1. Museums of N.Y.C

2. Metropolitan Museum
 1000 Fifth Ave. @ 82nd St.
 Admission: Recommended
 One of the world’s largest + finest museums
 Every category of art from every part of the world

3. Metropolitan Museum
 Current Exhibitions
 Game of Kings: Medieval ivory chess pieces
 Steins Collection: Matisse, Picasso, Parisian artists
 Storytelling in Japanese Art: Illustrations of Japanese art

5. Guggenheim
 1071 Fifth Avenue @ 89th St.
 Admission: $18 Adults/$15 Students
 Built by Frank Lloyd Wright
 New York City Landmark

6. Guggenheim
 Current Exhibitions:
 John Chamberlain: large-scale foil, iron sculptures
 Kandinsky: abstract art; geometric shapes
 (Ongoing) Picasso, Cezanne, Gaugin, Monet, Van Gogh

7. American Museum of
Natural History
 Central Park West @ 79th St.
 Admission: Recommended
 Natural History & Science
 Rose Center for Earth & Space –
Hayden Planetarium

8. American Museum of
Natural History
 Current Exhibitions
 Journey to the Stars: Space show when first stars were
born
 Creatures of Light: Organisms that produce light
 Born to Be Wild: IMAX Film

9. MOMA
 11 West 53rd St. between 5th& 6th Ave.
 Largest collection of artwork created between 1880-present
 Drawings, Paintings, Photography, Film, Sculptures, Design
 Target Free Friday Nights: 4 - 8pm every Friday

11. MOMA
 Current Exhibitions
 Diego Rivera: Large murals, images of Mexico
 Cindy Sherman: Contemporary artist; portraits
 Words in the World: Series of performances

12. The Frick
 1 E. 70th St. between Madison & 5th Ave.
 Admission: Adults $18/ Students $10
 Classic 16th – 18th century European art

13. Idioms
 “State of the art”
 Using the latest technology
 Ex: My new Mac computer is state of the art.
 “Work of art”
 Literally, a piece of art
 Ex: That Picasso painting is a lovely work of art.
 OR, a good result through your efforts
 Ex: Your project was very well-done, it was a work of art.
 “Have something down to a fine art”
 To be able to do something very well, usually because you
have been doing it for a long time.
 Ex: The chef has grilling steak down to a fine art.