New York ain’t short of a museum or 10. In fact, depending on how you define ‘museum’ there are anywhere between one- and two-hundred of the things spread across the five boroughs. We’re talking world-leading institutions in art, culture, history, science, technology, architecture and, well, pretty much every other discipline you can think of. The New York Pass comes loaded with admission to the absolute cream of this bumper crop. Read on to find out more about each of them, including:
- American Museum of Natural History
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum
- Fraunces Tavern Museum
- Staten Island Museum
- South Street Seaport Museum
- Museum at Eldridge St.
- Intrepid Museum
- Museum of Sex
- … and many more!
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Art and design museums
Art and design museums
MoMA is an absolute must see!
メディア・建築・デザイン・ミュージアム
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
クーパー・ヒューイット・スミソニアン・デザイン・ミュージアムは、歴史的および現代のデザインに特化した全米唯一の博物館です。30世紀にわたる21万点以上のデザイン・オブジェクトを収蔵しています。
The Skyscraper Museum
スカイスクレイパー・ミュージアム（超高層ビル博物館）は、ロウアー・マンハッタンのスカイラインを背景に、ニューヨーク港のパノラマを目の前に臨む、息をのむほど美しい場所にあります。ニューヨークの豊かな歴史を学ぶことができます。
The Paley Center for Media
ここでは、1920年代まで遡る、最も人気があり最先端のメディア形式の数々を発見できます。2時間の見学で、10万点ものラジオやテレビ番組の一部を視聴できます。中には月面着陸のような歴史的な瞬間を記録したものもあります。
Historical museums
Historical museums
Impressive masts at South Street Seaport Museum.
9/11 Memorial & Museum
Built on the site of the former World Trade Center, this is a highly moving memorial to the lives lost on September 11, 2001, with huge, tranquil pools that sit in the footprints of the original towers and cascade downwards, creating the largest manmade waterfalls in North America. The museum focuses on the human stories behind the tragic events of that day, combining moving personal testimonies with multimedia presentations and artifacts – the courageous tales told by first responders and survivors are nothing short of awe-inspiring.
American Museum of Natural History
One of the largest and most celebrated natural history museums in the world, this Upper West Side stalwart is indeed an absolute beast. Set on the edge of Central Park inside an imposing Romanesque Revival edifice (which film buffs will surely recognize from the Night at the Museum movies), it contains a mind-melting collection of ancient artifacts that chart nothing less than the history of life on Earth. Seek out the big guns: the 122-foot-long Titanosaur skeleton, a 34-ton section of the Cape York meteorite, the 563-carat Star of India sapphire and a millennia-old giant sequoia. Get the full lowdown with our complete guide to the AMNH.
Fraunces Tavern Museum
The oldest building in NYC, the Fraunces Tavern Museum immerses you in American Revolutionary history – it served as a haven for George Washington and his cohorts during the American War of Independence. There’s a bar and restaurant here too, so you can even eat and drink in the same space as the Founding Fathers. Linger for dinner and order the famous chicken pot pie – it's here, in the famous Long Room, where George Washington bade farewell to officers of the Continental Army on December 4th, 1783.
Intrepid Museum
Built in 1943, the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid and her crew have a distinguished history of service, including tours of duty in both World War II and Vietnam. Now a floating museum, the mighty Intrepid is yours to explore and – as well as an impressive fleet of historic aircraft, from stealth jets to the iconic Bell helicopter – it’s also home to the space shuttle Enterprise, a sleek British Airways Concorde, and Cold War-era cruise missile submarine the USS Growler. Monolithic 20th-century machinery your vibe? Then you’d be plane crazy to miss it. Here are 10 cool things we loved when we visited Intrepid.
South Street Seaport Museum
With its cobblestone lanes, salty sea air and wharf bustle, there’s really no better place for taking a deep dive into New York’s origin story. For here at the South Street Seaport Museum is where you can fully immerse yourself in the Big Apple’s maritime history. Through carefully curated exhibitions in the historic commercial buildings along Schermerhorn Row, you’ll discover how New Amsterdam grew from a tiny Dutch colony to a thriving global port. A fleet of heritage ships, including the Lightship Ambrose, Schooner Pioneer and Tall Ship Wavertree, round out the story, as well as providing some of the port’s top selfie spots. Stick around for superlative sunset views as the sky turns pink over Brooklyn Bridge.
