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Sept 2, 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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Things to Do

A regularly updated selection of recommended things to do in New York City.

  • Labor Day Weekend with the Family

    This is the last long weekend together before school starts. A county fair with rides and BMX demonstrations, a unicycle festival and colorful, costumed parade events are fun ways to burn off energy before settling back into the routine of school.   More

  • Attention, Teachers: School Program Updates for 2010-2011

    These organizations have recently updated their school program information. Many offer activities that support lesson plans in social studies, math, science and more. When booking a visit, ask if there are study materials available.  More

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    City Favorites of Montague Rat

    Children's book author Tor Seidler revisits the favorite places of Montague, the art-loving rat and protagonist of A Rat's Tale.  More

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    City on the Move: Ships, Trains, Planes and Automobiles

    As a city with so many movers and shakers, it's no surprise that New York has carloads, trainloads, boatloads and planeloads of travel options. Kids can get close to the vehicles that fascinate them, and learn about their relationship to the city.   More

  • Free Attractions in New York

    New York is known as an expensive city, but you can count on the ways it’s generous to New Yorkers and tourists. Many of the city’s premier attractions, museums, galleries and performances offer free entry or pay-what-you-wish options, be if for a select day of the month or evening hours every week.  More

  • Highlights of Lower Manhattan for Families

    The geographic and historic starting point of New York City is home to national monuments and memorials that reflect the nation's history, as well as scores of contemporary museums, cultural groups, public art works and performing arts centers.  More

  • Kid Fun in Grown-Up Museums

    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.  More

  • Lincoln Square to Columbus Circle

    The area between Lincoln Square and Columbus Circle packs in more than 25 great cultural groups that present performances, exhibitions, classes, tours and more. The Alliance for the Arts' new map of the area points the way to culture.  More

  • Museum Mile

    The most diverse art-viewing opportunities on any given mile in the country is Museum Mile, a stretch of Fifth Avenue that borders Central Park, between 105th and 82nd Streets.  More

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Today in New York City

  • After School Program (Cuatro Esquinas)

    Flamenco Latino

    ManhattanOngoing

    Cuatro Esquinas: The Origins of Salsa Music and Dance is a workshop of 4-6 sessions that culminates in a lecture-demonstration and student performance.

  • Long Term Installations

    Brooklyn Museum

    BrooklynOngoing

    The Brooklyn Museum has amassed one of the largest and most diverse collections in the United States. Its vast holdings range from the ancient to the contemporary and encompass virtually all the world's principal cultures, reflecting the institution's long history of acquiring Western and non-Western art.

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    New York Transit Museum

    BrooklynOngoing

    Housed in a decommissioned subway station with 21 vintage subway cars, including the last money train, the exhibition Show Me the Money spotlights how our fares used to travel from the turnstile to a secret location. After a tour of the exhibit and stepping into the two-car money train, students play a board game, working in pairs to solve math challenges.

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