NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

Hall of Asian Peoples

ManhattanOngoing

The museum's largest cultural hall explores such topics as prehistoric Eurasia and the rise of civilization, early Asian cultures and Asian trade. The exhibit includes such vastly different and diverse regions as Korea, China, India, Armenia and Siberia. The hall also documents the rise of the great world religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Confucianism.

• Chicago

  Ambassador Theatre

  ManhattanThurs, Nov 14, 1996 – Sun, Sept 5, 2010

  Kander and Ebb's Prohibition-era musical tells the story of Roxy Hart and her rise to media stardom as a cold-hearted killer.

• Hall of South American Peoples

  American Museum of Natural History

  ManhattanOngoing

  Featured here are the pre-Columbian cultures of South America as well as traditional cultures in the region today, including the ancient Inca, Moche, Chavin and Chancay cultures and the many peoples of modern Amazonia.

• Hall of Mexico and Central America

  American Museum of Natural History

  ManhattanOngoing

  Objects dating from 1200 B.C. to the early 1500s show the political, religious, social traits and artistic styles of the Maya, Toltec, Olmec, Aztec and other Mesoamerican pre-Columbian cultures.

• Hall of African Peoples

  American Museum of Natural History

  ManhattanOngoing

  The traditional lifestyles and customs of people living in Africa's grasslands, deserts, forests and river regions are depicted through artifacts and dioramas. On display are masks, musical instruments, farming tools, religious idols, ceremonial costumes and more.

• Hall of Asian Peoples

  American Museum of Natural History

  ManhattanOngoing

  The museum's largest cultural hall explores such topics as prehistoric Eurasia and the rise of civilization, early Asian cultures and Asian trade. The exhibit includes such vastly different and diverse regions as Korea, China, India, Armenia and Siberia. The hall also documents the rise of the great world religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Confucianism.