DK Travel : New York : Museums & Galleries

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Museum of the Moving Image

Artifacts and screenings show the history and techniques of film and TV.
New York Hall of Science

A science and technology museum with hands-on exhibits and outdoor play area.
New York Public Library Galleries

Rare prints, paintings, and changing exhibitions.
P.S. 1 MoMA

Since 1976 this center has displayed contemporary art and provided studio space for artists.
Pace Wildenstein

Expect the likes of Picasso, Rothko, Chuck Close, or Julian Schnable at this ultra-prestigious gallery showing modern masters of the 20th century and living artists. At 57th Street the galleries are for photographs and prints, as well as fine art. The gallery in Chelsea shows large-scale pieces.
Paul Kasmin

Kasmin is the son of a bohemian London dealer and continues the family tradition of taking chances on new artists. He features these artists in group shows that often turn the artists into rising stars. More established names, including those of sculptors and photographers, regularly appear in solo exhibitions. Kasmin joined the popular exodus to Chelsea in 1999.
Paul Kasmin

Son of a British art dealer, Kasmin has nurtured many newcomers.
Paula Cooper

This vast, creatively-designed space filtering natural light through a cathedral ceiling is a superb setting for conceptual and minimalist art by Donald Judd, Sol Lewitt, Joel Shapiro, and others. Paula Cooper, a SoHo pioneer, deserted in 1996 to move to the Chelsea district.
Paula Cooper

The lofty setting itself is worth a visit. Many of Cooper’s shows are controversial.
Queens Museum of Art

The New York Panorama scale model has 800,000 buildings.