Summer Listings:
529 W. 20th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-206-8080, www.acagalleries.com Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 10:30-6:30; closed Sun. & Mon. Free. Ralph Fasanella's "American Panorama: A Memorial Exhibition" [opens 6/7, through 7/7]. "Liberal Voices in the Figurative Tradition," art from first half of 20th century focusing on social plights [through 6/2].
274 Hudson St. (betw. Canal & Spring), 212-255-5599, www.artseensoho.com Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 10-6; Closed Sun. & Mon. "Hiro Yamagata: NGC6093," exploration of light & space through a large installation [through 7/28].
164 5th Ave. (betw. 21st & 22nd Sts.), 212-807-1990, www.aiga.org Weds.-Fri., Mon. & Tues. 11-6; closed Sat. & Sun. Free. "Propaganda! Cuban Political & Film Posters," explore 100 silk-screened political & film posters from 1950s to present [through 6/29].
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./s.c., $6 child. "The Genomic Revolution" explores molecular biology & its relation to modern science & technology through hands-on models, interactive stations, artwork & films [opens 5/26, through 1/1/02]. "Ancient Microworlds," stunning exhibition of macrophotographs revealing internal structures in Jurassic-era fossils [through 9/9]. Permanent halls incl. Rose Center, Hall of Planet Earth, Fossil Halls, Biodiversity & Other Hall highlights. Live jazz every Friday, 212-769-5000 for info [6-8, free w/mus. adm.].
ART IN GENERAL
79 Walker St. (betw. B'way & Lafayette St.), 212-219-0473, www.artingeneral.org Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 12-6; closed Sun. & Mon. Free. "Alan deSouza: Terrain," artist creates models of topography & photographs them [through 6/30]. "Material Whirled," 14 artists incorporate nontraditional materials into their work [through 6/30]. "Soleares/With Bronze Prison Bars," metals worked into Spanish-influenced images w/accompanying Flamenco music [through 6/30].
1040 Grand Concourse (165th St.), Bronx, 718-681-6000. Weds. 12-9; Thurs.-Sun. 12-6. $3, $2 st./s.c., child under 12 free. "Rune Olsen: The RICE Banquet," Norwegian artist explores consumerism & group identity through rice [through 7/1].
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./s.c. "A Family Album: Brooklyn Collects," exhibition of random art drawn from 80 private collections in Brooklyn showcases diversity in Kings County [through 7/1]. "Retrospective of Leon Golub Paintings" feat. about 35 political works that explore human suffering, violence, war & issues of race [through 8/19]. "Digital: Printmaking Now" [opens 6/22, through 9/2].
112 St. (Amsterdam Ave.), 212-316-7540. Weds.-Tues. 7-6. Free. "Tim Rollins + K.O.S. (Kids of Survival)," exhibit of collages created by children to themes like Martin Luther King Jr.'s promised-land speech [through 6/10].
2 E. 91st St. (5th Ave.), 212-849-8400, www.si.edu.ndm Weds.-Sat. 10-5; Sun. 12-5; closed Mon.; Tues. 10-9. $8, $5 st./s.c., child under 12 free. "Aluminum: By Design," first exhibit ever of modern metal that radically transformed 20th century [through 7/15]. "Room with a View: Landscapes & Wallpaper," three centuries of outdoor imagery on internal decorations [through 10/14].
76 Grand St. (betw. Greene & Wooster Sts.), 212-343-7300. Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 12-6, closed Sun. & Mon. Free. "Philippe Bradshaw: Disco Damage," 7-piece installation of eclectic art [through 6/30]. "Brad Kahlhamer: Almost American," art reinterpretation of how West was won [through 6/30].
548 W. 22nd St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), 212-989-5566, www.diacenter.org Weds.-Sun. 10-6; closed Mon. & Tues. $6, $3 st./s.c. "Rodney Graham & Bruce Nauman:...the Nearest Faraway Place," two artists irreverently explore myth of American West in culture [through 6/17]. "Panamarenko: Orbit" exhibit feat. Belgian artist's fascinating model flying machines, which blend nature & technology [through 6/17]. "Bridget Riley: Reconnaissance," retrospective of work by influential artists largely unknown to younger audiences [through 6/17]. "Diane Thater: Knots & Surfaces," multi-projection video installation of light & mathematics [through 6/17].
35 Wooster St. (betw. Broome & Grand Sts.), 212-219-2166. Weds.-Fri. & Tues. 10-6; Sat. 11-6; closed Sun. & Mon. Free. "Between Street & Mirror: The Drawings of James Ensor," retrospective of famous Belgian draftsman [through 7/21].
1014 5th Ave. (82nd St.), 212-439-8700, www.goethe.de/newyork Weds., Fri., Mon. 10-5; Thurs., Tues. 10-7; closed Sat. & Sun. "Stop Over-Photographs by Margarete Motrach," German artist explores human insignificance [through 6/7].
