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Let the fiesta begin! New York’s annual Puerto Rican Day Parade will march up Fifth Avenue this Sunday. The parade, the second largest in New York behind the West Indian-American Carnival Parade, celebrates Puerto Rican heritage and its contribution to the society of New York.
It is estimated that The Puerto Rican Day Parade […]
The Whitney is so much more than just a biennial. The Whitney Museum of American Art is the leading collection of 20th-century American contemporary art located right in the heart of Manhattan on the Upper East Side.
The Whitney was founded in 1931 with the donation of 700 objects from Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. Whitney, […]
Met Holiday Mondays returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Monday, Memorial Day. The Met is usually closed on Mondays, but with the support of Bloomberg, the Met and all of its galleries are open on select holiday Mondays.
This is your chance to catch temporary exhibits that are currently on display:
Jeff Koons on […]
At last count there are well over one hundred museums in New York City. They range from the well-known and world famous (Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art) to the provocative (Museum of Sex) to the virtually unknown (African American Wax Museum).
In an attempt to make sense of all of the museums in […]
Fashion designers have always been fascinated by the idea of how clothing can transform the body, and even the perceived character, of the wearer.” Giorgio Armani
Fashion is inspired by many things and art is not just two-dimensional objects for your viewing pleasure. The newest exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and […]
Children’s Day in Japan is fast approaching and New York City’s own Japan Society is inviting children and adults to celebrate this historic Japanese national holiday.
Festivities include performances of Japan’s classic stories for children: Peach Boy (Momotaro), Golden Boy (Kintaro), Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Blossom (Hanasaka jiisan), […]
Visit the rainforest of Brazil without leaving the jungle of New York City. Amazônia Brasil has a four-part exhibit that provides insight into the complex Amazon of Brazil. Learn about how climate change is affecting the diverse ecosystem of the rainforest, visit a re-creation of an Amazon village, and meet indigenous artisans and shamans.
Amazônia […]
This Friday night, trade in your usual club-hopping routine for Guggenheim’s Art After Dark. The first Friday evening of each month, the Guggenheim Museum opens its doors at for a evening of DJ music, drinks, and art.
This week, Shepard Fairey will be the guest DJ spinning a mix of old-school, hip hop, rock, and […]
Opening today, on the spectacular rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is the debut of of three new sculptures by American artist, in an new exhibition Jeff Koons on the Roof. Koons has earned renown for such projects as Puppy (1992), a 42 1/2-foot-tall topiary sulpture of a West Highland Terrier, and Rabbit, […]
Spring is “film festival season” in New York and today marks the opening of the Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY). The film festival celebrates the best of Latin America cinema featuring films from Cuba, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America. The festival runs until Thursday, April 17th.
Tonight’s opening film, La Noche de […]
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