NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

The New York City Fire Museum displays the richest collection of fire-related art and artifacts in the United States, with objects dating from the 18th century to the present. Beautifully preserved hand-drawn, horse-drawn and motorized rigs, toys and models, prints, photographs and paintings show visitors how firefighting has changed.

The museum is located in a renovated 1904 Beaux-Arts firehouse in SoHo. The permanent first-floor exhibition is organized around firefighting tools and vehicles—from leather buckets used by Colonial brigades to a shiny red 1950s searchlight truck. The second floor's permanent and changing exhibitions primarily celebrate 19th-century volunteer firefighters and feature presentation silver, Currier & Ives prints, folk art, firemarks and beautiful parade wagons, including the Hope—a red and gold pumper used at the dedication of the Statue of Liberty.

The museum maintains a memorial to the 343 members of FDNY-EMS who made the Supreme Sacrifice on September 11, 2001 and an accompanying exhibit of FDNY artifacts recovered from the Ground Zero site. 

• Directions: Subway: 1 to Houston Street; C, E to Spring Street
  Bus: M10, M21 to Spring Street

• Disability Access: Wheelchair accessible
• Gift Shops: T-shirts, caps, fire-related books, toys and memorabilia are available.
• On-Site Parking: Cars can be parked in commercial lots nearby or on the street. School buses can be parked on the street.

Get involved with New York City Fire Museum

• Donations through NYCharities.org
• Memberships