Museums Calendar and Events in New York City - City Limits Magazine

Sun May
19
Sat May
18

11:00a - 4:00p

American Museum of Natural History Presents: Milstein Science Series: Whales

Presented by American Museum of Natural History

The oceans are home to about 80 species of whales, and over the centuries cultures from around the world have both hunted and revered them. But what is the plight of these unique creatures? Go inside a 45-foot, life-size replica of a humpback whale; explore hands-on activities; meet scientists, and more, in this family program.
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Tue May
28

American Museum of Natural History Presents: Astronomical Phenomena Revealed with Jackie Faherty

Presented by American Museum of Natural History

What types of astronomical phenomena are observable from Earth? In this program, Museum research scientist Jackie Faherty uses the power of the Dome’s Zeiss IX Projector and the Museum’s Digital Universe Atlas to simulate numerous exciting celestial phenomena. From transits of the inner planets, to partial and total solar and lunar eclipses, she will simulate events you should expect and when you can expect to see them.
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Fri May
31
Sat Jun
1

6:00p - 9:00a

American Museum of Natural History Presents: A Night at the Museum Sleepover Program

Presented by American Museum of Natural History

During A Night at the Museum, the Museum’s popular sleepover program, guests will get to explore the halls of the Museum, including the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, Cullman Hall of the Universe, and the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs, where they will find the 65- million-year-old T. rex. Participants will settle down beneath the 94-foot-long blue whale in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, around the African elephants in the Akeley Hall of African Mammals, or at the base of a volcano in the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. This month, sleepover guests will see a special screening of the film Flight of the Butterflies, about the epic 3,000-mile journey of monarch butterflies, in the LeFrak IMAX Theater, and see live butterflies in The Butterfly Conservatory with Museum explainers.
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Sat May
18

11 a.m. till 5:45 p.m.

Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey

Presented by Jewish Museum, The

At the heart of The Jewish Museum is its permanent exhibition, 'Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey', representing one of the world's great opportunities to explore Jewish culture and history through art. This vibrant two-floor exhibition features 800 works from the Museum's remarkably diverse collection of art, archaeology, ceremonial objects, video, photographs, interactive media and television excerpts. It examines the Jewish experience as it has evolved from antiquity to the present, over 4,000 years, and asks two vital questions: How has Judaism been able to thrive for thousands of years across the globe, often in difficult and even tragic circumstances? And what constitutes the essence of Jewish identity?
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Sat May
18

11 a.m. till 5:45 p.m.

As it were ... So to speak: A Museum Collection in Dialogue with Barbara Bloom

Presented by Jewish Museum, The

Artist Barbara Bloom creates an installation engaging with the museum collection, the first exhibition in a projected series featuring contemporary artists interacting with collection works.
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Sat May
18

11 a.m. till 5:45 p.m.

Six Things: Sagmeister & Walsh

Presented by Jewish Museum, The

The designers Stefan Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh are known for their experimental typography and striking visual imagery. 'Six Things' marks the first exhibition of their newly minted design firm Sagmeister & Walsh. For the last ten years, Sagmeister has researched the nature of happiness, asking, "Is it possible to train my mind in the same way I can train my body?" In five short films and a sculpture, the studio investigates six things, culled from Sagmeister's diary, that he believes have increased his personal happiness. In addition, intrigued by a recent nationwide survey in which Jews reported the highest levels of well-being of all religious groups, Sagmeister & Walsh are creating a new typographic work designed for The Jewish Museum that connects this scientific data to his personal exploration of happiness.
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Sat May
18

11 a.m. till 5:45 p.m.

Jack Goldstein x 10,000

Presented by Jewish Museum, The

The first American retrospective of the Canadian-born artist Jack Goldstein (1945 - 2003) brings to light his important legacy. A teaching assistant for the conceptual artist John Baldessari and a contemporary of such artists as Cindy Sherman, Sherrie Levine, Laurie Simmons, Barbara Kruger, David Salle and Robert Longo, Goldstein spent his creative years in New York and Southern California and became a central figure in the Pictures Generation of the 1970s and 80s. This comprehensive exhibition frames Goldstein as a pivotal artist of his generation and showcases his influential paintings and films, while also including installations, ephemera, writings, and pioneering sound recordings.
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Sat May
18

9:30 a.m. till 9 p.m.

Galleries for Ancient Near Eastern Art

Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art

This exhibit features stone reliefs and sculpture, ivory and objects of precious metal from a vast area and time span: Anatolia to the Indus Valley, Neolithic period (ca. 8000 B.C.E.) to the Arab conquest (7th century C.E.).
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Sat May
18

9:30 a.m. till 9 p.m.

Andre Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments

Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art

See an international array of instruments of historical, technical and social importance, as well as tonal and visual beauty, from accordions to koras to zithers.
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Sat May
18

9:30 a.m. till 9 p.m.

Arms and Armor

Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art

Approximately 800 objects from the collection are on permanent display in the arms and armor galleries located in The John Pierpont Morgan Wing. These date from about the fifth- to the late nineteenth-century and offer a broad range of the best examples from Europe, America, Japan, India, and various Islamic cultures. In addition, the Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gallery has periodically changing displays that focus on varied aspects of the collection.This exhibit features armor for men, horses and children, as well as weapons and martial accoutrements of sculptural and ornamental beauty from Europe, Asia, the Middle East and America.
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