Art of the Restart

Welcome back, NYC museums! The Met, MoMA, the American Museum of Natural History and our neighbor, the Whitney, are once again welcoming visitors. Stay with us, borrow a bike and hit them all, why don’t you? Read on for reopening details:

You didn’t miss out: The Whitney Museum of American Art has extended popular exhibits such as Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925–1945  and Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950-2019 (shown at right). Visitors are required to wear face coverings, practice social distancing and reserve timed tickets in advance online. (Admission is pay-what-you-wish through September 28.)

Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort Street | Monday and Thursday 11:30 AM – 6 PM; Friday 1:30 PM – 9 PM; Saturday and Sunday 1 PM – 6 PM; closed Tuesday and Wednesday

Celebrate The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 150th anniversary with special exhibits including In Pursuit of Fashion, featuring dazzling French and American couture and ready-to-wear. Buy tickets to the museum in advance online and, before your visit, read about The Met’s new safety measures. Interested in The Met Cloisters? Find info here.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue | Saturday through Monday 10 AM – 5 PM; Thursday and Friday 12 PM – 7 PM; closed Tuesday and Wednesday

MoMA is marking its reopening with free admission through September 27. Tickets are released online one week in advance in one-week blocks, every Friday at 10 AM EST. (Brush up on the museum’s safety guidelines before visiting.) Be sure to take in designer and architect Neri Oxman’s exhibit, Material Ecology, which combines nature (massive silkworm webs!) and technology to wondrous effect. Planning to head to Queens to explore PS1? Get the details here.

MoMA, 11 West 53 Street | Daily 10:30 AM- 5 PM (note that Mondays are for members only)

The dinosaurs (not to mention that iconic whale) are waiting for you at The American Museum of Natural History. Reserve tickets online and pop into The Nature of Color, an interactive exhibit that lets you experiment with light to make your own hues.

American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West | Wednesday through Sunday 10 AM- 5:30 PM 

Photo at right by Sean Sime courtesy of the Whitney Museum of American Art