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Film

Cinema Classics - Known for its offbeat screenings of the best foreign, cult, contemporary independent and classic Hollywood films, CINEMA CLASSICS is a 60+ seat theatre with vintage theater seats.

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Millennium Film Workshop - A non-profit organization since 1966 that screens independent films and offers classes and equipment for aspiring filmmakers.

The Kitchen - The kitchen is a cultural center for dance, music, video, performance, film and literature that pushes the accepted boundaries and definitions of contemporary culture, using artistic exploration and education as tools and its own extensive history as a resource.

Museums/Cultural Centers

American Folk Art Museum - This museum is one of the leading institutions dedicated to the importance of folk art as a vital component of mainstream artistic expression and celebrates the extraordinary accomplishments of "ordinary people."

American Museum of Natural History - World renowned museum which in addition to its permanent plant, animal, and cultural, exhibitions includes the world's largest star projector and collection of fossil specimens.

American Museum of the Moving Image - Home to the nation's largest permanent collection of moving image artifacts, the museum also offers the public exhibitions, film screenings, lectures, seminars, and other education programs.

Artists Space - A pioneer in the alternative space movement, Artists Space was founded in 1972 as a non-profit institution supporting unaffiliated contemporary artists working in the visual arts, including the media of video, performance, architecture and design.

Brooklyn Children's Museum - Brooklyn Children's Museum offers over 27,000 square feet of interactive exhibition space, designed expressly for kids between the ages of 2 and 10. Ten different galleries offer fun-filled adventures in world culture and natural science.

Brooklyn Museum of Art - The Brooklyn Museum of Art is the second largest art museum in New York City and one of the largest in the United States. One of the premier art institutions in the world, its permanent collection includes more than one and a half million objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and represents almost every culture.

Children's Museum of Manhattan - The Children's Museum of Manhattan inspires children and families to learn about themselves and our culturally diverse world through the arts, literacy, media & communications, science & the environment and early childhood education.

Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum - Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. The Museum believes that design shapes our objects, environments, and communications, making them more desirable, functional, and accessible. The Museum celebrates the nature of design and explores its impact on the quality of our lives.

El Museo del Barrio - Founded in 1969 by a group of Puerto Rican educators, parents, artists, and community activists, El Museo now represents the diversity of art and culture in all of the Caribbean and Latin America.

Ellis Island Immigration Museum - Once the gateway for millions to America, Ellis Island is now home to a first-rate museum that chronicles the turn-of-the-century immigrant experience. Website includes virtual family scrapbooks and an Ellis Island genealogy search.

Goethe House German Cultural Center - This local branch of the worldwide group of German cultural centers offers language courses and German-language performances.

Grey Art Gallery - New York University's fine arts museum, presents lectures and walking tours in addition to a significant permanent collection with a large collection of American painting from the 1940s to the present.

Hispanic Society of America - The collections of The Hispanic Society of America address nearly every aspect of culture in Spain as well as Portugal, Latin America, and the Philippines.

International Center of Photography - The International Center of Photography is a museum, a school, and a center for photographers and photography.

Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum - The permanent home of The Isamu Noguchi Garden displays more than 240 works, including stone, metal, wood and clay sculptures, models for public projects and gardens, dance sets, and Noguchi's Akari light sculptures.

Lower East Side Tenement Museum - The website for the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Content on the site is a mixture of historical material and information about urban housing and immigrant life today. The site's features include a virtual tour of a Lower East Side tenement with audio files, illustrations of federal detention centers for immigrants, and photo essays on urban housing policy. The site also features a Lower East Side 'merchant of the month,' and provides information for educators and the general public about the museum itself.

Metropolitan Museum of Art - In formation since 1870, the Metropolitan Museum's collection now contains more than two million works of art from all points of the compass, ancient through modern times.

Municipal Art Society - A great place for all things regarding New York planning, architecture and design. Most relevant: the Briefing Book of Community-Based Plans available to download, which offers a comprehensive look at the sometimes spotty, sometimes inspired plans for (and from) each neighborhood across the city, complete with maps and community contact information.