Museum of the City of New York
The essential introduction to NYC, you’ll find the Museum of the City of New York right up at the top of Museum Mile. This stellar museum explores the past, present and future of New York through groundbreaking exhibitions that explore what gives the city its singular character. Visitors really get under the skin of the Big Apple thanks to objects, images, video, photographs, and interactive digital experiences that span 400 years of New York City history.
The New York Historical
A trip to NYC just wouldn't be complete without a visit to The New York Historical, where four centuries of history, art and artifacts tell the story of America through the lens of New York. Founded in 1804 as the New York Historical Society, this was the city’s very first museum, and its extraordinary, eclectic collection of artifacts – everything from Tiffany lamps to Audubon’s ‘Birds of America’ watercolors and 19th-century American board games – has more than cemented its reputation as one of the city’s essential cultural institutions.
Cultural, religious and general interest museums
Cultural, religious and general interest museums
The ornate interiors of the magnificent Museum at Eldridge St.
Museum at Eldridge St.
Rediscovered by an academic in the 1970s and meticulously restored over the following three decades, the Museum at Eldridge St. has been described as ‘gasp-inducing’ by The New York Times. It's housed in a beautifully restored 19th-century synagogue, complete with kaleidoscopic stained glass windows and glass ceiling domes adorned with intricate Star of David designs. Afterwards, don’t skip the chance to chew on a warm sesame bagel from nearby bakeries like Kossar’s Bagels & Bialys.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Explore the broad tapestry of Jewish life in the 20th and 21st centuries – before, during and after the Holocaust. The third-largest Holocaust museum in the world, it's located on the southernmost tip of Manhattan, and contains a staggering collection of some 40,000 artifacts, photographs, documentary films and survivor testimonies. Enjoy a moment of quiet contemplation in the peaceful Garden of Stones, a living memorial garden designed by sculptor Andy Goldsworthy and planted by Holocaust survivors and their families.
Museum of Broadway
If you’re a sucker for the business they call show, and can’t help but sing along loudly every time you hear the opening bars of Big Spender, Circle of Life or Defying Gravity, this is the museum for you. Step inside to immerse yourself in the wonderful world of Broadway, including costumes, singalongs, stage sets and more. And, if you can resist the urge to strut your stuff with the chairs from Cabaret, well, you’re made of sterner stuff than us. Take a peep behind the curtain with our complete Museum of Broadway guide.
Staten Island Museum
Something of an all-rounder, this Staten Island stunner is NYC’s only general interest museum, with exhibits that include art, historical artifacts and natural science specimens, with a focus on Staten Island, New York and the surrounding region. Come for the near-legendary mummified cat; stay for the artworks by Andy Warhol and John Sloa, plus historical documents that bear the authentic wax seals of 17th-century English kings Charles II and William III.
Staten Island Children’s Museum
Since you’re already on Staten Island, here’s one for the kids. Founded by a group of parents in 1974, the Staten Island Children's Museum is a place to exercise little minds, bodies and imaginations at New York's only indoor-outdoor interactive museum – think oversized board games, bug zones, pint-sized construction sites and mini theaters. It's located in an 84-acre park, within a historic building in the grounds of Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens.
Museum of Sex
This one, on the other hand, is strictly for grown-ups. As NYC’s raunchiest museum, the Museum of Sex’s mission is to preserve and present the history, evolution and cultural significance of human sexuality through exhibitions, experiences and programs. Exhibits include erotic art, fetish items and prophylactics through the ages. It's popular and spaces are limited, so book in advance if you're visiting on a weekend, or consider swinging by on a weekday for a more satisfying experience. Oi, stop sniggering at the back!
