art in a Muslim Land," 2000 years of cultural artifacts from center of traditional Jewish culture [through 2/11/01]. "Pickles & Pomegranates: Jewish Homes Near & Far" exhibit displays reproductions of century's worth of Jewish homes around the world w/composite characters inviting your children to play house w/them [through 3/01].
LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT MUSEUM
90 Orchard St. (Broome St.), 212-431-0233. Call for times & prices. "Sitting Shiva: The Rogarshevsky Family Apartment," interactive exhibit feat. home of Jewish immigrant family from Lithuania in mourning [permanent]. "The Gumpertz & Baldizzi Apartments," restored to 1870 & 1935 (respectively) specifications [permanent]. Tours incl. "19th-century Tenement," "The Confino Family Apartment" & "The Streets Where We Lived."
OLD MERCHANTS HOUSE
29 E. 4th St. (betw. Bowery & Lafayette St.), 212-777-1089. Thurs.-Mon. 1-5. $5, $3 st./sc. "Minard Lafever & His Circle," exploration of mid-19th-century spread of Greek influence on American architecture [through 12/11].
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
1000 5th Ave. (82nd.), 212-535-7710, www.metmuseum.org Weds. & Thurs. 9:30-5:30; Fri. & Sat. 9:30-9; Sun. 9-5:30; Tues. 9:30-5:30; closed Mon. $10, $5 st./sc., child. under 12 free w/adult. See more than 90 photos of legendary beauty & secret agent, the Countess de Castiglione in "La Divine Comtesse" exhibit [through 12/31]. "Painters In Paris: 1895-1950" exhibit feat. more than 100 paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Miro & others from the School of Paris [through 12/31]. "European Helmets, 1450-1650: Treasures from the Reserve Collection," 75 helmets from the apogee of helmet design [through 1/2001]. "Sculpture & Decorative Arts of the Spanish Renaissance," collection of Spanish sculpture & decorative arts bridges 16th & 17th centuries [through 1/2001]. "American Modern, 1925-1940: Design for a New Age," exhibition of furniture, appliances, lamps, etc., by first wave American industrial designers [through 1/2001]. "Art & the Empire City: New York 1825-1861," art explosion that accompanied New York's ascendance as the dominant national city [through 1/7/01]. View evolution of quintessential Chinese art form over last 1400 years during "Christmas Tree & Neapolitan Baroque Creche," annual display of 18th-century Nativity scene [opens Sat., through 1/7/01]. "The Embodied Image: Chinese Calligraphy" exhibit [through 1/7/01]. "The Year One: Art of the Ancient World East & West," synthesis of global art from 2000 years ago [through 1/14/01]. "Egyptian Art at Eton College," rare exhibition of ancient Egyptian art from Myers Museum [through 1/21/01]. "The Golden Deer of Eurasia: Scythian & Sarmatian Treasures from the Russian Steppes," exhibit examines nomadic artifacts from 2500 years ago in first American display of these unique treasures [through 2/4/01.] "Still Lifes of Evaristo Baschenis: The Music of Silence," view 18 paintings from preeminent yet largely unknown 17th-century Italian master [opens Fri., through 3/4/01]. "Rain from the Moon: Silver in Ancient Peru," 130 rare objects of Native-American metal work culled from public & private collections [through 4/22/01].
MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN ART
593 B'way (betw. Prince & Houston Sts.) 212-966-1313. Weds.-Fri., 10:30-5:30; Sat. & Sun. 12-6. $5, $2.50 st./sc. & child. "In the Presence of Spirits," over 140 works depicting interplay between life & supernatural in Africa [through 12/31].
MUSEUM AT THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
7th Ave. (27th St.), 212-217-5800, www.fitnyc.suny.edu Weds.-Fri. & Tues. 12-8; Sat. 10-5; closed Sun. & Mon. Free. "Bonnie Cashin: Practical Dreamer," retrospective of a pioneering sportswear & Hollywood costume designer [through 1/6/01]. Explore the role of women in mid-century fabric design for clothing & furniture during "A Woman's Hand: Designing Textiles in America" exhibit [through 1/13/01]. "Perry Ellis Morphos Collection," 24 donated items illustrating the designer's rare blend of casual & sophisticated [through 1/13/01].
MUSEUM OF CHINESE IN THE AMERICAS
70 Mulberry St. (Bayard St.), 212-619-4785. Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 12-5; closed Sun. & Mon. $3, $1 st./sc., child. under 12 free. "Chinatowns in North America," William Chu's CD-ROM tour documents Chinese immigrant experience [permanent]. "Family Portraits" [permanent]. "Where Is Home? Chinese in the Americas," personal stories, photos, mementos & poetry encased in a structure reminiscent of a glowing Chinese lantern [permanent].
MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
1220 5th Ave. (103rd St.), 212-534-1672, www.mcny.org Weds.-Sat. 10-5; Sun 12-5; Tues. 10-2; closed Mon. $5, $4 st./sc./child., $10 families. "Under the El, City Life in 20th-century Prints & Drawings," depictions of life during era of elevated trains [through 12/3]. "Painting the Town, Cityscapes of New York," exhibit explores evolution of New York's landscape over the past two centuries [through 12/31]. "Life of the People: Realist Prints & Drawings 1912-1948," rare collection of working-class art from tumultuous time [through 1/14/01]. "The City Shops," photographs by Martha Cooper & Fred W. McDarrah illustrate the local shops that define the diverse neighborhoods of the city [through 4/15/01]. "Guys & Dolls," exhibit celebrates 50th anniversary of the musical w/an exploration of the 1920's as it was set in [opens Fri., through 6/10/01]. Photographs & essays by NYC high school students document changes in city's immigrant neighborhoods with "New York Toy Stories" & "The Infamous Andrew Jackson Head" exhibits [permanent].
MUSEUM OF THE JEWISH HERITAGE
18 First Pl., Battery Park City, 212-968-1800 www.mjhnyc.org Weds., Sun.-Tues. 9-5; Thurs. 9-8; Fri. 9-3; closed Sat. $7, $5 st./sc., child. 5 & under free. "Cyprus to Haifa, 1949," Paul Horn Kotis's photographs of Jewish refugees leaving British internment camps & traveling to the promised land [through 2/25/01].
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
11 W. 53rd St. (Betw. 5th & 6th Ave.), 212-708-9755, www.moma.org Closed Weds. Thurs., Sat-Tues. 10:30-5:45. Fri. 10:30-8:15. $10, $6.50 st./sc., child. under 16 free. "Architecture Hot & Cold," images of buildings real & imagined [through 1/2/01]. "Innocence & Experience" exhibit examines how perceptions of childhood have gone from positive to dark & threatening [through 1/2/01]. "Matter" exhibit explores role of material in defining art [through 1/2/01]. "Actual Size" exhibit explores how artists have dealt w/issues of scale to undermine ideas of what is real & fantasy [through 1/30/01]. "Minimalism & After," exploration of evolution of minimalism through the 1960s w/floor sculptures & cubic art [through 1/30/01].
MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO
25 W. 52nd St. (5th Ave.), 212-621-6600, www.mtr.org Weds., Sat., Sun. & Tues. 12-6; Thurs. 12-8; Fri. 12-9. $6, $4 st./sc., $3 child. under 13. "Ninth Annual Children's Television Festival," screenings of children's oriented programming from around the globe w/costumed characters like Babar & Popeye [through 11/26]. Experience variety of radio programs turned television shows during "From Radio to Television" series feat. Dick Tracy to Father Knows Best [through 12/3]. "Monster in the Box: Horror on Television" explores five decades of camp, fear, creepy & frightful programs in 90-minute packages [through 12/10].
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green (betw. State & Whitehall Sts.) 212-668-6624. Weds. & Fri.-Tues. 10-5; Thurs. 10-8. Free. "Who Stole the Tee Pee?," exhibition of how modern Indian artists have responded to change since 1900 [through 1/21/01]. "All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life & Culture" displays more than 300 symbolic objects chosen by 23 Native selectors [permanent].
NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
583 B'way (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-219-1222. Weds. & Sun. 12-6, Thurs.-Sat. 12-8, closed Mon. & Tues. Thurs. 6-8 free. $6, $3 st./sc., free for those under 18. "Pierre et Gilles," first U.S. show of French hand-painted photographs [through 1/7/01]. "Adrian Piper: A Retrospective & MEDI(t)Ations," examines growth of Conceptual art & later identity-based art through Piper's work [through 1/21/01].
NEWSEUM/NY
Madison Ave. (betw. 56th & 57th Sts.), 212-317-7596. Weds.-Sat., Mon. & Tues. 10-5:30; closed Sun. Free. "Women Photographers at National Geographic," celebrates accomplishments of 40 past & present photojournalists [through 1/27/01].
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDENS
200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8747, www.nybg.org Weds.-Sun., Tues. 10-6; closed Mon. $10, $7.50 st./sc., $4 child 12 & under. "Holiday Gardens & Train Show," model trains & trolleys glide through miniature reproductions of historic New York buildings crafted from natural materials [opens Fri., through 1/7/01].
NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE
47-01 Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-699-0005. Weds., Mon. & Tues. 9:30-2; Thurs.-Sun.; 9:30-5. $7.50, $5 child./sc. Free Thurs. & Fri., 2-5. "Marvelous Molecules?The Secret of Life," illustrates similar chemistry traits among living things?humans, amoebas & cockroaches [permanent].
NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
2 W. 77th St. (Central Park W.), 212-873-0509. Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 11-5; closed Mon. $5, $3 st./sc., child. 12 & under free. Brooklyn native & Civil War private, Robert Knox Sneeden, details his experiences as a soldier & prisoner of war through drawings & watercolors in "Eye of the Storm" [through 12/31]. "Inventing the Skyline: the Architecture of Cass Gilbert," exploration of works by man most famous for the Woolworth Bldg. [through 1/21/01]. "Elder Grace: The Nobility of Aging," photographer Chester Higgins, Jr. explores lives of 80 older African-Americans [through 3/4/01]. "Kid City" [permanent]. "Masterworks of 19th-century American Painting" feat. nearly 50 oil paintings by such artists as William Sydney Mount, Thomas Cole & Asher B. Durand [permanent].
