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museums

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Astoria

March 18, 2013

From MTV to YouTube, Queens Exhibit Explores Evolution of the Music Video

'Spectacle' opens at the Museum of Moving Image and will feature props from a number of iconic videos.

Upper East Side

February 21, 2013

New Met Exhibit Shows Relationship Between Impressionism and Fashion

The Metropolitan Museum of Art show will feature 80 paintings from key impressionists.

Long Island City

January 09, 2013

City Arts Coalition Pushes Pols for More Cultural Funding

One Percent for Culture seeks to have one percent of the city's annual budget slated for cultural groups.

New York City

December 25, 2012

A Guide to Kid-Friendly Attractions Open on Christmas Day

Many family attractions across the city will be open Christmas Day.

Hell's Kitchen & Clinton

December 14, 2012

Intrepid Museum to Reopen After Sandy Damage

The Intrepid Museum will re-open on Dec. 21 with a two-for-one ticket special.

Chelsea

October 05, 2012

Museum at FIT Wins Top National Recognition

The Museum at FIT now ranks among the country's most prestigious museums.

SoHo

July 10, 2012

SoHo's Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Abruptly Closes

The museum on Broadway near Houston Street closed but will announce plans to resume programming.

NoHo

May 01, 2012

Mile End Sandwich Opens in NoHo as Drawing Center to Reopen in SoHo

Mile End Sandwich was one of a handful of new restaurants to open recently in the neighborhood.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

March 15, 2012

Giant Pink Fuzzy Dog Lets Kids Cuddle Up to Art

Kids can comb the 11-feet-tall hot pink dog's hair with large combs at the Hudson Square museum.

Jackson Heights & Elmhurst

February 09, 2012

Tony Bennett Paints Portrait of Louis Armstrong to Benefit Corona Museum

Singer Tony Bennett has painted jazz icon Louis Armstrong to raise funds for a historic house museum.

Upper East Side

November 14, 2011

Museums Dial Into Smart Phone Technology

A host of Manhattan museums are embracing smart phone technology to help guide visitors through galleries.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

October 10, 2011

Green Buildings Exhibit Kicks Off 'Archtober' in the Village

City buildings account for almost 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, according to statistics highlighted in a new show at the Village's Center for Architecture that kicked of "Archtober" events citywide.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

September 16, 2011

Never-Before-Seen Alexander McQueen Designs on Display at FIT Exhibit

Fashion icon Daphne Guinness' new exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology features never-before-showcased items designed by Alexander McQueen.