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子供向けのおすすめ博物館
Staten Island Children's Museum
1974年に保護者のグループによって設立されたスタテンアイランド子供博物館は、ニューヨークで唯一の屋内・屋外一体型の体験型博物館です。子供たちの思考、身体、想像力を刺激する場所です。スナッグ・ハーバー文化センター・植物園の敷地内、84エーカーの公園にある歴史的な建物の中に位置しています。
The New York Hall of Science
ニューヨーク・ホール・オブ・サイエンス（NYSCI）は、450以上のインタラクティブで魅力的な展示を備えた、ニューヨーク唯一の体験型科学技術センターです。インクルーシビティ（包摂性）を重視しており、特別支援が必要な子供向けのプログラムも実施しています。すべての来館者の好奇心と学習意欲を刺激することに長けています。
American Museum of Natural History
アメリカ自然史博物館は、世界最大かつ最も革新的な自然史博物館の一つです。全長約37メートル（122フィート）のティタノサウルスの骨格標本や生物多様性ホールを見学し、人類の起源や文化ホールを探索しましょう。
大人向けのスポット
Museum of Sex
ニューヨークで最も刺激的な博物館であるミュージアム・オブ・セックス（性愛博物館）の使命は、展示、体験、プログラムを通じて、人間のセクシュアリティの歴史、進化、文化的意義を保存し提示することです。非常に人気があり、チケットは枚数限定です。週末に訪れる場合は事前予約をお勧めします。平日に訪れると、よりゆったりと見学できます。
社会歴史博物館
Fraunces Tavern
ニューヨーク市最古の建物であるフランシス・タバーン・ミュージアム（バーとレストランを併設）では、アメリカ独立戦争の歴史に浸ることができます。建国に携わった父たちと同じ空間で食事や飲み物を楽しめます。1783年12月4日、ジョージ・ワシントンが大陸軍の将校たちに別れを告げたのは、この有名な「ロング・ルーム」でした。現在は5つの建物からなる複合施設で、9つのギャラリーがあります。
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
1943年に建造された航空母艦イントレピッドとその乗組員は、第二次世界大戦とベトナム戦争の両方への従軍を含む、輝かしい奉仕の歴史を持っています。現在は洋上博物館となっており、イントレピッドの船内を探索できるほか、スペースシャトル「エンタープライズ」、ブリティッシュ・エアウェイズの「コンコルド」、潜水艦「グロウラー」を間近で見ることができます。体験型の展示を巡り、歴史的な遺物に触れ、アメリカの革新と勇気の歴史を発見してください。
Museum of the City of New York
ニューヨーク市立博物館は、ニューヨーク市を知る上で欠かせない場所です。革新的な展示を通じて、ニューヨークの過去、現在、未来を探求し、この街の類まれな個性を生み出している舞台裏を垣間見ることができます。
New York Historical Society
ニューヨークへの旅行は、ニューヨーク歴史協会への訪問なしには完結しません。ここでは4世紀にわたる歴史、芸術、遺物が、ニューヨークという視点を通してアメリカの物語を伝えています。
文化・宗教博物館
Museum at Eldridge St.
1970年代にある学者によって再発見され、その後30年かけて丹念に修復されたこの博物館は、ニューヨーク・タイムズ紙に「息をのむほど素晴らしい」と評されました。1887年に建てられたエルドリッジ・ストリート・シナゴーグ内にあり、現在は壮麗なアメリカ合衆国国家歴史登録財に指定されています。
Museum of Jewish Heritage
ホロコーストの前、最中、そして後の20世紀から21世紀にわたるユダヤ人の生活の幅広い歩みを探究しましょう。世界で3番目に大きいホロコースト博物館で、マンハッタンの最南端に位置し、自由の女神やエリス島とともに文化的・教育的な景観を形作っています。
The New York Pass®でニューヨークの博物館を無料で訪問
The New York Pass®があれば、博物館だけでなく、有名なランドマーク、現地の人気スポット、最高のツアーを、すべて1枚のパス、1つの料金で楽しめます。それだけでなく、アトラクションのチケットを個別に購入する場合と比べて、最大50%もお得になります。
