DK Travel : New York : Museums & Galleries

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Robert Miller

This gallery shows big names like Diane Arbus, Walker Evans, Andy Warhol, and Jacob Epstein.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center

Chinese garden, performance spaces, art center, children’s museum, and a maritime collection.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

The Guggenheim has expanded its collection with several major donations, including Justin Thannhauser’s Impressionist masters, Peggy Guggenheim’s Cubist, Surrealist, and Abstract Expressionist works, a collection of American Minimalist and Conceptual art, and the most extensive collection of Kandinsky’s works in the U.S..
Sonnabend

A power in the art world, representing early pop artists, and still on the lookout for new trends.
Sperone Westwater

This is an excellent place to see some of the most creative work being produced today. The gallery was set up in 1975 to showcase European artists who had little recognition in the US. Exhibitions have included works by many notable international artists, including Bruce Nauman and his wife Susan Rothenberg.
Staten Island Historical Society Museum

In historic Richmondtown is a museum housed in the County Clerk’s office, built in 1848.
The Drawing Center

Formed in 1976 to promote the art of drawing, the non-profit center has presented the drawings of more than 1,800 emerging artists, as well as the work of the Old Masters. The Center also hosts monthly readings to present new writing.
Van Cortlandt House Museum

This restored 1748 Georgian house is the Bronx’s oldest building.
Whitney Museum at Philip Morris

A midtown branch of the museum used for small shows from its contemporary collection.
Whitney Museum of American Art

The entire range of 20th-century American art can be seen in the permanent collection housed in this striking Marcel Breuer building, along with changing exhibitions of contemporary art.