Brooklyn Museum - This is a wonderful building that works well with the exhibits inside. Each time I've visited, I've been met by friendly and knowledgeable staff who were keen to share their insights with me. Their exhibitions can range from the historical to the contemporary including this chair made of white dominos on a mat made of black ones seen below.
The Met - This place really has something for everyone. I've visited several times and each time I will discover something new due to its' sheer size and the overwhelming number of exhibits they cram into every nook and cranny. On a more recent visit, I focused on the modern and contemporary wing that included this fascinating mirrored and tiled piece as well as a number of Warhols screen prints.
Museum of the City of New York - This relatively small museum sits at the North end of Central Park with views that overlook it which are really art works in themselves as you can see.
One exhibition I saw was on the history of demonstrations and protests in NY that included those for gay and lesbian rights where I spotted the toy pictured below.
I went to see an exhibit they had on living spaces in New York including architects' designs on the NYC apartment of the future (on until September 2013).
Volta Art Fair - This annual art fair in March gets art-obsessed New Yorkers talking when a large number of works are brought in from overseas artists and displayed in this Soho gallery, as part of Armory Week, the large-scale art fair that takes over a whole pier or two on the Upper West Side. I did not make it to the Armory Show that weekend but I enjoyed the works curated at Volta.
Museum of Moving Image - MoMI, not quite as well known as MoMA is over in Astoria, Queens but don't let that put you off. It's only a short sub-way ride away and the purpose design-built space houses a wonder of historical treasures on the history of film and television including old film cameras and the earliest television sets.
A face you'll recognize in the hair and make up section:
The exhibition 'Spectacle: The Music Video', April 3 to June 16, 2013 is spread over 1.5 floors and includes cinema showings of music videos that demonstrate the art of marrying film and music. As expected, there are lots of television screens showing clips (with headphones), viewing rooms and a larger-cinema style for your viewing pleasure. Discover new facts about interesting clips and techniques used by artists like Radiohead who were the first band to release a music video filmed without the use of cameras of lights and only data-driven visuals for 'House of Cards' and watch Bjork's clip for 'Wanderlust' that was made by constructing a 3D rig with silicon imaging 2K cameras so that each eye sees slightly different images through 3D style glasses.
You can also see some original stills for the animated A-Ha music video, 'Take On Me'. Who could forget that memorable 80s clip?
*Travel tip: Certain museums like The Met are actually free but have a 'suggested' donation but you should feel free to pay what you think. If you're doing it on the cheap, then most museums have set times and days during the week in which they are free, check out Free Museum Times and enjoy arty New York!
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