Museum for African Art - Recognized worldwide as the pre-eminent organizer of exhibitions and publishers of books devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary African art, the Museum for African Art has produced over 40 widely acclaimed exhibitions and catalogues exploring aspects of Africa's rich artistic traditional and cultural heritage.

Museum of American Financial History - As the nation's only public museum to celebrate the free market tradition, the Museum of American Financial History follows the American economy from the beginnings of Wall Street to the rise of "dot com" entrepreneurs.

Museum of Chinese in the Americas - The Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA) is dedicated to reclaiming, preserving, and interpreting the history and culture of Chinese oand their descendants in the Western Hemisphere.

Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust - With more than 2,000 photographs, 800 artifacts, and 24 original documentary films, the Museum's core exhibition combines archival material with modern media to provide a thoughtful and moving chronicle of history, keeping the memory of the past alive and offering hope for the future.

Museum of Modern Art - The Museum of Modern Art presents some of the finest works of modern and contemporary art in an environment that is responsive to the issues of modern and contemporary art, while being accessible to a public that ranges from scholars to young children.

Museum of Television and Radio - The Museum of Television and Radio includes more than 100,000 programs chosen for their artistic, cultural, and historical significance. The collection covers news, drama, public affairs programs, documentaries, the performing arts, children's programming, sports, comedy, and advertising.

Museum of the City of New York - The Museum of the City of New York holds more than 1.5 million paintings, prints, photographs, costumes, toys, rare books, manuscripts, sculptures, decorative arts objects, and other artifacts that comprise a treasury of New York City history.

NY Historical Society - The regularly updated homepage of New York Historical Society includes a daily "This Day in New York History," as well as illustrated descriptions of past, present and future exhibitions. Also available is information about the group programs and an online store.

National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts - The National Academy is an honorary association of artists, which maintains an art school and a museum of American paintings, sculpture, prints, and architectural representations which form the permanent collection of over 5000 works of nineteenth through twenty-first century art.

New Museum of Contemporary Art - Each year, through its six major exhibitions and five Media Lounge shows, the New Museum of Contemporary Art defines key moments in the development of contemporary art, reflects the global nature of art today, and spans a vast array of cultural activities and media.

New York City Police Museum - The New York City Police Museum captures and preserves the long and rich history of the department as well as a present-day look at the world of law enforcement through the eyes of its officers.

New York Hall of Science - The New York Hall of Science is New York City's only hands-on science and technology center. The Hall features more than 225 exciting hands-on exhibits on biology, chemistry and physics.

New York Transit Museum - Housed in a decommissioned 1936 subway station, the New York Transit Museum offers a complete and interactive history of inter-city travel that includes several antique trolleys, subway cars, and turnstiles.

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center - Located in a former Long Island City school building, P.S.1 combines a world-class exhibition program, a prestigious National and International Artist Studio Program, and a broad spectrum of education and public programs that serve our many audiences.

Scandinavian East Coast Museum - This site is the online version of a not-yet-in-existence museum dedicated to Brooklyn's Scandinavian immigrants. There's a history of Scandinavians in NYC, some photographs, and links to other Scandinavian-New Yorker sites.

Skyscraper Museum - Located in the world's first and foremost vertical metropolis, the museum celebrates the city's rich architectural heritage and examines the historical forces and individuals that have shaped its successive skylines.

Snug Harbor Cultural Center - Various cultural events and institutions can be found in the beautifully renovated historic buildings on Staten Island's north shore.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - Originally known as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, the New York branch of the Guggenheim houses some of the best late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century art.

South Street Seaport Museum - The South Street Seaport Museum traces the history of the Port of New York, and its commercial and cultural impact on the city, the state, and the nation. The museum includes galleries and exhibits, living history programs, programs and events, educational programs for children and adults, and the largest privately owned collection of historic vessels in the United States.

