NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Manhattan

Housed at Lincoln Center, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts holds the world's most extensive combination of circulating, reference and rare archival collections in its field. The research collections focus on dance, theater, music and recorded sound.

New York Public Library—Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Manhattan

An unparalleled resource for the study of black culture, the Schomburg Center boasts an outstanding collection of manuscripts and research materials as well as African and African-American art. The center hosts four or five exhibitions a year on topics drawn from its collections.

Noble Maritime Collection

Staten Island

The museum interprets the history of the famous retirement home, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, in a fully rehabilitated former dormitory erected in 1841, now a National Historic Landmark. Permanent exhibitions focus on the history of Sailors’ Snug Harbor and include a typical dormitory room and the Writing Room, with original furnishings.

Paley Center for Media

Manhattan

The museum has a collection of 150,000 programs—including newscasts, public affairs programs, documentaries, performing arts programs, comedy and variety shows, sports, children's programming and commercial advertising—covering television and radio history.

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.