MUSEUMS & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HOUSE 709 ...
709 B'way (betw. Astor Pl. & E. 4th St.), 212-598-0100, www.aich.org Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 12-6; closed Sun. & Mon. Contrib. "On the Rez," images of Native American youth struggling to cope w/modern & traditional roles [opens Fri., through 3/24].
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]. Live jazz every Friday, 212-769-5000 for info [6-8, free w/mus. adm.].
THE AMERICAS SOCIETY
680 Park Ave. (68th St.), 212-249-5868. Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 12-6. Closed Mon. $3, $2 st./sc./child. "Genevieve Cadieux," exhibition by Canadian photographer focuses on nature & human relationships [through 2/25].
THE BRONFMAN CENTER
7 E. 10th St. (betw. University Pl. & Fifth Ave., 212-998-4121. Weds., Thurs., Mon. & Tues. 10-6; Fri. 10-3; Sun. 12-8. Free. "The Girl Today, The Woman Tomorrow," MFA student Stacey Morrison's pres. her grandmothers photos from 1930's & 40's w/her own b&w work from today [opens Thurs., through 2/25].
THE BRONX MUSEUM OF ART
1040 Grand Concourse (165th St.), Bronx, 718-681-6000. Weds. 12-9; Thurs.-Sun. 12-6. $3, $2 st./sc. child under 12 free. "Leonardo Drew," new wall sculpture reflects on Black experience from slavery to urban decay [through 3/4]. "Carlos Garcia: The Ruins, The Utopia," Cuban artist illustrates social decay & destruction under Communism [through 3/4].
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. "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]. "Robots & Space Toys: The Robert Lesser Collection," extensive collection of mostly Japanese robots traces evolution of science fiction in childrens' toys from pre-war era to present incl. Robbie from Forbidden Planet [through 1/28]. "Madonna & Child w/Saints & Christ Blessing," see Nardo di Cione's 650 year old masterpiece displayed intact for first time in over a century [through 2/18].
COOPER UNION
Foundation Bldg., E. 7th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-353-4214. Weds.-Fri., Mon. & Tues. 11-7; Sat. 12-5; closed Sun. Free. "Water Works: The Architecture & Engineering of the New York City Water Supply" exhibit showcases 160 years of construction through drawings, photos & maps [through 2/10].
THE DRAWING CENTER
35 Wooster St. (betw. Broome & Grand Sts.), 212-219-2166. Cuban artist Santiago "Chango" Armanda exhibits drawings in "From Sierra Maestra to La Habana: The Drawings of Chago" [through 2/10]. "Selections Winter 2001" feat. works by emerging artists from across the nation, incl. local artists Scott Teplin, Grace Markman, Yun-Fei Yi, Jessica Hutchins, Corey McCorkle & Royce Howes [through 2/10].
EXIT ART
548 B'way (betw. Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-925-2928, www.exitart.org Weds.-Fri. & Tues. 10-6; Sat. 11-6. Closed Sun. & Mon. Min. Contrib. $2. "Body & the East," survey of unknown body & performance art from former Warsaw Pact nations [opens Sat., through 3/10].
THE FRICK COLLECTION
1 E. 70th St. (5th Ave.), 212-288-0700, www.frick.org Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 10-6; Sun. 1-6; Closed Mon. $7, $5 st./sc. "The Draftsman's Art: Master Drawings from the National Gallery of Scotland," 80 pieces from artists like Da Vinci, Rubens & Raphael [through 2/25].
GERSHWIN HOTEL
3 E. 27th St. (betw. 5th & Madison Aves.), 212-213-8289, www.bway.net/~modcult Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 10-6. Free. Los Angeles-based artist exhibits photographs & video works of late teens yelling & gesturing at each other in "Yoshua Okon: Cockfight" [through 1/27].
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. "Giorgio Armani," themed groupings of work from one of the most influential designers of 20th century [through 1/17].
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].
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY~MIDTOWN
1133 6th Ave. (43rd St.), 212-768-4682. Weds., Thurs. & Tues. 10-6; Fri. 10-8; Sat. & Sun. 10-6; Mon. closed. $8, $6 st./sc. "Andy Warhol: Photography," first major exhibit to feat. full range of the artist's work [through 3/18].
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].
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. "Light x Eight: The Hanukkah Project 2000," eight works of art built around light manipulation celebrates Jewish holiday [though 1/28]. "Morocco: Jews & Art in a Muslim Land," 2000 years of cultural artifacts from center of traditional Jewish culture [through 2/11]. "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 3/2001]. "Charlotte Salomon: Life? or Theater," tragic paintings of women haunted by suicide & Nazi persecution [through 3/25].
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."
