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NYC-ARTS Cultural Guide for Seniors: Queens
This online collection is a companion to the 2011 NYC-ARTS Cultural Guide for Seniors: Queens, a PDF available for download or to view online. The guide provides details on 29 cultural groups' programs for senior citizens and groups; ticket and membership discounts; and assistance available for visitors with disabilities in hearing, mobility and vision.
The cultural groups include museums, historic sites, performing arts venues, gardens and more. Click here to view the NYC-ARTS list of organizations that are always free or offer pay-what-you-wish admission.
The 2011 NYC-ARTS Cultural Guide for Seniors: Queens was made possible with the generous support of MetLife Foundation, and with support from New York City Councilmember Jessica Lappin.
Organizations with Senior Programming
Alley Pond Environmental Center
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company
Central Queens YM & YWHA
Chinese Theatre Works
King Manor Museum at King Park
Kingsland Homestead at Queens Historical Society
Museum for African Art
Queensborough Community College Art Gallery
Queens Botanical Garden
Queens County Farm Museum
Queens Library
Queens Museum of Art
Queens Symphony Orchestra
Queens Theatre in the Park
Socrates Sculpture Park
Thalia Spanish Theatre
Organizations with Senior Discounts
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company
King Manor Museum at King Park
Kingsland Homestead at Queens Historical Society
Kupferberg Center Performances
Louis Armstrong House & Archives
MoMA PS1
Museum of the Moving Image
New York Hall of Science
Noguchi Museum
Oratorio Society of Queens
Queens Botanical Garden
Queens Museum of Art
Queens Symphony Orchestra
Queens Zoo
Thalia Spanish Theatre
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Alley Pond Environmental Center
Queens
Nature hikes and birding, lessons in astronomy and geology, art workshops, cross-country skiing and even a tour of a city water tunnel take place at these 700 acres in eastern Queens. More -
Anthropology Museum of the People of New York
Queens
Founded in 1977 by Margaret Mead and other anthropologists, the museum details the anthropology disciplines of biology, archaeology, linguistics and culture studies. One exhibit traces the history of the Armenian people, from ancient times to the 1915 Armenian genocide through paths of immigration, including to the U.S. More -
Queens
With temporary exhibits running the gamut from prehistorical finds to photographs documenting local African-American experiences, this historical society presents artifacts of interest to the Queens community. The society also hosts art shows, crafts fairs and seasonal activities on its grounds. More -
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company
Queens
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company performs dance, music and theater to promote the rich diversity of Mexico's cultural heritage. The company's season takes place at Queens Theatre in the Park. It also leads arts education programming and community events. More -
Queens
This neighborhood Y offers a variety of programming‚from culture to sports, designed to enrich the lives of its diverse community. More -
Queens
Drawing on Chinese folk tales and literary classics as well as the contemporary Chinese experience, the company's productions include Chinese opera, shadow puppetry, modern dance, European folk tales and toy theater. More -
Dr. M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery—St. John's University
Queens
The gallery exhibits of all forms of contemporary art created by well-known and emerging artists of regional, national and international backgrounds. It hosts seven exhibitions each academic year. More -
Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College
Queens
Each exhibition at the museum offers an array of lectures, gallery talks, films, family and children workshops, concerts and tours, often in collaboration with academic departments and centers at the college. More -
King Manor Museum at King Park
Queens
Rufus King (1755-1827) was a prominent figure who served under the first four U.S. presidents. His Jamaica estate remained in his family until 1896. The museum introduces visitors to the family, estate, village and national life of the 19th century. The manor is the centerpiece of an 11-acre historic park. More -
Kingsland Homestead at Queens Historical Society
Queens
This late 18th-century historic house stands in a small park in Flushing. It is the headquarters of the Queens Historical Society, which offers a regular series of lectures, programs and slide presentations on subjects relating to the borough and its history. More -
Kupferberg Center Performances
Queens
Conveniently located on the campus of Queens College in Flushing, Kupferberg Center Performances offers an annual season of events focusing on classical music, jazz, contemporary entertainment, family theater and arts education programming. Space rentals are available year-round to serve community needs. Venues include the 2,121-seat Colden Auditorium and the 489-seat LeFrak Concert Hall. More -
Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center
Queens
The Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center was founded in 1969 to serve the Corona/East Elmhurst area's predominantly African-American population. The center's cultural programs range from theatrical presentations to music concerts, from literary readings to exhibitions. More -
Louis Armstrong House & Archives
Queens
Louis Armstrong was one of the legendary forefathers of American jazz music. The house remains just as it was when the Armstrongs lived here. It is furnished with paintings, objets d'art and souvenirs from the couple's world travels. A 40-minute guided house tour starts every hour on the hour. More -
Queens
Founded in 1976, MoMA PS1 is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit contemporary art institutions in the United States. It presents over 50 exhibitions each year, including artists' retrospectives, site-specific installations, historical surveys, arts from across the United States and the world, and a full schedule of music and performance programming. More -
Queens
The Museum for African Art dates to 1984. The museum is currently holding its exhibitions and events in other New York City locations while its future home at 1280 Fifth Avenue in East Harlem is under construction. More -
Queens
Museum of the Moving Image is the only institution in the United States that deals comprehensively with the art, technology and social impact of film, television and digital media. It presents exhibitions, screenings and education programs. More -
Queens
Unless you know all about the atom, biology, color, light, heat and have seen your "aura" projected, don't dismiss this museum as kids' stuff. This science and technology museum includes "aura projections", perspective fun rooms, a 5,000-square-foot rocket park and events like the World Maker Fair. More -
Queens
This museum, situated in a quiet industrial neighborhood of Long Island City, is dedicated to the life and work of the internationally recognized Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988). More -
Queens
The Oratorio Society of Queens, founded in 1927, is the oldest ongoing performing arts institution in the borough. Artistic Director David Close leads approximately 125 chorus members in performing the great choral masterpieces at semi-annual performances, many of which are held at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center. More -
Queensborough Community College Art Gallery
Queens
Within the historic Oakland Building on campus, the gallery holds changing exhibitions of contemporary art as well as a permanent collection of African art. More -
Queens
Queens Botanical Garden features 39 acres of beautiful landscapes including a Fragrance Walk, Green Roof, and the Bee, Herb, Wedding, Woodland and Wetland Gardens. Green Trail markers highlight QBG’s sustainability practices and how visitors can “go green” at home. More -
Queens
Amid the houses and apartment buildings of Floral Park, Queens, sits the Queens County Farm Museum, a 17th-century farm with ducks, geese, sheep and apple and pear orchards and a museum. The only working historic farm in New York City, this 47-acre spread has been the site of continuous cultivation for over 200 years and is also a museum chronicling the agricultural history of New York City. More -
Queens
The Queens Library has the highest circulation of any public library system in the United States and serves the city's most diverse borough at Central—the reference library on Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica—and at 62 branches. More -
Queens
The museum focuses on contemporary art, both from the museum's own collection and on loan. The collection also includes World's Fair memorabilia and works about New York City. The museum's Panorama of the City of New York, a 9,335-square-foot model of the five boroughs commissioned by Robert Moses for the 1964 New York World's Fair. The Panorama features detailed replicas of every single building updated as of 1992. More -
Queens
Founded in 1953 and currently led by Music Director Constantine Kitsopoulos, Queens Symphony Orchestra is the borough’s only professional orchestra and the oldest and largest professional arts organization in Queens. QSO often performs at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center in Bayside. More -
Queens
A broad range of performing arts disciplines—drama, dance, music, performance art, troupe comedy, children's events—from a host of multicultural companies are presented in either the 476-seat Main Stage Theatre or the 100-seat cabaret/black box studio. More -
Queens
This 11-acre zoo in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is home to some 300 animals of 45 different species. Devoted primarily to North American animals and designed to feel like a national park, the circular grounds are divided into wild and domestic areas. More -
Queens
Socrates Sculpture Park is the principal outdoor site for contemporary sculpture in New York City. Set on a small cove off the East River, the 4.5-acre park consists of a large open space encircled by rock gardens, specially built walls, walkways and areas of wild grasses and boulders lining the waterfront. The sculpture has the dramatic Manhattan skyline as a backdrop. More -
Queens
Thalia Spanish Theatre, the only Hispanic theater in the borough of Queens, produces American and world premieres of bilingual plays by Spanish, Latin-American and Hispanic-American authors performed alternately in English and Spanish, and both traditional and new music and dance pieces. More