Excellent place. 1)…read moreIt is interesting to both children and adults. 2) Excellent artifacts. 3) Wonderful design.

Space...the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the…read moreStarship, Enterprise. Its 5-year mission... To explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before! Awwww-aw-awwww-awww-awww-aw! OK, enough with the Star Trek theme...I think the Rose Center is very cool for young and old alike, and I've been about three times since it opened in 2000. That's probably enough for an old curmudgeon like me who remembers staying up for those all-night TV broadcasts of the Gemini and Apollo missions. It's a great set-up that begins with the Big Bang Theater, where you're led into a dark room and a circular screen on the floor where Maya Angelou's voiceover explains how the universe was first formed. It used to be Jodie Foster's voice right after she did "Contact", but I guess even in space, contracts expire. Then you walk down the spiral walkway known as the Heilbrun Cosmic Pathway, an image-oriented timeline of the universe's history from the Big Bang to the present day. Lots of cool pictures taken from the Hubble to peruse, though watch out for impatient kids attempting to age you faster than you want. Most people pay the extra $14 for the 1/2-hour film in the Hayden Planetarium. They make a big ta-dah out of it by making you go up an elevator into a darkened waiting room and then into the rocketship-type seats in the planetarium. I remember the Tom Hanks-narrated one very well as it tracked a voyage from Earth to the outer reaches of the universe. I missed the Harrison Ford-narrated film which discussed extraterrestrials. However, I did just see the Robert Redford-narrated one where he shows how cosmic collisions formed the moon and the Milky Way. I just kept thinking how old and grizzly Bob is starting to sound. There is one shocking moment when a meteor hits Earth...like a gazillion years ago. Pretty soon, they'll run out of male menopausal American movie stars to narrate what's left to describe of the universe. I assume Barbra Streisand will be next singing "Somewhere" to an enraptured audience of Martians. My one complaint about the Rose Center is the poor coordination with the adjoining Museum of Natural History, in particular, how little direction you are given to buy the combination ticket that would save you money on the ticket for the planetarium show. We had to go back and ask for a refund in order to get the significant discount. What a pain. Oh well, there's a great gift shop...always the sign of a great museum, including my favorite item, a kit to show how farts happen. Gee, I think I have the perfect white elephant exchange gift for the office.

This exhibit is a most for everyone, especially Hip Hop fans!…read more Wowww! Its like we were transported back in time, an amazing trip down memory lane. This exhibit provides a little bit of everything with lots of fun and learning. I cant wait until the open the permanent museum space.

No experience during this visit because it was already closed down for some reason until the Winter.read more

They told me that they might be using a baby picture of me for an Art Exhibit. "We are going to be…read moreusing that baby picture of you." When I got there, I found out they didn't use it, but I had fun anyway. Great open art space. Very close to the Dinosaur BBQ restaurant with its taste ribs. The Lenfest Center for the Arts has a large coffee shop on the street level, and it's used by the hard-studying Columbia University students all the time.they might use

Wallach Art Gallery --Current Exhibit Posing Modernity: The…read moreBlack Model from Manet and Matisse to Today The Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University and the Musée d'Orsay partner to present an exhibition entitled Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today in New York and Le Modèle noir, de Géricault à Matisse in Paris. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery 1-212-854-6800 Free and open to the public-Hours-Sunday 12-6 PM might differ Monday (Veterans Day (Observed) Closed Tuesday Closed, Wednesday 12-8 PM, Thursday, 12-8 PM, Friday 12-8 PM, Sat & Sun: noon - 6 pm Lenfest Center for the Arts Columbia University 615 West 129th Street (enter on 125th Street, just west of Broadway) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/arts/new-attention-for-figures-in-the-background.html Easy to get to Penn station- subway uptown train one to 125th. Clean spacious building with exhibit on 6th floor. Interesting array of paintings and photos, well displayed. Don't miss the Billie Holiday and Josephine Baker Pictures in the middle. (I understand that there is a restaurant Chez Josephine on 42nd street where her legend lives on) Showing art works from the past up to present. (Books for sale at door) They also have a movie. Seems the staff did not clarify exactly when it was to start - that it was about 1 1/2 hrs. long and then a question and answers session followed. Note; you need to go to 3rd floor to get entrance. Something was said about having a ticket though we did not know about any tickets- but gained entry as there were seats available. Lengthy documentary was of select black women in France and their views. Seeing one exhibit and knowing the length of the movie and question and answer would have helped. While the "Met" was open until 9 those of us who had to travel to and from the City found it it too late. Or to even catch a bite at the nearby cafe which was closed when we came out much less try to add a visit at a church or other venue, all in one day. With easy connections of travel to and from, the weather windy but not raining it still was a very nice way to spend some time in the City and an opportunity to see the exhibit of culture. Other things to still see: Delacroix at the Met: A retrospective that evokes today's turmoil New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art Address: 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028 Saturday 10AM-9PM Customer service: 1 (800) 662-3397 Sales: 1 (800) 468-7386 For those who might like to see interesting Churches: Cathedral of Saint John the Divine Amsterdam Avenue between West 110th Street and 113th Street in Manhattan's Morningside Heights neighborhood. Riverside Church Morningside Heights, Upper Manhattan, New York City. It opened its doors on October 5, 1930. It is situated at 120th Street and 490 Riverside Drive, near the Columbia University Morningside Heights Campus, across the street from, and one block south of, President Grant's Tomb. Address: 490 Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10027 Check it out and enjoy.