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. "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]. "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]. "Still Lifes of Evaristo Baschenis: The Music of Silence," view 18 paintings from preeminent yet largely unknown 17th-century Italian master [through 3/4]. "Rain from the Moon: Silver in Ancient Peru," 130 rare objects of Native American metal work culled from public & private collections [through 4/22]. "Sultan Ali of Mashhad, Master of Nasta liq," exhibit of Iranian calligrapher in supremely elegant Nasat liq style [opens Fri., through 4/22].
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. "Tong Zhi/Comrade: Out in Asian America," Ken Chu's groundbreaking show on homosexuality/masculinity in the Asian Diaspora [through 4/14]. "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. "The City Shops," photographs by Martha Cooper & Fred W. McDarrah illustrate local shops, which define diverse neighborhoods of the city [through 4/15]. "Guys & Dolls," exhibit celebrates 50th anniversary of the musical w/an exploration of the 1920's world it was set in [through 6/10]. 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' photographs of Jewish refugees leaving British internment camps & traveling to the promised land [through 2/25].
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
11 W. 53rd St. (Betw. 5th & 6th Ave.), 212-708-9400, www.moma.org Thurs. & Sat-Tues. 10:30-5:45. Fri. 10:30-8:15. Closed Weds. $10, $6.50 st./sc., child. under 16 free. "Actual Size" exhibit explores how artists have dealt w/issues of scale to undermine ideas of what is real & fantasy [through 1/30]. "Minimalism & After," exploration of evolution of minimalism through the 1960s w/floor sculptures & cubic art [through 1/30]. Banner exhibition by three women, "Projects 70: Janine Antoni, Shahzia Sikander, Kara Walker" [through 3/13].
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. "Super Bowl: Super Showcase for Commercials," most memorable highlights from yearly advertising apex [through 2/11]. "From Class Clown to Social Critic: Comedy of George Carlin," 90 minutes of highlights from revolutionary four-decade career [through 3/4].
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 "All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life & Culture," exhibit 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. "Fresh: The Altoids Curiously Strong Mint Collection," seen in its entirety, exhibit feat. 70 works by up & coming American artists [opens Fri., through 1/28].
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].
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. "Elder Grace: The Nobility of Aging," photographer Chester Higgins, Jr. explores lives of 80 older African-Americans [through 3/4]. "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].
PAINE WEBBER ART GALLERY
1285 6th Ave. (52nd St.), 212-713-2885. Weds.-Fri., Mon. & Tues. 8-6; Sat. & Sun. closed. Free. "A Maritime Album," 100 b&w photos exploring man's interaction with sea, from war to whaling [opens Thurs., through 3/30].
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. "Disasters of War: Francisco de Goya, Henry Darger, Jake & Dino Chapman," explores growth of non-heroic portrayal of human conflict [through 2/25]. "Abraham L'ami de Dieu," first U.S. exhibit of African Georges Adeagbo's work reflects unique perspective on history & culture [through 3/2001].
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]. "Seductions & Games: Recent Video Installations by Maureen Connor," seven installations explore artist's social & cultural views [through 1/28]. "Tiffany: Behind the Glass," construction & restoration of famed windows & lamps [through 2/4]. "Jeff Konigsberg," exhibit of woodcuts & prints [through 2/24]. "Queens Focus" exhibit displays work of local artists [permanent]. "Tiffany in Queens: Selections from the Neustadt Museum Collection" [permanent].
SCANDINAVIA HOUSE
58 Park Ave. (betw. 37th & 38th Sts.), 212-779-3587, www.amscan.org Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 11-5; closed. Mon. Contrib. $3, $2 st./sc. "Young Nordic Design: The Generation X," survey of 50 young designers in multitude of fields [through 3/4].
SOHO TRIAD FINE ARTS
107 Grand St. (B'way), 212-965-9500, www.sohotriad.com Weds.-Tues. 10-6. Free. "Here to There," exhibit of work by 17 photographers from LIFE magazine exploring all modes of transportation [opens Thurs., through 3/4].
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. "Edward Steichen," examines multidimensional work of man who was both a top combat & fashion photographer [through 2/4]. "Sol LeWitt: A Retrospective," multimedia survey of eclectic artist [through 2/25].
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART AT PHILLIP MORRIS
120 Park Ave. (betw. 41st & 42nd Sts.), 917-663-2453, www.whitney.org Weds., Fri., Mon. & Tues. 11-6; Thurs. 11-7:30. Free "A Way with Words," exhibit of 14 text based works used to illustrate influence of words upon images [opens Thurs., through 3/30].
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. "Major Intersections," broad overview of Jewish history feat. many previously unseen works of art, documents & historical objects [through 3/2001].