Founded in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was created to have a museum and library of art so people can not only study and admire the artwork but also see how art can and does function in everyday life. Today there are three iconic Met lives in three different locations, The Met 5th Ave. (the original), The Met Breuer, and The Met Cloisters. Each of which highlights the best and most iconic pieces from 5,000 years ago until today. Their mission is to show the crossing of cultures, ideas, and creativity through different cultures, nations, and eras. Image courtesy of Pixabay.com.
A museum of modern and contemporary art at 945 Madison Avenue and East 75th Street in the Upper East Side of New York City; it is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met). The Met Breuer opened in March 2016 in the building formerly occupied by the Whitney Museum of American Art, designed by Marcel Breuer and completed in 1966. Its works come from the Met's collection and are both monographic and thematic exhibitions. Photo: Ed Lederman
Originally the Museum of Modern Art was created as an educational institution back in 1929 located in Midtown Manhattan. Today, they present modern artwork and ideas of the highest level through exhibits, educational programs, and other visually appealing institutions.The museum works to highlight diversity, intelligence, and multi-national inclusiveness. They do so by selecting some of the world best and most open-minded, creative, and well-known visionaries from the 19th century until today.
One of the largest art institutions in the United States dedicated solely to contemporary art. It is located in the Long Island City neighborhood in the borough of Queens, New York City. In addition to its exhibitions, the institution also organizes the Sunday Sessions performance series, the Warm Up summer music series, and the Young Architects Program with the Museum of Modern Art. MoMA PS1 has been affiliated with the Museum of Modern Art since January 2000 and, as of 2013, attracts about 200,000 visitors a year. Photo by: Charles Roussel
known informally as the "Whitney" – is an art museum located in Manhattan. It was founded in 1931 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875–1942), a wealthy and prominent American socialite and art patron after whom the museum is named.
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in 1977 by Marcia Tucker, is a museum in New York City at 235 Bowery, on Manhattan's Lower East Side. It is among the few contemporary art museums worldwide exclusively devoted to presenting contemporary art from around the world. Photo: Franklin Heijnen
The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet (52,000 m2), the museum is New York City's third largest in physical size and holds an art collection with roughly 1.5 million works.
Founded in 1939 and built in 1959, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is not only an architectural masterpiece and attraction but also a cultural hub and a place for educations and knowledge. In 1943, Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned to design a building to house the Museum of Non-Objective Painting which was funded and established by the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation, and this later became the marvel in which it is today, a beautiful piece filled with beautiful pieces inside. Not to mention the Guggenheim is located in New York City’s beautiful and ever-growing Museum Mile.
Part of New York City’s incredible Museum Mile, the Neue Galerie is one of the most unique of them all. The building was constructed in 1914 by Carrère & Hastings, the same architects that designed the New York Public Library. The museum is located on the north-east side of Central Park and overlooks the beautifully scenic Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in the park. For all of these reasons, and the fact that the museum has been a large part of learning and exploring German and Austrian culture, the Neue Galerie was named a landmark by the New York City Landmark Commission.
Henry Frick started his substantial art collection as soon as he started amassing his fortunes. A considerable amount of his art collection is located in his former residence "Clayton" in Pittsburgh, which is today a part of the Frick Art & Historical Center. Another part was given by his daughter and heiress Helen to the Frick Fine Arts Building, which is on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.