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March 11, 2010

NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

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Kid Fun in Grown-Up Museums

Art museums are smart. They know that in terms of creativity and imagination, kids have a lot in common with the artists featured on their walls. To acclimate kids to new ways of looking and discussing what they see, grown-up museums are tailoring programs to young people and their families. It's a great way to groom future museum-goers and artists. 

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Hall of Asian Peoples

American Museum of Natural History

ManhattanOngoing

The museum's largest cultural hall explores such topics as prehistoric Eurasia and the rise of civilization, early Asian cultures and Asian trade. The exhibit includes such vastly different and diverse regions as Korea, China, India, Armenia and Siberia. The hall also documents the rise of the great world religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Confucianism.

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  • Hall of South American Peoples

    American Museum of Natural History

    ManhattanOngoing

    Featured here are the pre-Columbian cultures of South America as well as traditional cultures in the region today, including the ancient Inca, Moche, Chavin and Chancay cultures and the many peoples of modern Amazonia.

  • Hall of African Peoples

    American Museum of Natural History

    ManhattanOngoing

    The traditional lifestyles and customs of people living in Africa's grasslands, deserts, forests and river regions are depicted through artifacts and dioramas. On display are masks, musical instruments, farming tools, religious idols, ceremonial costumes and more.

  • Hall of Asian Peoples

    American Museum of Natural History

    ManhattanOngoing

    The museum's largest cultural hall explores such topics as prehistoric Eurasia and the rise of civilization, early Asian cultures and Asian trade. The exhibit includes such vastly different and diverse regions as Korea, China, India, Armenia and Siberia. The hall also documents the rise of the great world religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Confucianism.

  • Hall of Pacific Peoples

    American Museum of Natural History

    ManhattanOngoing

    Ranging from tiny spits of land to the island continent of Australia, the cultures of the South Pacific Islands have developed across vast expanses of water.

  • Hall of Northwest Coast Indians

    American Museum of Natural History

    ManhattanOngoing

    The expedition led by Franz Boas, the “father of anthropology,” to investigate biological links between the people on both sides of the Bering Strait, is recounted here. This hall, the museum's oldest, celebrates the customs and artistry of the people along the Northwest Coast and includes totem carvings, clothing, tools and masks.