New York City Museum
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New York City Museum
Hello, I'll be in New York City for a week in December and would like to go to a museum to find out more about the history of the city. I've already been to Ellis Island which I enjoyed. What would be the best museum to go to to explore New York City's history? Thank you very much.
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That would be the Museum of the City of New York on the Upper East Side, about 15 blocks up from the Metropolitan Museum. Or the New-York Historical Society, which is on the west side, just south of the Museum of Natural History. Both have their virtues, so I'd suggest look at their respective web sites to see what might interest you more, or just going to both.
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Check out the exhibits at the Museum of the City of New York and the New-York Historical Society. If you like immigrant history in particular, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum might interest you. You need to sign up for a tour for that. It is an historical tenement house and visitor center. I think they redid the visitor center since I'd been there.
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All three have excellent gift shops with wonderful book selections. MCNY has a good exhibit about Staten Island (BHS) before hurricane Sandy and the historical society's exhibit about WW II and Sandy is a must see. There is also a newly opened Museum in the Brooklyn Naval Yard (as well as a working distillery in a separate building).
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Both MCNY and NYHS are outstanding. In my opinion, the MCNY seems a little more focused on the history of NY itself and the NYHS excels in its special exhibits (like the current excellent "WWII and NYC") NYHS does have a nice film/spectacle on the city from it's origination to today.
I think going to both is an excellent idea!
I think going to both is an excellent idea!
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Thank you all for the replies which are very helpful. I will definitely go the the Museum of the City of New York and the New York Historical Society. The other museums interest me too so I will see if I can squeeze them in during my 8 days there.
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