NEW YORK
NEW YORK CITY
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th St.
AMNH.org (Daily 10am – 5:45pm)
Traveling the Silk Road Step 1,000 years back in time to experience the sights, sounds, and stories of the greatest trading route in history.
Bronx Zoo
Bronx River Pkwy. at Fordham Rd
Bronxzoo.com (10 am – 4:30pm)
The world’s largest urban zoo featuring more than 600 species.
Central Park Zoo
64th St. & Fifth Av.
centralparkzoo.com Daily 10-4:30
Trek through the Tropics, bounce between the Poles, and stop by the farm. You’ll meet hundreds of animals in indoor and outdoor habitats.
The Cloisters – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fort Tryon Park.
Tue-Sun 9:30 – 5:15pm
5,000 medieval European artworks; gardens.
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
2 East 91st St.
M-F 10-5;Sat 10-6, Sun 11-6.
Doodle 4 Google: If I Could Do Anything, I Would.... children from across the U.S. were challenged to think like designers and utilize Google's iconic logo as a springboard to convey their message. thru Aug. 15.
The Frick Collection
17 E. 70th St.
Tue-Sat 10-6;Sun 11-5.
From Mansion to Museum: The Frick Collection Celebrates Seventy-Five Years thru Sept. 22.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd St.
Tue-Thu, Sun 9:30-5:30, Fri-Sat 9:30-9
Doug + Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bambú is a continually growing and changing sculpture constructed from thousands of fresh-cut bamboo poles. Through Oct. 31.
The Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Av. at 36th St.
Tue-Thu. 10:30-5, Fri.10:30-9,Sat 10-6 Sun 11-6
The Morgan houses one of the world's greatest collections of artistic, literary, and musical works, from ancient times to the medieval and Renaissance periods to the present day.
Mark de Suvero - three works by the celebrated sculptor are now on view in the multi-story, glass-enclosed atrium designed by architect Renzo Piano – through Sept. 12.
Museum of Modern Art
11 W. 53rd St.
Sat –Mon, Wed-Thu10:30-5:30(first Thu ‘til 8:45pm) Fri 10:30-8
Open late every Thursday in July and August, with live music presented in two sets, at 5:30 and 7:00 p.m., in the Sculpture Garden.
The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx River Pkwy (exit 7W)
Tue-Sun 10 - 6
The Edible Garden - Throughout the summer and into autumn
New York Historical Society
170 CPW at 77th St.
nyhistory.org
Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society through Sept. 5
The Queens Museum of Art
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
49th Av. at 111th St. Queens
718.592.9700?queensmuseum.org
Situated in one of the few major structures remaining from the 1939 and 1964 NY World's Fairs, the museum presents 20th century and contemporary art exhibitions, including a permanent collection of Tiffany art glass.
South Street Seaport Museum
17 Fulton St.
southstreetseaportmuseum.org
Public Sails Aboard Pioneer Enjoy spectacular views of NY Harbor from the decks of schooner Pioneer.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
1000 Richmond Terr. Staten Is.
snug-harbor.org
Set within a stunning 83-acre park-like setting, Snug Harbor presents a unique blend of gardens, museums, theaters, and seasonal festivals.
Wave Hill
W. 249th St. & Independence Ave. Bronx
wavehill.org
Group show Remediate/Re-vision: Public Artists Engaging the Environment (Aug 1—Nov 28) and artist Daniel A. Bruce’s solo project Make a Wish (Jul 3—Aug 22) make Wave Hill’s Glyndor Gallery a choice destination. Sunset Wednesdays (through August 14), art workshops, yoga and tai chi round out the summer season at this spectacular oasis on the Hudson.
Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Av.
Wed/Th/Sat/Sun 11-6; Fri 1-9
Heat Waves in a Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield features over one hundred major watercolors, drawings, oils on canvas, sketches, notebooks, journals, and doodles by this visionary American artist. Through Oct. 17.
LONG ISLAND
Nassau County Museum of Art
One Museum Dr. Roslyn Harbor
Tue-Sun 11-4:30
The Sea Around Us focuses on paintings and sculpture by American and European Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, Cubists, Expressionists, Surrealists and contemporary artists. Through Sept. 12
WESTCHESTER & UPSTATE NEW YORK
Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center
One Blue Hill Plaza
Pearl River 845.359.1584
Scattered amongst skyscrapers at the Blue Hill office complex are sculptures, installations, fine art, and abstract pieces in the concourse, the atrium, adjacent to the pond, and in the lobbies of both buildings.
