Featured Museums
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West and 79th Street
Open daily, 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m.
Tour the Museum with a guide for free! Daily tours are included in the price of Museum admission. Every day at 10:15 and 11:15 a.m., and 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, and 3:15 p.m., volunteer tour guides give a general overview of the Museum's highlights, including at least five halls. Tours last just over an hour. Tours begin on the second floor between the Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda and the Hall of African Mammals.
Asia Society Museum
725 Park Avenue
Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., with extended evening hours Fridays until 9 p.m.
Click here for a self-guided tour of the Asia Society Collection, narrated by Vishakha Desai, President of the Asia Society.
el Museo del Bario
1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.—5 p.m.
Each Saturday, join New York City's only Latino museum dedicated to Puerto Rican, Caribbean, and Latin American art for Community Tours. Each week will focus on different themes in the exhibitions. Free with Museum admission
Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street)
Saturday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Free docent-led tours are available with museum admission.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
Tuesday-Thursday, Sunday 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Museum-trained volunteers offer daily guided tours to introduce the Metropolitan and its collection. The "Museum Highlights" tour is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. All guided tours begin in the Great Hall and are free with Museum admission.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
Sunday-Tuesday, Thursday 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Award-winning audio tours are available for $5 in the Visitor Center and are narrated by Meryl Streep and Itzhak Perlman.
National Museum of the American Indian
The George Gustav Heye Center, Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, 1 Bowling Green
10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; Thursdays until 8 p.m.
Select films, performances, workshops, special program, tours, and lectures are available monthly. Visit the website for more information.
The Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th Street
Wednesday through Friday 12 noon-6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday 12 noon-6 p.m.
Guided tours are available by appointment: (212) 864-4500
