Museum City Guide

Museums in New York City

New York City, United States

A New York City museum guide for art, history, design, science, memorial sites, and neighbourhood cultural institutions.

15 museum profiles

Museum directory

Museum Profiles in New York City

American Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum · 4.5/5 Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design MuseumMuseum · 3.6/5 Frick CollectionMuseum · 4.8/5 Intrepid Sea, Air and Space MuseumMuseum · 4.3/5 Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met)Museum · 4.9/5 Morgan Library and MuseumMuseum · 4.5/5 Museum of Jewish HeritageMuseum · 4.3/5 Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)Museum · 5.0/5 Museum of the City of New YorkMuseum · 3.9/5 Neue Galerie New YorkMuseum · 3.6/5 New-York Historical SocietyMuseum · 3.6/5 Solomon R Guggenheim MuseumMuseum · 4.6/5 South Street Seaport MuseumMuseum · 3.4/5 Tenement MuseumMuseum · 3.6/5 Whitney Museum of American ArtMuseum · 4.8/5

Independent reviews

Museum Reviews in New York City

American Museum of Natural History ReviewReview · 4.5/5 Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum ReviewReview · 3.6/5 Frick Collection ReviewReview · 4.8/5 Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum ReviewReview · 4.3/5 Metropolitan Museum of Art ReviewReview · 4.9/5 Morgan Library and Museum ReviewReview · 4.5/5 Museum of Jewish Heritage ReviewReview · 4.3/5 Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) ReviewReview · 5.0/5 Museum of the City of New York ReviewReview · 3.9/5 Neue Galerie New York ReviewReview · 3.6/5 New-York Historical Society ReviewReview · 3.6/5 Solomon R Guggenheim Museum ReviewReview · 4.6/5 South Street Seaport Museum ReviewReview · 3.4/5 Tenement Museum ReviewReview · 3.6/5 Whitney Museum of American Art ReviewReview · 4.8/5

City museum guide

New York City museums by neighbourhood and ambition

New York City’s museum landscape is broad, confident, and highly varied: encyclopedic collections, modern art, immigration history, design, photography, science, memorial sites, and neighbourhood museums all sit inside the same city. A good New York museum plan should balance the landmark institutions with smaller places that explain the city’s communities, architecture, and cultural pressure.