575 B'way (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-423-3500. Thurs.-Mon. 11-6; closed & Tues. & Weds. Free. "Andy Warhol: The Last Supper" exhibits his take on Da Vinci's work through silkscreens & paintings [permanent].
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].
Brookdale Center, 1 W. 4th St. (betw. B'way & Mercer St.), 212-824-2205 www.huc.edu Weds., Thurs., Mon. & Tues. 9-6; Fri. 9-3; closed Sat.; Sun. 10-2. Free. "Jewish Mothers: Strength, Wisdom, Compassion," b&w photo exploration looking at the diversity of Jewish maternal experience [through 6/29].
613 W. 155th St. (B'way), 212-926-2234, www.hispanicsociety.org Weds.-Sat. & Tues. 10-4:30; Sun. 1-4; closed Mon. Free. "Splendor of Alcora: Spanish Ceramics of the 18th Century," exploration of style & craftsmanship in clay from 1749-1798 [through 6/24].
Pier 86, W. 46th St. (12th Ave.), 212-245-0072, www.intrepidmuseum.org Weds.-Fri., Mon. & Tues. 10-5; Sat. & Sun 10-7. $12, $9 veterans, reservists, st./s.c., $6 ages 6-11, $1 ages 2-5, free for active duty & toddlers. See also "Maritime Attractions" & "Around Town" for other ongoings. Exhibits incl. "Defending our Future," which explores 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].
333 E. 47th St., (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves), 212-832-1155, www.jpnsoc.org Weds.-Fri. & Tues. 11-6; Sat. & Sun. 11-5; closed Mon. $5, $3 st./s.c. "Frank Lloyd Wright & the Art of Japan," first major exhibit to explore Wright's other "obsession" [through 7/15].
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./s.c., child under 12 free. Pay-what-you-wish Tues. after 5. "Voice, Image, Gesture: Selections from the Jewish Museum's Collection, 1945-2000," multiple perspectives on Jewish history shown through different mediums of art [through 8/5]. "Marc Chagall: Early Works from Russian Collections," exhibition of paintings that illustrate growth of artist's original vision [through 10/14].
90 Orchard St. (Broome St.), 212-431-0233. Call for times & prices. "Sitting Shiva: The Rogarshevsky Family Apartment," interactive exhibit feat. home of Lithuanian Jewish immigrant family 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./s.c., child under 12 free w/adult. "William Blake," first American exhibit to focus on all aspects of Romantic's work [through 6/24]. "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years," exhibition of 80 dress & accessories from iconic former First Lady [through 7/29]. "19th- & 20th-Century Chinese Paintings," more than 90 works reflecting two centuries of wrenching change in China from Robert H. Ellsworth Collection [through 8/19].
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./s.c./child. "African Forms" explores relation betw. function & decoration in everyday African objects [through 8/8].
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./s.c., child under 12 free. "Not on the Menu: From Asian/Pacific Roots to American Reality," 30 b&w photographs exploring Asian experience in U.S. [through 11/30]. "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 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./s.c./child, $10 families. "Guys & Dolls," exhibit celebrates 50th anniversary of musical w/an exploration of the 1920s world it was set in [through 6/10]. "Art at the Table: Lotus Club State Dinner Menus, 1898-1922," shares 20 menus from oldest literary club in the U.S. [through 7/29]. "Gay Men's Health Crisis" celebrates 20th anniversary of GMHC & shares stories/role that GMHC has played to fight a disease [through 9/10]. "Dressing for a NYC Childhood," retrospective of 300 years of children's clothing [through 9/16]. Photographs & essays by NYC high school students document changes in city's immigrant neighborhoods w/"New York Toy Stories" & "The Infamous Andrew Jackson Head" exhibits [permanent].
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. "Etienne Aigner," students interpret legendary designer's style to create a half-century retrospective [through 8/3].
MUSEUM OF 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. $7, $5 st./s.c./child under 5. "Citizens Betrayed: The Hungarian Forced Labor Battalions 1939-1945," exhibit of slave labor during WWII [through 9/3].
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./s.c., child under 16 free. "About Face," more than 50 portraits by modern & contemporary artists [through 6/5]. "What is Print," exploration of four basic printmaking methods & impact on art [through 6/5]. "Collaborations with Parkett: 1984 to Now" feat. all works commissioned by Parkett, incl. photos, paintings, prints & other formats [through 6/5]. "Mies in Berlin" looks at early career of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe [opens 6/21, through 9/11]. See "Whitney Museum" for an exhibition of Mies' work in America.
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. "Gifts of Pride & Love: Kiowa & Comanche Cradles," some of greatest examples of Plains Indian beadwork on display, showing off combination of beauty & function [through 5/27]. "All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life & Culture," exhibit displays more than 300 symbolic objects chosen by 23 Native selectors [permanent].