Caramoor
149 Girdle Ridge Rd.
Katonah 914.232.5035. www.caramoor.org
With its outstanding performances, engaging arts-in-education programming, the extraordinary Rosen House, and beautiful grounds, Caramoor is a cornerstone of the cultural life of Westchester County and beyond. Since 1945 visitors have delighted in the exceptional music—from classical to opera to jazz—and the enchanting garden setting that makes Caramoor such a unique and treasured resource.
Katonah Museum of Art
Route 22 at Jay St. Katonah
914.232.9555 katonahmuseum.org
Cuba Avant-Garde examines a rich and varied history that few outside Cuba have had the opportunity to explore. Selected from one of the premiere private collections in this field, the exhibition features paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures, and mixed media work by 42 Cuban-born artists. Through Sept. 19.
Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate
Pocantico Hills
914.631.8200 (914.631.3992 weekends)
This hilltop paradise was home to four generations of the Rockefeller family. Now a historic site of the National Trust, this extraordinary landmark offers amazing architecture, remarkable gardens, art, history, and spectacular scenery.
Lyndhurst
Route 9 Tarrytown
914.631.4481 lyndhurst.org
Overlooking the Hudson River is one of America's finest Gothic Revival mansions. The architectural brilliance of the residence is complemented by a park-like landscape and a comprehensive collection of original decorative arts. See website for tour hours.
Sunnyside
West Sunnyside Lane
Off Route 9 Tarrytown
hudsonvalley.org
A visit to Sunnyside is an enchanted adventure in a romantic landscape and a much-loved riverside home that has been charming visitors for generations. Hear about Washington Irving's storied past and how he came to be America's first internationally famous author.
CONNECTICUT
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
258 Main Street Ridgefield
aldrichart.org Tue - Sun 12 - 5 pm
KAWS This first solo museum exhibition of the work of Brooklyn-based artist and designer Brian Donnelly, a.k.a. KAWS, includes his most recent paintings, sculptures, and drawings, as well as a survey of his iconic street art, apparel, product and graphic designs.
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
1 Museum Dr. Greenwich
203 869 0376 brucemuseum.org
Andy Warhol’s Flower Prints thru Aug. 22 This exhibition features two series of ten “Flower Prints.”
The Maritime Aquarium
10 North Water St. Norwalk
203.852.0700 maritimeaquarium.org
Go Fish: Long Island Sound & Beyond This new permanent exhibit, featuring large fish from Long Island Sound, will explain how we can all learn to “Respect the Fish”.
Yale Center for British Art
1080 Chapel St. New Haven
203.432.2800 ycba.yale.edu
Seeing Double: Portraits, Copies, and Exhibitions in 1820s London thru 19 Sept.
Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel St. New Haven
203.432.0600 artgallery.yale.edu
The Yale University Art Gallery’s permanent collection includes over 185,000 works.
NEW JERSEY
Hunterdon Museum of Art
7 Lower Center St. Clinton
908.735.8415 hunterdonartmuseum.org
Changing exhibitions of contemporary art and design in a nineteenth century stone mill.
Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City Blvd. Jersey City
201.200.1000 lsc.org
Nine permanent exhibition galleries show science and technology.
The Montclair Art Museum
35 Mountain Av. Montclair
973.746.5555 montclairartmuseum.org
Engaging with Nature: American and Native American Artists (A.D. 1200-2004)The works in the exhibition encompass an astonishing variety of art and artifacts, from prehistoric Native American ceramics to historical 19th-century landscape paintings to contemporary staged photographs, suggesting various conceptions of landscape and nature.
Morris Museum
6 Normandy Hts. Rd. Morristown
973.971.3700 morrismuseum.org
The “Shoe” Must Go On! Thru Aug. 29. This exhibition will explore centuries of shoe design, as well as featuring shoes from many different ‘walks’ of life. A highlight of the show will be shoes of special interest, featuring footwear of distinguished individuals who share a connection to the great state of New Jersey.
Princeton University Art Museum
Nassau St., Princeton
609.258.3788 princetonartmuseum.org
Nature Unbound: Flora and Fauna in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Art Presenting selected paintings, prints, ceramics, lacquers, and photographs, this exhibition aims to showcase various renditions of nature—birds, insects, beasts, flower, and plants—in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean art. The works on display exemplify different ways in which nature is represented, from observation based studies to symbolic devices of auspicious messages, manifestations of virtue, to ornamental motifs. A perfect outing for summer, this exhibition offers a diverse representation of nature the rich meanings embedded within that is both visually pleasant and intellectually fulfilling. Through Oct. 18.
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
71 Hamilton St. New Brunswick
732.932.7237 zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu
The Colors of the Steppe examines the revival of expressive color in the underground or non-conformist art of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Through Oct. 24.
