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Top 8 must see Art Galleries and Museums in New York

Updated: Dec 30, 2019

New York City is one of the most amazing and happening place in the USA. There is no place like New York, it is one that place which offers complete package of metropolitan, opportunities, art, culture, nature, fun, peace and healthy living. With unique and amazing architecture from medieval time to modern technical buildings, this city one of the most advanced yet culture rich place in whole USA. If you are planning to give a visit to New York City then here are some of the amazing art museum you should write down in your list. If you are art-lover and likes to visit places that showcase true art, then these are the places you will fall in love with instantly:


Here are top 8 amazing Museums in New York City


1. The Metropolitan Museum of Arts

It is one of the most famous and largest museums in New York City. It has the most prestigious and rich art collections. This museum has some very unique and precious collections of art. This museum has contained and preserved various geographical collections, non-geographical collections, modern art, contemporary art collections, Musical instruments, and some digital collections. In short, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has something for everyone. If you are a history lover kind of person you will be excited to see the collection of Ancient Eastern Art, Egyptian Art, European Paintings, Sculptures, Geek and Roman Art.

If you are not a very historical person then you would definitely going to like the collection of beautiful Drawing, Costumes, Arms, Armors, collection of Robert Lehman, and Medieval Art.

There will an amazing display of contemporary art, musical instruments, modern art, and culture. If you like you can sit and explore the library which is filled with some amazing and very knowledge able books on various subjects.

More than a million of tourists come to the Metropolitan Museum of Arts each year. The architecture and designing of the museum is also very spectacular. If you are in New York, you must try and visit this amazing place.


2. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Located at Fifth Avenue, on the Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York, it is one of the collections of impressionist, post-impressionist, early modern and contemporary art. This museum is another very famous and most visited place in New York City. If you are a true art lover and wants to learn from some famous and popular artist this is the place you should explore. Apart from that even if you are not here to learn art but you have keen interest in seeing these unique work of artists, then you definitely should visit the place. The architecture of the museum is breath-taking, the sculpture, spiraling structure designed with white concrete makes the place so beautiful.


3. The Museum of Modern Art


The Museum of Modern Art is the famous art museum located in the Midtown of Manhattan, New York. It displays amazing collection of Modern and contemporary art. This Museum will help you expand your vision and knowledge of modern art. Whether you believe it or not but this place will definitely show you something that you will love and haven’t seen before, hence this will going to be the min-opening experience for you.


4. Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Institute of Art and Sciences or Brooklyn Museum was established in 1897. The collection here contains the best chosen masterpieces from contemporary art and a huge range of culture. The Brooklyn museum is the perfect based on planned culture, recreational and educational approach of Brooklyn history. Surrounded by beautiful parks, gardens and sculpture this place is so beautiful that you would definitely like to spend the day.

5. Acquavella Galleries, New York


It is another very fascinating art gallery located in Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York. This museum displays the art from 19th century to 21st century. Earlier the museum has specifically showcased Italian Renaissance and old painting but now it has also included the art from 20th and 21st centuries. You definitely needs to visit the place if you want to extend your knowledge for art.


6. Matthew Marks gallery


This art gallery is one-of-a-kind, as it displays some amazing art collection of 28 artists from different generations. Matthew Marks Art gallery has preserved a wide range of sculptures, paintings and unique photography. The place has a huge exhibition space where it showcases the amazing work. If you are wishing to visit the place make sure to check for exhibition, as there are numbers of exhibitions held throughout the year.


7. The Frick Collections

This is the museum of very fine arts. The infrastructure of the building is breath-taking. All the antique collection of a known and super-wealthy industrialist Henry Clay Frick from 1849 to 1919 has been displayed here. This includes fine arts, decorative items, sculptures and much more.


8. Rubin Museum of Arts

The Rubin Museum of Art is a very different and beautiful museum in New York City. It is fully dedicated to the Himalayan art, display arts, and collections. These articulate are specifically from India and other neighboring countries. If you have a taste for Indian, Tibetan or Himalayan arts then you must visit Rubin Museum of Art in New York. Here you will find all the beautiful sculptures, art-pieces, paintings, and much more. This place will definitely will demonstrate complete Indian and Himalayan culture under one roof.


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