Rec | NYC ART MUSEUMS THAT ARE FUN FOR VISITING FAMILIES

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nyc art museums that are fun for visiting families

museums are a great way to have a vacation destination outside of the neighborhood your hotel is in. for manhattan: the met museum and the guggenheim are great picks for the upper east side. if you want to go up into harlem i recommend el museo del barrio, which is smaller and dedicated to latin american artists. the museum of modern art is a great midtown museum, and the whitney museum is a great destination to explore the west village (get lost in the west village!). i don't have art museum picks for the upper west side, but the museum of natural history and lincoln center are great places to visit. brooklyn: a visit to the brooklyn museum is great, especially when paired with a visit to prospect park or the brooklyn botanical garden. queens: moma ps1 and the noguchi museum are great picks! pair any of these with a dinner reservation and your mom will love you.

@brendanooooo

Mar 28, 2025

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@marxinista

if you do the whitney, check out little island or walk the highline after (and consider grabbing brunch at Pastis beforehand, it’s real close)

Mar 29, 2025

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