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NEW YORK MUSEUM ODYSSEY: ART, HISTORY AND WONDER UNITED

Spiral galleries framing modern masters, immigrant echoes filling preserved tenements, gilded frames guarding centuries of genius. New York's museums amaze.

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Cross New York through its museums, from the Met and its monumental galleries to the Guggenheim and its spiral ramp. Enter MoMA for modern art, then take the ferry to Ellis Island and its immigration stories. End at the Tenement Museum, where apartments tell the city at ground level. Here, art and history answer each other at every subway stop.

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Nyc Frick Collection

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Frick Collection
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Visit to the rooms presenting European paintings and art objects from the 14th to 19th century in Henry Clay Frick's former mansion.
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Nyc Whitney Museum Of American Art

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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Tour of the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, covering arts from Antiquity to contemporary times.
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Nyc Solomon R Guggenheim Museum

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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Discovery of modern and contemporary art exhibitions in the rotunda building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Nyc Museum Of The City Of New York

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Museum of the City of New York
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Exhibition on the urban, social and cultural history of New York through objects, models and archives.
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Nyc American Museum Of Natural History

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American Museum of Natural History
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Tour of galleries devoted to biodiversity, Earth sciences, astronomy and species evolution.
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Nyc New York Historical Society

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New-York Historical Society
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Discovery of American and New York history collections, including artworks, objects and archival documents.
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Nyc Childrens Museum Of Manhattan

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Children's Museum of Manhattan
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Exploration of interactive exhibitions for children focused on arts, sciences and citizenship.
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Nyc National Jazz Museum In Harlem

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The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
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Exhibition dedicated to the history of jazz in New York and Harlem, with recordings, instruments and audiovisual documents.
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Nyc Whitney Museum Of American Art

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Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
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Visit of modern and contemporary art collections, including paintings, sculptures, design and graphic arts.
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Nyc Museum Of Arts And Design

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Museum of Arts and Design
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Discovery of exhibitions focused on design, contemporary decorative arts and art crafts.
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Nyc Intrepid Museum

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Intrepid Museum
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Tour of the museum installed on the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier, featuring aircraft, ships and exhibition space dedicated to aeronautics and the navy.
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Nyc Madame Tussauds

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Madame Tussauds New York
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Visit of the wax statue museum featuring personalities from cinema, music, sports and public life.
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Nyc Whitney Museum Of American Art

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Whitney Museum of American Art
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Exploration of American art collections from the 20th and 21st centuries, including paintings, sculptures and installations.
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Nyc Tenement Museum

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Tenement Museum
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Discovery of the old tenement buildings of the Lower East Side and exhibitions on the history of immigration to New York.
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Nyc New York Transit Museum

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New York Transit Museum
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Tour of the old platforms and subway cars showcasing the evolution of New York public transportation.
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Nyc Brooklyn Museum

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Brooklyn Museum
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Visit to the American, European and non-Western art collections, as well as temporary exhibitions.
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Nyc National Museum Of The American Indian

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National Museum of the American Indian (New York)
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Exhibition on the cultures and arts of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, in the building of the former Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House.
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Nyc National September 11 Memorial Museum

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National September 11 Memorial & Museum
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Tour of the exhibition spaces retracing the events of September 11, 2001 and the memorials on the surface.
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Nyc Ellis Island National Museum Of Immigration

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Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
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Visit of the historic buildings of Ellis Island dedicated to the history of immigration to the United States.

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