The Sports Museum of America
Just a couple weeks ago Manhattan added yet another new museum to its growing list: Sports Museum of America (SmA). The three-story, 45,000-square-foot museum features 600 artifacts, 1,100 photographs, and 20 original films within 19 galleries, celebrating the sports that American love.
The floor plan takes visitors through eight galleries dedicated to single-sports, each full of artifacts and memorabilia from each sport: football, hockey, tennis, golf, soccer, basketball, auto-racing, and baseball. There are also several galleries devoted to sports themes, such as “Breaking Barriers” which highlights the achievements of athletes like Jackie Robinson, a gallery dedicated to the Olympics, and The Heisman Gallery which is the new home of the Heisman Trophy.
The hefty price tag ($27) will keep many people away, but for die-hard sports fans willing to spend at least a few hours in the museum, the Sports Museum of America may just be the hottest ticket in town.
Location: Sports Museum of America, 26 Broadway, (map), 212-747-0900
Subway: 4, 5 to Bowling Green; 1, R, W to Rector Street; 2, 3 to Wall Street; J, M, Z to Broad Street
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-7pm (last ticket sold at 5:30pm), Saturday, Sunday 9am-9pm (last ticket sold at 7:30pm)
Cost: Adults $27, Seniors and Students $24, Children 4-14 $20, Children under 4 Free
Check out last week’s “Museum Monday” entry on The Museum of the City of New York.
Photo credit: Lou Gehrig 1939 game-worn Yankee’s jersey, courtesy Sports Museum of America; Mark Meisser Ranger’s jersey, courtesy Sports Museum of America
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