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Group tours of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House

National Museum of the American Indian—Smithsonian Institution
One Bowling Green
(between State and Whitehall Streets)
New York, NY  10004
Tel: (212) 514-3700
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Free admission (all visitors, all hours).

Dates

Ongoing

Hours

Mon – Sat: 1 pm

This group tour highlights the architectural and historic detail of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House.  Designed by famed architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1907, the former U.S. Custom House is a National Historic landmark.  The building’s interior splendor includes an elliptical rotunda with a 140-ton dome designed by Catalonian engineer Raphael Guastavino and maritime murals by New York painter Reginald Marsh, as well as monumental arches, columns and marble inlays.

 

  • Directions: Subway: 4, 5 to Bowling Green; 1 to South Ferry; R to Whitehall Street; J, Z to Broad Street

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National Museum of the American Indian—Smithsonian Institution

The museum features year-round exhibitions, dance and music performances, children’s workshops, family and school programs, film festivals and video screenings that present the diversity of the Native peoples of the Americas and the strength of their cultures from the earliest times to the present.
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National Museum of the American Indian—Smithsonian Institution Listings

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    Ongoing This spectacular, permanent exhibition of some 700 works of Native art from throughout the American continent demonstrates the breadth of the museum's renowned collection and highlights the historic importance of iconic objects.

  • IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas

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  • Tours of the Collection

    Ongoing The museum offers free, daily tours that are centered on the vast collection that celebrates the lifeways, histories and art of indigenous cultures throughout the Western Hemisphere.

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