NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

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  Ballet Tech Foundation

  Manhattan

  The foundation provides dance training to select New York City public school children. Students demonstrating talent and passion are invited to attend the New York City Public School for Dance, a junior and senior high school that combines academics with pre-professional dance training.

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  Bronx Museum of the Arts

  Bronx

  Founded in 1971, the Bronx Museum of the Arts focuses on 20th-century and contemporary art, and mounts exhibitions on themes of special interest to its multi-ethnic constituency.

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  Brooklyn Children's Museum

  Brooklyn

  A menagerie of resident animals and a permanent collection of more than 20,000 natural science objects and cultural artifacts enliven exhibits and presentations at the Brooklyn Children's Museum.

• Cinderella

  Manhattan

  The classic fairytale story comes to the Galli Theater stage. Join in on the fun as Cinderella tricks her stepsisters and sneaks into the Prince's ball. All ages.

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  Infinity of Nations

  Manhattan

  This spectacular, permanent exhibition of some 700 works of Native art from throughout the American continent demonstrates the breadth of the museum's renowned collection and highlights the historic importance of iconic objects.

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  Jewish Museum

  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.

• Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education

  Manhattan

  Lincoln Center Institute brings dance, music, theater, visual arts, film and architecture into classrooms across the New York City metropolitan area, engaging students and teachers in learning about and through the arts.

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  Museum of Modern Art

  Manhattan

  Since opening in 1929, the Museum of Modern Art has secured its place as a collector and exhibitor of modern art—from 19th-century Post-Impressionism to contemporary installations. MoMA's collection includes painting, sculpture, drawings, prints, photography, film, architecture and design.

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  National Museum of the American Indian—Smithsonian Institution

  Manhattan

  The museum features year-round exhibitions, dance and music performances, children’s workshops, family and school programs, film festivals and video screenings that present the diversity of the Native peoples of the Americas and the strength of their cultures from the earliest times to the present.

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  New York Transit Museum

  Brooklyn

  Filled with restored antique subway cars, trolleys and buses---many open for climbing, exploration or make-believe---the museum tells the story of metropolitan New York's fabled public transportation system. The museum is located on the platforms and mezzanine of a decommissioned 1930s subway station.

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  Republic Worldwide Presents: Great Expectations at P.S.122 Gallery

  Manhattan

  This group exhibition at P.S.122 Gallery features art of children in the transition to life program at the Cooke Center for Learning and Development, as well as art work by Jessica Park, Susan Brown and Stephen Kramer.

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  Staten Island Children's Museum

  Staten Island

  With nine permanent exhibits, walk-in Up4Art weekend workshops, Kidz Cook workshops, as well as Tot's Time Plus and more, the Staten Island Children's Museum has been exercising children's minds, bodies and imaginations since 1974. It's located in the Snug Harbor campus of arts attractions.

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  Staten Island Conservatory of Music

  Staten Island

  Modeled on the finest European conservatories of music, this community school offers high-quality music education by world-class instructors to all, regardless of age or origin.

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