May 24, 2012
Also Visit NY State Arts
Museum Mile
The wealth of world-class museums and cultural institutions along the Upper East Side's stretch of Fifth Avenue has given the blocks the moniker, "Museum Mile," offering the most diverse art-viewing opportunities on any given mile in the country.
The Alliance for the Arts' Museum Mile map (PDF) shows the proximity of the museums. The map is part of a series of cultural maps that include Lincoln Square to Columbus Circle, Lower Manhattan and 42nd Street.
The official Museum Mile cultural groups are listed below in the order they are located, North to South along Fifth Avenue, between 105th and 82nd Streets.
Attractions nearby the Museum Mile institutions include the Frick Collection, the Ukrainian Institute of America, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Asia Society and Museum, and the 92nd Street Y.
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Manhattan
Located at the north end of Fifth Avenue's Museum Mile, El Museo del Barrio is New York City's only museum dedicated exclusively to Latin American and Latino art. More -
Museum of the City of New York
Manhattan
Among the museum's collections that illustrate the city's history are toys and dolls, Broadway costumes and fire trucks. More -
Manhattan
Jewish culture from art to artifacts is the focus here. Kids can dig in at the permanent area for them, Archaeology Zone: Discovering Treasures from Playgrounds to Palaces. The museum has many family events each month. More -
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum—Smithsonian Institution
Manhattan
Part of the Smithsonian Institution, this museum focuses exclusively on historic and contemporary design. Located on Museum Mile, it occupies the beautifully restored former mansion of the industrialist Andrew Carnegie. More -
National Academy Museum and School
Manhattan
Classes for ages 6-16 are given after school, on Saturdays, and weekdays in June and July. Once a month during the fall and spring, families are treated to an interactive tour of the museum and hands-on arts activities. More -
Manhattan
The Guggenheim Museum exhibits the best in 20th-century art and contemporary art. Schools are offered tour packages or in-school residencies. Family programs include tours, workshops, performances and films and Family Activity Guides. More -
Manhattan
The Neue Galerie New York opened in 2001 to exhibit early 20th-century German and Austrian art and design.
Children under 12 are not admitted.
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Manhattan
Part of an international network of German cultural centers, the Goethe-Institut provides a schedule of exhibitions, film screenings, performances, classes and symposiums focusing on German language and culture, as well as exhibits of contemporary art. More -
Manhattan
Children can wander through time and space without ever leaving New York during a day at the Metropolitan Museum. Its encyclopedic collection of great art from virtually all periods and continents gives a new and broader meaning to the term "multicultural." More