Spring 2020 NYC Official Visitor Guide

nycgo.com 157 New York Transit Museum nytransit museum.org  A unique museum in Downtown Brooklyn that explores the impact of mass transit on the New York region through exhibits, workshops, tours, programs and more. Admission. ClosedMon. 718 694 1600 | 99 Schermerhorn St. (Boerum Pl.), Brooklyn 11201  Nicholas Roerich Museum roerich .org  Exhibits art by Russian painter/ philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Nicholas Roerich (1874– 1947), and promotes awareness of his “peace through culture” philosophy. Free. Open Tues.–Sun. 2–5pm. 212 864 7752 | 319W. 107th St. (West End Ave.), NYC 10025  The Noble Maritime Collection noblemaritime.org  Museum exhibi- tions interpret the art of John A. Noble, preserve the history of Sailors’ Snug Harbor, and celebrate New York’s working waterfront, including Robbins Reef Lighthouse. Admission. Open Thurs.–Sun., 1–5pm. 718 447 6490 | Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terr., Bldg D, Staten Island 10301  NYC Department of Records and Information Services nyc.gov/ records  The source for four centuries of municipal government history. Library, Visitor Center. Exhibitions highlighting topics/ themes in City history. Special events: book signings, lectures, films. Free. Closed Sat., Sun. 212 788 8609 Visitor Center, 31 Chambers St. (Centre– Elk Sts.), rm. 112, NYC 10007  The Rose Museum at Carnegie Hall carnegiehall.org/About/Building -Overview/Rose-Museum  World- famous concert venue’s intimate museum showcases scores, letters, photographs and other artifacts related to its illustrious history and the many artists who have performed there. Free. Closed annually in late summer. 212 247 7800 | 154W. 57th St. (Seventh Ave.), 2nd fl., NYC 10019  The Skyscraper Museum skyscraper .org  Study high-rise building—past, present, future. The museum cele- brates NYC’s rich architectural heritage and examines historical forces and individuals that have shaped its skylines. ClosedMon., Tues. 212 968 1961 | 39 Battery Pl. (West St., in the Ritz-Carlton), NYC 10280  Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor statenislandmuseum.org New location. Rotating and permanent exhibitions highlight the borough’s art, natural science, local history. LEED-certified, 21st-century reno- vation of historic 19th-century land- mark structure. Admission. Gift shop. ClosedMon., Tues. 718 727 1135 Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terr. (Tysen St.), Staten Island 10301  Underpenny Plane & Cast Iron Museum Curator Sung Park’s collection of mid-19th century American arti- facts—vintage coin banks, cast iron trivets and carpenters’ planes—on display in a renovated basement. 917 517 1492 | 10-13 50th Ave. (Jackson Ave.– Vernon Blvd.), Long Island City, Queens 11101  Walter de Maria: Broken Kilometer diaart.org/visit/visit/walter-de -maria-the-broken-kilometer-new -york-united-states  On view since 1979, this work comprises 500 highly polished, solid brass rods, each mea- suring two meters in length and five centimeters in diameter. Free. Closed Mon., Tues. 212 989 5566 | 393West Broadway (Broome–Spring Sts.), NYC 10012  Walter de Maria: The New York Earth Room diaart.org/sites/main/earth room  An interior earth sculpture, on long-term view to the public since 1980, comprises 250 cubic yards (197 cubic meters) of earth weighing 280,000 lbs. (127,300 kg). Free. ClosedMon., Tues. Closed in summer. 212 989 5566 | 141 Wooster St (Prince–Houston Sts.), NYC 10012 