NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

Federal Hall National Memorial

Manhattan

Federal Hall has been the site of government activity for over 300 years. There are regular guided tours and the galleries mount exhibitions for all ages.

Fraunces Tavern Museum

Manhattan

The site of George Washington's emotional farewell to his officers at the end of the Revolutionary War, this reconstructed 18th-century building hosts varied exhibits on the early history of the United States.

French Institute/Alliance Française

Manhattan

The French Institute/Alliance Française encourages the appreciation of French language and culture and fosters cross-cultural exchange. It offers French classes as well as cultural programming and a lending library at its 1925 Beaux-Arts building on the Upper East Side.

Frick Collection

Manhattan

The museum boasts one of the world's most important collections of Western painting, sculpture and decorative arts. The art works can be seen in a domestic space (a mansion), the way the Frick family lived with them.