Monday, July 15, 2024 – MORE GREAT EXHIBITS TO SEE THIS SUMMER

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ART AND ENTERTAINMENT

FOR A SULTRY SUMMER

IN NEW YORK

PART 2

SECRET  NEW YORK

ISSUE # 1272

Feeling lunar and otherworldly?! This special exhibit at The Intrepid Museum pays homage to the history of the Apollo program and tells the tale of NASA’s current Moon to Mars campaign. Through interactive media, photographs, and rarely-seen artifacts directly from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center® archives, visitors can learn more about the infamous Space Race with the Soviet Union and all the people and technology behind this fascinating sector of science. Learn more about the “Apollo: When We Went to the Moon” exhibit here.

Prices: $36

Where: The Intrepid Museum (Pier 86, W 46th St)

Open through August 25 2024

What is “women’s work” anyway? In this new exhibition consisting of about 45 objects, it demonstrates how “women’s work” (historical trends encouraging women to take certain jobs) defies categorization. Items like medical kits and military uniforms are on display, proving just how essential women’s labor efforts have been to the backbone of American society. While celebrating the strides society has made in equality over the years, the exhibit simultaneously shines light on inequalities that still persist today. Learn more here.

Price: $13-$24

Where: New-York Historical Society (170 Central Park West)

Open through July 21, 2024

To celebrate 100 years of the Museum of the City of New York, they’re showcasing a brand new exhibit that explore ours beloved city across all art forms. Through both famous and lesser-known depictions of New York in film and television, visual and performing arts, music, poetry and literature, and even fashion, the exhibit showcases the magic of NYC and what makes it so special. We’re talking everything from an interactive installation of songs inspired by each borough to an immersive 16-screen experience drawn from hundreds of movies about the city made over the past century. It’s the ultimate New York homage.

Prices: $20

Read more about the exhibit here!

Where: Museum of the City of New York (1220 5th Ave)

Open now

Take a journey of self-discovery at this groundbreaking and interactive art experience in SoHo. Consisting of a multi-sensory environment where your presence becomes part of the art, the mind-bending installations and digital creations here invite you to explore mind, body, and reality. There’s also an INTER_planetary section of the exhibit that explores Earth’s elements like ether, earth, water, air and fire. This storytelling experience that spans visual, spatial, audio, and experiential elements simply cannot be missed!

Prices: $33-45

Learn more about INTER_ here.

Where: 415 Broadway

Open now

Happening on select weekends is a Ghost Stories tour, an interactive tour of all things frightful in the Metropolitan Museum of Art! Get ready to travel across time and cultures to see things like Flying Dutchmen and funerary masks, still life art and sculptures from Egypt, Europe, and beyond. Plus, you’ll even hear some ghoulish stories about the museum itself… Do you have what it takes to make it through the Ghost Stories tour?

Price: $47.50

 Buy tickets to the Ghost Stories tour here!

Where: The Met (1000 5th Avenue)

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SECRET NEW YORK
JUDITH BERDY

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