“No day shall erase you from the memory of time.” Recollections of September 11, 2001 have started to recede. The generation growing up now wasn’t old enough to remember, and so we learn about the horror from others. There are books, pictures, captured footage, documentaries, and now, museums. “May the lives remembered, the deeds recognized, and […]
Category: Museum of the Month
Museum of the Month: The Museum of Sex
Lovers all around the city relished in the unique exhibits offered by MoSex this Valentine’s Day weekend. In honor of the lovely holiday, MoSex installed new and interactive options for their patrons, including a bouncy house made of breasts that people can jump on, a rock-climbing wall made of genitalia, and exhibits on the general […]
Museum of the Month: The Cloisters
Art enthusiasts around the globe have heard of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Yet, most New Yorkers have failed to come across The Cloisters, which is located in Fort Tyron Park in Washington Heights. The Cloisters opened to the public in 1938, about 60 years after The Met opened. This branch of the Met is devoted […]
Museum of the Month: Nicholas Roerich Museum
The Nicholas Roerich Museum, located on the Upper West Side, is devoted to the life and work of the painter. The museum itself is located at the end of a residential block, and from the outside appears to be another townhouse building. However, upon entering the building, you are surrounded with various paintings and sculptures. […]