Arts & Culture in New York City

National Lighthouse Museum

Intimate museum with exhibits about the history of lighthouses, with an emphasis on local examples.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem

Tiny Harlem museum illustrating the history of jazz via photographs, recordings & listening parties.

Play Street Museum - Upper West Side

Merchant's House Museum

Preserved 19th-century home of a wealthy merchant family, with intact interiors & exteriors.

George Seuffert, Sr. Bandshell

Painting with a Twist

Chain of art studios offering easy-to-follow painting classes for groups & individuals.

Abrons Arts Center

Progressive performing & visual arts venue featuring classes & noteworthy names in many disciplines.

SoHo Playhouse

A historic building serves as a venue for intimate off-Broadway performances.

The Paley Center For Media NYC

Museum housing a permanent collection of 160,000 TV/radio programs & advertisements.

Cinema Village

Longtime West Village theater known for showing offbeat & foreign movies, plus documentaries.

Alice Tully Hall

Performance space at Lincoln Center offering multiple theaters for dance, music, film & other arts.

Shot of Art

Culture Lab LIC

Asia Society and Museum

Asian cultural center offering events, talks, performances & an art museum with diverse exhibitions.

The Skyscraper Museum

Sleek gallery hosting exhibits & programs exploring history of tall buildings in New York & beyond.

Muse Paintbar - Tribeca

Weeksville Heritage Center

Museum exploring the history of a 19th-century African American community in Brooklyn.

Coney Art Walls

The Studio Museum in Harlem

Paintings, photos & other works by artists of African descent, as well as programs & workshops.

Scandinavia House

Cultural center exploring Scandinavian art, history & ideas through events & exhibits.