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Skyscraper Museum
Skyscraper Museum Review
This small museum will either delight or disappoint skyscraper fans. To evoke space, the stainless-steel floor and ceiling are polished to mirror quality, but the open room with column partitions does not include a comprehensive overview of the rise of the skyscraper. Focused exhibits change every few months; the newly expanded permanent display features highlights of New York and Chicago skyscraper history, including the daily photo journal a contractor kept during the Empire State Building's construction. Models of current or future buildings; short videos; and exhibits that reveal the influence of history, real estate, and individuals on architecture are regular features.
- Address: 39 Battery Pl., Battery Park City, Lower Manhattan, New York, NY, 10280 | Map It
- Phone: 212/968-1961
- Cost: $5
- Hours: Wed.-Sun. noon-6
- Website: www.skyscraper.org
- Subway: 4, 5 to Bowling Green.
- Location: Lower Manhattan
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bachslunch, from US
Small and dull little museum with rotating exhibits that are haphazardly and confusingly arranged, mostly made up of small-scale models, posters, plans, and photos. Labeling varies from spotty to overly technical to non-existent. Interior space is attractive, but that's all this place has going for it. And any amount paid is too much for what you get here. Time is better spent at most any other NYC museum -- give this one a miss.
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