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Museum of the City of New York General Admission Ticket

Museum of the City of New York General Admission Ticket

Overview

The Museum of the City of New York fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world’s most influential metropolis. It engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city’s past, present, and future. Housed in a newly renovated 1932 Georgian Colonial-Revival building, the Museum is located at the top of Museum Mile on Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street, across the street from Central Park’s Conservatory Gardens, and at the southern end of the neighborhood of East Harlem.

City: New York

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $20.52

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $20.52

Make a reservation

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What's Included

All special exhibitions

Permanent exhibitions

General Admission

Timescapes 28-minute documentary

Route and map

Meeting point

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1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, at 103rd Street

Please enter through 5th Avenue entrance and exchange your vouchers at the gift shop.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff

What To Expect

Museum of the City of New York

The Museum of the City of New York features two ongoing exhibitions--the award-winning New York at Its Core, a three gallery exhibition that explores New York City’s history and future through objects, images, contemporary video, photography, and interactive digital experiences, and Activist New York, an exhibition which seeks to tell the story of activism in the five boroughs past and present. There are also several special exhibitions on view at any one time and the short documentary Timescapes, a multimedia historical storytelling, bringing viewers on a 28 minute journey through 400 years of history. The film runs every 40 minutes and headsets are available in French, Mandarin, and Spanish.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (35)

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vrm2292

Jan 2020

We found that there was plenty to see at this museum. The exhibits were varied, well presented and informative and we enjoyed the Timescapes film which gave a comprehebsive overview of the history of the city.

kareng7892

Nov 2019

Exhibits were wonderful! Learned a lot about the history of New York. Staff friendly and helpful. Gift shops had a lot of wonderful and unusual items. Amy's Bread Cafe was very good! Only one person taking orders though and delivering food so it took a while!

danielbJ3050CW

Oct 2019

You begin with a well-produced, short film on the history of New York City (from the Dutch in the 1600's to current times). Then you can visit various temporary exhibitions relating to some aspects of New York City history. But the best parts of the museum are the permanent exhibitions, explaining various time periods in history as well as numerous people who influenced the city's history. These exhibitions include interactive column/tv screens that allow you to scroll through them. There is even one on the history of pigs roaming Manhattan streets. We visited because we've seen just about every top 20 tourist attraction in the city. Time to branch out to the less visited options. Very enjoyable. Probably a 5 for history buffs.

Response from Host

Oct 2019

Thank you for your review! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed your time at the museum! We hope to see you again as we are constantly updating our exhibitions!