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, Intrepid Sea, Air
& Space Museum
Map D2. Pier 86, W 46th St. Tel (877)
957-SHIP. @ M42, M50. Open Apr–
Oct: 10am–5pm Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm
Sat, Sun & hols; Nov–Mar: 10am–5pm
daily. ∑ intrepidmuseum.org
This museum chronicles
military and maritime history
as well as traces the progress of The grand entrance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
flight exploration. Exhibits on
board this World War II aircraft / The Frick interest is the skylit West Gallery
carrier include fighter planes Collection offering oils by Hals, Rembrandt,
from the 1940s, the A-12 and Vermeer, whose Officer and
Blackbird, and the USS Growler, Map F2. 1 E 70th St. Tel (212) 288- the Laughing Girl (1655–60) is a
a guided-missile submarine 0700. q 6 to 68th St. @ M1, M2, M3, fine example of the Dutch
launched in 1958 at the height M4, 30, M72, M79. Open 10am– 6pm painter’s use of light and shadow.
of the Cold War. Tue–Sat, 11am–5pm Sun. Closed The Oval Room features Whistler,
most public hols. & children under
The workings of today’s 10 not admitted. ^ 7 = Concerts, while the Library and Dining
super- carriers are traced in lectures, film & video: ∑ frick.org Room are devoted to English
Stern Hall, while Technologies works. In the Living Hall are works
Hall show cases the rockets of The priceless art collection of by Titian, Bellini, and Holbein.
the future and includes two steel magnate Henry Clay Frick
flight simu lators. Mission (1849–1919) is exhibited in a
Control offers live coverage of residential setting amid the ! Metropolitan
NASA shuttle missions and the furnishings of his opulent man- Museum of Art
Space Shuttle Pavilion houses sion, providing a rare glimpse of
the space shuttle Enterprise. how the extremely wealthy lived Map F2. 1000 Fifth Ave. Tel (212) 535-
in New York’s gilded age. Frick 7710. q 4, 5, 6 to 86th St. @ M1, M2,
intended the collection to be a M3, M4. Open 10am–5:30pm Sun–
. The Met Breuer memorial to himself and Thu, 10am–9pm Fri & Sat. Closed Jan
bequeathed the entire house to 1, 1st Mon in May, Thanksg., Dec 25.
Map A5. 945 Madison Ave. the nation on his death. & 7 8 9 0 - = Concerts,
Tel (212) 731-1675. q 6 to 77th St. lectures, film & video presentations:
@ M1, M2, M3, M4. Open 10am– The collection includes a ∑ metmuseum.org
5:30pm Tue & Wed, 10am–9pm suberb display of Old Master
Thu & Fri, 10am–5:30pm Sat & Sun. paintings, French furniture, One of the world’s great
Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 25. and Limoges enamel. Of special museums, the Metropolitan
∑ metmuseum.org houses treasures that span 5,000
years of culture from all over the
The Met Breuer opened in world. Founded in 1870 by a
March 2016, as an extension group of artists and philanthro-
of The Metropolitan Museum pists who visualized an American
of Art, in the old premises of art institution to rival those of
the Whitney Museum of Europe, it began with three
American Art. Created by private European collections and
architect Marcel Breuer, the 174 paintings. Today, its holdings
building’s Brutalist design was number over two million, and
a controversial addition to the the original 1880 Gothic Revival
town houses of the Upper East building by Calvert Vaux and
Side in 1966, but today the Jacob Wrey has been expanded
building is one of the most many times. Additions include
recognizable landmarks inviting courts with huge
in New York City. The current windows overlooking Central
museum is so-named in honour Park, and the breathtaking
of its renowned architect. Medieval Art Galleries, located
The Met Breuer provides under the Grand Staircase.
further exhibition space for the Most of the collections are
Metropolitan Museum of Art’s housed on the two main floors.
collection of 20th and 21st On the first floor is the Robert
century art, along with edu- Lehman Collection acquired in
cational programs, performan ces, James Whistler’s second portrait of Lady Meux 1969, and includes Old Masters,
and artist residencies. (1881), Frick Collection Dutch, Spanish, and French
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