The Drawing Center - The Drawing Center is the only not-for-profit institution in the country to focus on the exhibition of drawings, both historical and contemporary.

The Jewish Museum - The Jewish Museum, the Western hemisphere's largest Jewish museum, chronicles the culture and identity of a people through artistic and historical exhibitions.

The New York City Fire Museum - The website for New York City Fire Museum gives a quick history of the force, profiles of the largest fires in the city's history, and an illustrated tour of the museum's collection of antique fire equipment. Also, information about the museum itself.

Wave Hill - A spectacular public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades in the Bronx, Wave Hill hosts a wide array of cultural events ranging from poetry readings and dance sessions to Tai Chi classes and horticultural lectures.

Whitney Museum of American Art - The Whitney is home to more than 12,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and photographs, representing nearly 2,000 individual artists and providing the most complete overview of twentieth-century American art of any museum in the world.

Music/Performing Arts

92nd Street Y - Founded in 1874, this nationally-renowned lecture and performance hall also has a diverse offering of classes.

Brooklyn Academy of Music - Dating from its first performance in 1861, BAM has grown into a thriving urban arts center that brings international performing arts, media, and film to Brooklyn.

Carnegie Hall - Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1890, Carnegie Hall has become one of the world's most renowned performance spaces.

City Center - Once a meeting hall for the Ancient Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, City Center now plays host to various musical, theatrical and dance performances including the annual Great American Musicals in Concert.

Dance Theater Workshop - One of this country's preeminent performing arts institutions, Dance Theater Workshop remains vigorously committed to identifying and nurturing talented emerging and mid-career artists working in diverse cultural contexts.

Dance Theatre of Harlem - A major cultural institution, encompassing a world-class ballet company, an accredited school of dance, the Dance Theatre of Harlem School, and a national and international arts education and community outreach program, Dancing Through Barriers�.

Greenwich House - Greenwich House provides a distinct array of cultural, educational, health, social, medical and recreational services at eight locations in and around Greenwich Village.

La Mama - An experimental theatre with that performs original productions, host play readings exhibits original artwork in its gallery.

Lincoln Center - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, is the world's largest cultural complex. The 12 world-renowned independent companies that make up Lincoln Center represent the very best in performing arts today.

Madison Square Garden - This midtown stadium is home too the Rangers, Knicks and various concerts and theatrical events throughout the year.

Mannes College of Music - The New School's music center hosts performances by students and professional musicians.

New York City Ballet - This Lincoln Center-based group that trains all its own artists is one of the foremost dance companies in the world.

P.S. 122 - Located in a former public school, P.S. 122 is a not-for-profit arts center serving the New York City dance and performance community.

Public Theater - The Public is a true American theater, embracing the complexities of contemporary society and nurturing both artists and audiences through its commitment to the idea that The Public should be a place of inclusion and a forum for ideas.

Radio City Music Hall - World-famous performance space for cinema, live shows, concerts, and sporting events.

The Joyce Theater - Founded in 1982, this theater presents a dance-exclusive schedule.

The Juilliard School - This first-rate performing arts school holds performances by students and professional musicians.

The Town Hall - Midtown performance center that hosts dance, film, music, and other live events. Website includes a full calendar and on-line ticket sales.

Natural Spaces

Bronx Zoo - As the flagship of the largest network of metropolitan zoos in the country, the Bronx Zoo is the heart of the Wildlife Conservation Society and our work to save wildlife and wild places around the globe. The Bronx Zoo is home to award-winning exhibits that feature more than 4,000 animals.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Visiting this site is the next best thing to visiting the garden: Exhaustive but well organized, it offers virtual tours and everything you would ever want to know about the garden, as well as gardening information and access to the resource center and library.

New York Botanical Garden - The New York Botanical Garden is 250 acres of dazzling beauty and hands-on fun. From the newly-restored Enid A. Haupt Conservatory with an eco-tour of the world under glass, to the new Everett Children's Adventure Garden where kids explore nature and plant science, to 48 magnificent gardens and plant collections, the Garden is alive with discovery.