NY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Central Branch, 476 5th Ave. (42nd St.), 212-869-8089, www.nypl.org Weds. & Tues. 11-7:30, Thurs.-Sat., Mon. 10-6, Sun. closed. Free. Examine visions of paradise from the Garden of Eden to cyberspace in "Utopia: Imagining the Ideal" [through 1/27/01].
PAUL KASMIN GALLERY
293 10th Ave. (27th St.), 212-563-4494, www.artnet.com Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 10-6. Free. "Andy Warhol: Toy Drawings," never exhibited graphite drawings of commercial toys [through 12/22].
PINK PONY CAFE
176 Ludlow St. (betw. E. Houston & Stanton Sts.) 212-253-1922. Daily from 2 p.m.-4 a.m. Free. "When You Take Away Their Eyes You Take Away Their Souls," exhibit of painter/author Tommes' thought provoking pop art [through 12/9].
P.S.1
22-25 Jackson Ave. (46th St.), L.I. City, 718-784-2084, www.ps1.org Weds.-Sun. 12-6; $5, $2 st./sc. "Santiago Sierra: New Work," performance-based pieces on labor & its exploitation [through 11/30]. View first retrospective in America of the dream worlds of "John Wesley: Paintings 1961-2000" [through 11/30.]. "Second Mission Project ko2," Takashi Murakami's three-part sculpture of a girl transforming into an airplane & taking off [through 11/30]. "Disasters of War: Francisco de Goya, Henry Darger, Jake & Dino Chapman," explores growth of non-heroic portrayal of human conflict [opens Sun. through 2/25/01]. "Abraham L'ami de Dieu," first U.S. exhibit of African Georges Adeagbo's work reflecting a unique perspective on history & culture [through 3/01].
QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART
New York City Bldg., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-592-9700, www.queensmuse.org Weds.-Fri. 10-5; Sat.-Sun. 12-5; closed Mon. & Tues. $4, $2 st./sc., child. under 5 free. "Family in Norway," Valerie Atkisson explores her Norse roots & traces the lives of her Scandinavian ancestors [through 1/28/01]. "Seductions & Games: Recent Video Installations by Maureen Connor," seven installations explore artist's social & cultural views [through 1/28/01]. "Tiffany: Behind the Glass," construction & restoration of famed windows & lamps [through 2/4/01]. "Jeff Konigsberg," exhibit of woodcuts & prints [through 2/24/01]. "Queens Focus" exhibit displays work of local artists [permanent]. "Tiffany in Queens: Selections from the Neustadt Museum Collection" [permanent].
SMACK MELLON STUDIOS
56 Water St. (betw. Dock & Main Sts.) DUMBO, Bklyn. 718-834-8761, www.smackmellon.org Weds.-Sun. 12-6. Free. "Significant Pursuits: Paint & Geometry," abstract painters Phong Bui & Robert Kingston express themselves through personalization of mathematical shapes [through 12/17].
STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM
144 W. 125th St. (betw. Lenox Ave. & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.), 212-864-4500, www.studiomuseuminharlem.org Weds. & Thurs. 12-6; Fri. 12-8; Sat. & Sun. 10-6; closed Mon. & Tues. $5, $3 st./sc. $1 child under 12. "Whitfield Lovell, Whispers from the Walls," mixed media history of forced removal of a black community in 1921 Texas [through 1/7/01]. "Martin Puryear: The Cane Project," woodblock prints inspired by Harlem writer Jean Toomer's novel, Cane [through 1/7/01].
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
945 Madison Ave. (75th St.), 212-570-3600, www.whitney.org Weds., Fri.-Sun. & Tues. 11-6; Thurs. 1-8; closed Mon. $12.50, $10.50 st./sc./groups of 10 or more. "Roni Horn: Still Water (The River Thames, For Example)," exhibit of human relationship w/nature through images of water [through 1/14/01]. "Edward Steichen," examines multidimensional work of man who was both a top combat & fashion photographer [through 2/4/01].
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM~CAMPUS LOCATION
2520 Amsterdam Ave. (185th St.), 212-960-5390. Weds., Thurs., Mon. & Tues. 10-5; closed Fri.-Sun. Free. Museum acquisitions from the past decade are displayed as corresponding to the Hebrew aleph-bet in "From Aleph to Tav: Collecting at the Turn of the Century" [permanent].
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AT THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY
15 W. 16th St. (5th Ave.), 212-294-8330. Weds., Sun. & Tues. 11-5; Thurs. 11-8; closed Mon., Fri. & Sat. $6, $4 st./sc., child. under 5 free, Yeshiva Univ. students free w/id. American turned Israeli artist portrays biblical cast of characters as modern figures confront ageless concerns in "David the King: Paintings by Ivan Schwebel" exhibit [through 12/31]. "From Tent to Temple: Life in the Ancient Near East," interactive children's exhibit centers on life during biblical age [through 1/14/01]. "Major Intersections," broad overview of Jewish history feat. many previously unseen works of art, documents & historical objects [through 3/2001].