Manhattan
The Beaux-Arts style building on Fifth Avenue usually springs to mind at any mention of the New York Public Library. Designed by Carrère & Hastings and completed in 1911 at a cost of $9 million, this research library is one of the city's finest public structures.
Brooklyn
A menagerie of resident animals and a permanent collection of more than 20,000 natural science objects and cultural artifacts enliven exhibits and presentations at the Brooklyn Children's Museum.
Manhattan
The New-York Historical Society is New York City's oldest museum and one of the nation's most distinguished independent research libraries. A $65 million renovation completed in 2011 introduced new galleries and a children's museum.
Manhattan
The Beaux-Arts style building on Fifth Avenue usually springs to mind at any mention of the New York Public Library. Designed by Carrère & Hastings and completed in 1911 at a cost of $9 million, this research library is one of the city's finest public structures.
Manhattan
From its glassy, modernist tower on Park Avenue, Scandinavia House offers gallery shows, film screenings and performances relating to the diverse historical, artistic and cultural traditions of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland.
Manhattan
Urban Stages presents new works and new artists through staged readings and workshops. Plays that began at Urban Stages have gone on to commercial runs.