Museums in Manhattan

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

Museum in the city's only remaining Dutch colonial farmhouse (built circa 1764) & its garden.

Kips Bay Decorator Show House

Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art

Hosts LGBT social, political & erotic art, plus educational resources, talks & performances.

Swiss Institute

Artists with a thought-provoking thrust show here, like the edgy installations by Jon Kessler.

Able Fine Art NY Gallery

9/11 Museum Workshop: 100 Images & Artifacts Exhibit

Marlon Suson's candid photos of firefighters & rescue crews at Ground Zero in the aftermath of 9/11.

Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center

Mmuseumm

Eccentric collection of artifacts exploring humanity & the modern world, with a 24/7 viewing window.

The Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation

The Museum of Interesting Things Secret Speakeasy

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem

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

Italian American Museum

Small museum with permanent & rotating exhibits documenting Italian American history & heritage.

Grey Art Museum

Museum shows cover painting, sculpture, video & film from NYU's collection plus traveling exhibits.

The Drawing Center

Long-running museum presenting drawing exhibitions, plus public programs, classes & workshops.

Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS)

The Studio Museum in Harlem

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

The Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University Lenfest Center of the Arts

Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling

Schermerhorn Row, South Street Seaport Museum

Institution housing paintings, ship models, scrimshaw & more with vintage ships docked outside.

The Museum of Interesting Things

Appointment-only viewings of old phonographs, cameras & toys in a private collector's home.