Area Guide

Culture

A Rakish History of Men’s Wear

The New York Public Library, 5th Avenue at 42nd Street, (212) 869-8089.
Travel through time to witness the evolution of men's fashions from antiquity to the present, including costumes and fashion history. Running now through April 7, 2007.

Museum of Modern Art

11 West 53 Street, (212) 708-9400
With over 22,000 film, video and media works and 100,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs and design objects, MoMA is home to the largest collection of art created between 1880 and today. Visit the many exhibitions, then stop by the MoMA store to find unique gift ideas ranging from the classic to the cutting-edge.

The Frick Collection

1 East 70th Street, (212) 288-0700
Discover the most famous paintings by some of the most renowned European artists, the finest collection of small bronzes, eighteenth-century furniture and porcelains, and many other works. Visit www.frick.org for more information.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street, (212) 535-7710
Take a trip from ancient to modern times through more than two million pieces of art and artifacts from around the world. Explore the civilization of Asia with over 60,000 pieces ranging from the second millennium B.C. to early twentieth century. Demystify the language of the pharaohs at the Egyptian exhibit. Over 22 permanent exhibits and a number of special exhibits to explore. Visit www.metmuseum.org for more information.

The Guggenheim Museum

1071 Fifth Avenue, (212) 423-3500
Admire the works of Chagall, Kandinsky, Picasso and van Gogh in one of the most significant structures of modern architecture. The Guggenheim houses the finest collection of twentieth-century art. Walk along the grand ramp that wraps itself from the ground floor all the way up to the museum dome. For more information, visit www.guggenheim.org.