NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

The Municipal Art Society is a private, nonprofit organization that aggressively champions excellence in urban design, sanity in planning and preservation of the best of New York's past. Educational and advocacy efforts, including walking tours, public programs and exhibitions, are dedicated to making New York a more livable city.

The Municipal Art Society's Discover New York bus and walking tours run on a staggered schedule (some tours are held only intermittently) and cover many of the city's most fascinating neighborhoods. These urban adventures explore Grand Central Terminal (tours run every Wednesday), Times Square, Rockefeller Center, the East Village, Downtown Skyscrapers, Tribeca and the African Burial Ground, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Immigrant New York and many others.

The Municipal Art Society offers a wide range of lectures, forums and other public events—including talks by architects and planners, and writers discussing their newly published works—in venues through the city.

• Directions: Subway: F to 57th Street

• Reference Center: MAS Research Library holds a collection of books, clippings, files, pamphlets, magazines and letters culled from the journalistic record pertaining to the development and future of New York City. To schedule a visit, please contact Rustie Brooke:(212) 935-3960, x1243 or rbrooke@mas.org

Get involved with Municipal Art Society

• Donations through Municipal Art Society's Web site
• Memberships: Membership includes reduced prices on all exhibitions, programs, panel discussions, walking tours and special events; a free subscription to the quarterly newsletter and a 10 percent discount at Urban Center Books.