NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

Discover China Through Art

ManhattanOngoing

The gallery presents shows of Chinese painting, calligraphy, architecture, decorative art, folk art, photography and textile work from all periods. A docent-led tour, a video presentation and an age-appropriate hands-on workshop are part of class visits. 

• Tours of the Collection

  National Museum of the American Indian—Smithsonian Institution

  ManhattanOngoing

  The museum offers free, daily tours that are centered on the vast collection that celebrates the lifeways, histories and art of indigenous cultures throughout the Western Hemisphere.

• Group tours of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House

  National Museum of the American Indian—Smithsonian Institution

  ManhattanOngoing

  This tour focuses on the museum's building itself, which was designed by architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1907.

• Archaeology Zone: Discovering Treasures from Playgrounds to Palaces

  Jewish Museum

  ManhattanOngoing

  This interactive exhibition lets children experience what happens when archaeologists unearth artifacts and analyze them, looking for clues about life in the past.

• Discover China Through Art

  China Institute

  ManhattanOngoing

  The gallery presents shows of Chinese painting, calligraphy, architecture, decorative art, folk art, photography and textile work from all periods. A docent-led tour, a video presentation and an age-appropriate hands-on workshop are part of class visits. 

• Slavery and the Underground Railroad

  Queens Historical Society

  QueensOngoing

  This interdisciplinary 90-minute program is held at the Kingsland Homestead in Flushing, Queens. In 1799, Charles Doughty was the first slave owner in the area to free a slave. Students use historic documents such as colonial-era slave ads and manumission papers to discuss the practice of slavery in the United States. Pre- and post-visit lesson plan materials are available.