Sometimes the best museum visits are the ones you don't plan--and that was exactly the case with…read morethe Gilder Center, a hidden gem we stumbled upon late one afternoon. We arrived at 4:00 PM, thinking we'd squeeze in a quick walkthrough before closing at 5:30, only to discover the most beautiful surprise: free admission after 4. An unexpected win that made the visit feel even sweeter. With only an hour and change, we braced ourselves for a rushed experience, but the space unfolded into something bigger and more immersive than anticipated. From the dinosaur fossils to the vivid animal exhibits, every room had something that stopped us in our tracks. This wasn't just kid stuff either--our group of adults had an absolute blast. The real scene-stealer? The architecture. The building feels part cave, part spaceship--organic curves meet sharp, modern design, like nature and the future co-authored a museum. It's visually stunning, both inside and out. A happy accident turned into a highlight of the day. If you find yourself nearby in the late afternoon, it's absolutely worth a visit--free or not.

Visited this new addition to the natural history museum last year. My friend and I really enjoyed…read morethe immersive experience! Highly recommended!

Lovely little sanctuary in Manhattan!…read more It was so peaceful and relaxing to be here. They were having a screening of "A Serene Monk in a Restless Country." It was an awesome place to watch this film. I would love to come here and meditate. Everyone is so wonderful and you feel so welcome here.

I visited The Paley Center on a Wednesday afternoon in May, 2026. The museum is named after…read moreWilliam Paley an executive of CBS. The main exhibit was '50 seasons of Survivor' I do not watch the show, but the artifacts were interesting. There were a few photo ops. There was also an exhibit of 45 years of Pac-Man, with some old machines and a lot of artwork. It was fun to play Ms. Pac-Man. The Paley Library on the fourth floor includes archives of over 160,000 television shows and audio. There is also a daily schedule of screening on the Bennack Theater, unfortunately I was there late and didn't get to enjoy any of the shows. The two gentlemen at the front desk were very pleasant. I spent less than one hour in the museum.

I came here for Camp Snoopy. Snoopy episodes are coming out on Apple TV. It was a cool experience…read more I got to meet and take pictures with Snoopy on the 10th floor. Then I got to play VR and video games on the 5th floor, watch Snoopy episodes in the basement and arts and crafts on the 4th floor. It was a fun day. I will definitely visit again for another event.

I recently attended a holiday party at Soho Arthouse. The location was so easy to get to. It's only…read morea few blocks away from the 1, 6, B, D, F, M, N, R trains. The space comfortably holds around 100 people. The space is spread out over two floors which left more than enough room for a bar setup, food tables, photo booth area, coat racks and open space for people to mingle. The artwork complemented the space and made for great conversation. The staff was friendly and accommodating. I definitely would come back for future events and exhibitions!

It's free and there are pictures that move - it's like an airconditioned Harry Potter respite from…read moreheavy, humid Manhattan summers. Oh, and there's a slide show exhibit of Israel in the basement. If you've ever wanted to see an obscured view of a Bris, check it out.

The Self-Taught Genius Gallery which is part of the American Folk Art Museum is a hidden gem and…read morenot your typical visit to the museum. On the street I walked passed by a red awning and had to come back. Museum hours are as follows. Monday-Thursday from 11AM to 5PM. Ring the doorbell on the upper right hand side. You will be buzzed in. Walk up the stairs-one flight up. You are greeted by friendly staff. This is a small museum (exhibit area is in one room) but packed with so many treasures. It's sort of a collage of various artists ranging from paintings, designs, mixed media all on display in one room. Current exhibit- New York Experienced on view till May 30, 2019. Admission- Free If you are in the Queens area, definitely make a pit stop here. Take 7 train to 33rd St-Rawson St. Head towards 32nd place between 47th and 48th Ave.