Opis: Museums

This guide covers more than 100 of New York's museums and galleries, from its world-class institutions to its highly specialized collections and cutting-edge galleries. It is illustrated throughout with hundreds of pictures and full colour maps to help you find your way around. Each museum review comes with its own list of suggestions of where to stop for refreshments in the area. In addition, introductory features explain how New York became one of the world centres of art and culture, and why it's one of the best museum towns on the planet.Maps: Manhattan South; Manhattan North; Outer Boroughs; Metropolitan Museum of Art; American Museum of Natural History. History & Features: Introduction: Why Museums Matter; New York Renaissance; The Ashcan and the Armory; Of Men and Machines; The New York School & Beyond; New York City Architecture. The Major Collections: Metropolitan Museum of Art; American Museum of Natural History; Brooklyn Museum of Art; The Cloisters; The Frick Collection; Museum of Modern Art; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Whitney Museum of American Art. Fine Art: Dahesh Museum of Art; Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum; National Academy of Design; Queens Museum of Art. Folk Art: American Folk Art Museum; American Craft Museum. World Art & Culture: Americas Society; Asia Society and Museum; El Museo del Barrio; Hispanic Society of America; Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art; Japan Society; Kurdish Library and Museum; Museum for African Art; Neue Galerie New York; Studio Museum in Harlem; Ukrainian Museum. Contemporary Art: Artists Space; Bronx Museum of the Arts; Dia Center for the Arts; New Museum of Contemporary Art; P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center; Wave Hill; Whitney Museum at Philip Morris. Photography, Film & Broadcasting: American Museum of the Moving Image; International Center of Photography; Museum of Television and Radio. History and Society: Ellis Island Immigration Museum; Fraunces Tavern Museum; George Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of the American Indian; Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum; Jewish Museum; Lower East Side Tenement Museum; Museum of American Financial History; Museum of Chinese in the Americas; Museum of Jewish Heritage; South Street Seaport Museum; Statue of Liberty. Historic Houses: Alice Austen House; Dyckman Farmhouse Museum; Edgar Allan Poe Cottage; Merchant's House Museum; Morris-Jumel Mansion; Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden; Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace. Science and Nature: Brooklyn Botanic Garden; New York Botanical Garden; New York Hall of Science. Books, Prints and Special Collections: American Numismatic Society; Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum; Forbes Magazine Galleries; Morgan Library; New York Public Library; Rose Museum at Carnegie Hall. Children's Museums: Brooklyn Children's Museum; Children's Museum of Manhattan; Children's Museum of the Arts; Sony Wonder Technology Lab. About New York City: Municipal Archives of the City of New York; Museum of the City of New York; New-York Historical Society; New York City Fire Museum; New York City Police Museum. Farther Afield: Barnum Museum; Bruce Museum; Florence Griswold Museum; Liberty Science Center; Montclair Art Museum; Mystic Seaport; Newark Museum; Yale University Museums.The Gallery Scene: Directory; Essential Information; Visiting the Museums; Tourist Offices; Getting Around; Practical Matters; Useful Websites; Further Reading; Gallery Listings; Art and Photo Credits; Index.

Szczegóły: Museums

Tytuł: Museums
Producent: APA Publications
ISBN: 9789812347480
Rok produkcji: 2002
Ilość stron: 224
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.54 kg

Recenzje: Museums