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/s.c. 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./s.c., child under 13 free. "Kid City" [permanent]. "Out of Time: Designs for the 20th-Century," past visions of future presented [through 6/10]. "Masterworks of 19th-Century American Painting" feat. nearly 50 oil paintings by such artists as William Sydney Mount, Thomas Cole & Asher B. Durand [permanent].
PAINE WEBBER ART GALLERY
1285 6th Ave. (52nd St.), 212-713-2885. Weds.-Fri., Mon. & Tues. 8-6; Sat. & Sun. closed. Free. "Tibet: Mountains & Valleys, Castles & Tents," exhibition of Tibetan artifacts & culture [through 6/22].
P.S. 1
22-25 Jackson Ave. (46th St.), L.I.C., 718-784-2084. Online tours & complete exhibition info at www.ps1.org Weds.-Sun. 12-6; $4, $2 st./s.c. Public school serves as Queens' building for gathering, learning & enlightenment. Summer exhibitions incl. "Uniform: Order & Disorder," which showcases uniforms in several mediums incl. pop culture & photojournalism. "Los Carpinteros," Cuban artist collective display images of portable tents.
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./s.c., child under 5 free. "Tiffany in Queens: Selections from the Neustadt Museum Collection" [permanent]. "Panorama of the City of New York," 9000+ sq.-ft. model of NYC from 1964 World's Fair [permanent, formal tours every Sat. at 3:30].
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./s.c. "Faces & Figures: Contemporary Photography in Scandinavia," exhibit of work by 12 Nordic artists [through 7/29].
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART AT PHILIP MORRIS
120 Park Ave. (betw. 41st & 42nd Sts.), 917-663-2453, www.whitney.org Mon.-Weds. & Fri. 11-6; Thurs. 11-7:30. Free. "Doh-Ho Suh: Some/One," statue of overlapping metal tags [through 6/29]. "Play's the Thing: Critical & Transgressive Practices in Contemporary Art," brings together childlike paraphernalia (games, toys, dolls) to confront the identity of consumer culture ideas [through 7/8]. "Mies in America" displays architectural projects by avant-garde Ludwig Mies van der Roche [opens 6/21, through 9/23]. See "Museum of Modern Art" for an exhibition of Mies' work in Berlin.
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM?CAMPUS LOCATION
2520 Amsterdam Ave. (185th St.), 212-960-5390. Mon.-Thurs. 10-5; closed Fri.-Sun. Free. "Moritz Daniel Oppenheimer: Jewish Identity in 19th-Century Art," major retrospective of painter of the Rothschilds [through 8/31]. Museum acquisitions from past decade are displayed as corresponding to the Hebrew aleph-bet in "From Aleph to Tav: Collecting at the Turn of the Century" [permanent].
KING MANOR MUSEUM
King Park, Jamaica Ave. (betw. 150th & 153rd Sts.), Jamaica, 718-206-0545. 18th- & 19th-century house named after Rufus King, Jamaica's link to the Founding Fathers & Constitution framers, is situated in the center of 11-acre historic park. House tours most weekends, 12-3:30, $2, $1 child, unless otherwise noted. "Jamaica: Then & Now" (6/2, 1 p.m.). "Celebrating Old Glory," a Flag Day fiesta (6/9 & 6/10, tours every hour from 12-3:30). "(Founding) Father's Day" celebrates the life of King, (6/17, tours every hour from 12-3:30). "Three Cheers for the Red, White & Blue," tours, demonstrations & more (6/30 & 7/1, tours every hour from 12-3:30). "Arts in the Parks," performances for kids on park grounds (7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7 at 10:30). "19th-Century Woodcrafts," woodsmith recreates & demonstrates handmade tools (7/14, 8/25, 12-4). "Historic Games Weekend," toys & games demonstrated & made available to visitors (8/4 & 8/5, 12-4).
MERCHANT'S HOUSE MUSEUM
29 E. 4th St. (betw. Bowery & Lafayette St.), 212-777-1089, www.merchantshouse.com Open Thurs.-Mon. 1-5, $5, $3 st./s.c. Greek Revival house w/period furniture & decorative arts, both National Historic & NYC landmark offers tours most weekends. Call for complete 2001 sched.
MOUNT VERNON HOTEL MUSEUM & GARDEN
421 E. 61st St. (betw. 1st St. & York Ave.), 212-838-6878. Open Tues.-Sun. 11-4; Tues. until 9 p.m. in June & July. $4, $3 st./s.c., child under 12 free. Carriage house built in 1799 by President John Adams' daughter, formerly known as Abigail Adams Smith Museum & Garden. Renamed as the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden more than a year ago, this historic landmark is only surviving day hotel in NYC. Tues. in June & July feat. live music, children's games, gallery talks, tavern games & refreshments for children & families.