Museums
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- What to see at Japan Society
- "Degenerate Art" at Neue Galerie
- "City as Canvas"
- The Beatles
What to see at Japan Society
Say sayonara to boredom and immerse yourself in the Land of the Rising Sun's art, film and theater"Degenerate Art" at Neue Galerie
With all the horrors of Nazism, it's easy to forget that the Third Reich was at heart an aesthetic project"City as Canvas"
See paintings and sketches by the legends who drove the ’70s and ’80s graffiti sceneThe Beatles
The New York Public Library charts the rise of Beatlemania on the 50th anniversary of their U.S. touchdown
Best museum exhibitions in NYC
Space Shuttle Enterprise
- Critics choice
- Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Pier 86, Twelfth Ave, at 46th St, 10036
- Thu Jun 26 - Wed Dec 31
"Grand Central Centennial Quilts"
- Critics choice
- Free
- New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex Grand Central Terminal, E 42nd St, between Lexington and Vanderbilt Aves
- Fri Jun 27 - Sun Jul 6
"City as Canvas: Graffiti Art from the Martin Wong Collection"
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
- Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Ave, between 103rd and 104th Sts
- Thu Jun 26 - Sun Aug 24
"Charles James: Beyond Fashion"
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Ave, at 82nd St, 10028
- Thu Jun 26 - Sun Aug 10
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50 museum facts you never knew
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Museums events calendar
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