Museums Are Here

A blog celebrating the resiliency of museums

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The magic and splendor of Walt Disney Animation Studios, from the opulence of Beauty and the Beast to the stylized forests of Sleeping Beauty, now have their very own exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The new...

Museum of Contemporary Art

As of July 1, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) will finally reopen to the public. While many LA museums have been up and running again since April, MOCA only reopened half of their...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

From the 1920s to the 1950s, women transformed the art—and industry—of photography. A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art shows exactly how these pioneering photographers did that. “The New Woman Behind the...

Queens Museum

The Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park has announced two new exhibits. The exhibits, “Art as Social Action” and “RAF: Prosthetic Location,” both explore issues regarding social justice and healing after trauma. These...

American Museum of Natural History

Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that the City will open a new vaccination site at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in Manhattan on Friday, April 23. The new vaccination site will operate...

New Museum

On Sunday, September 15, 1963, four black girls were slain in an explosion at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The bombing was instigated by four Ku Klux Klansmen. “These children,” Martin Luther...

Museum of the City of New York

Photos taken on Staten Island during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are on display at the Museum of the City of New York in Manhattan. The pictures were submitted by the College of Staten Island’s (CSI’s)...

NYC Fire Museum

The New York City Fire Museum in Manhattan will open its doors on Wednesday, just two days before the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The Spring St. museum has been closed since March...