NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

The Performance Project @ University Settlement

Manhattan

Founded in 1886, University Settlement offers a season packed full of exciting emerging and established artists. All performances take place in intimate and historic Speyer Hall, a cultural landmark in the heart of the Lower East Side.

Ukrainian Institute of America (UIA)

Manhattan

Headquartered within a French Gothic-Style mansion on Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue) since 1955, the UIA promotes Ukrainian art, culture, music and literature.

Van Cortlandt House Museum

Bronx

A visit to the Van Cortlandt House is to travel back in time to Colonial America and the Revolutionary War. The formal and private family rooms and the household's slave quarters demonstrate the contrasts of life in early America.

Vander Ende-Onderdonk House

Queens

The Vander Ende-Onderdonk House has gone through many changes since it was built by the Dutch farmer Paulus Vander Ende in 1709. In addition to providing shelter for the Vander Ende and Onderdonk families, it has served as a livery stable, a speakeasy, an office and, most recently, a factory for parts for the Apollo space program.

Weeksville Heritage Center

Brooklyn

This historic museum preserves the history of the free and intentional 19th century African-American community of Weeksville. In addition to tours of the Hunterfly Road houses, there are a variety of events, workshops and classes.