Queens Museum of Art
Queens Museum of Art
The Queens Museum of Art is determined to engage the public and encourage visitors to experience art in a comfortable environment suitable for everyone. The program Art Zone! is how the museum accomplishes this. Here visitors have access to hands-on resources that explain the exhibits on display and give information about the artists. This program is child-friendly and is free with museum admission.
Sundays from 1:30-4:30 the museum offers a drop-in art workshop. The fee is $3.00 for materials. This is designed to be a creative outlet for developing basic art skills.
There are many exhibits that are famous at the Queens Museum of Art. One of these exhibits is called Tiffany: The Glass from Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Art. This exhibit is dedicated to focusing on the opalescent glass used to create the world famous lamps that Tiffany is known best for. It also examines the beautiful autumn foliage, petals of a flower, sunsets and angels' wings that grace the exquisite lamps.
Another permanent exhibit of the Queens Museum of Art is the Panorama of the City of New York. This was one of the most famous and talked about exhibits at the Worlds Fair in 1964. This panorama is a 9335 square foot model of all the 320 square miles of New York City. It features 895,000 buildings and is a permanent fixture of the museum.
The Queens Museum of Art is a cultural center dedicated to showing visitors the history and the present state of art.
Hours:
Summer hours: Wednesday through Sunday 12:00-6:00 PM and Friday 12:00-8:00 PM
Regular hours: Wednesday through Friday 10:00 AM-5:00 PM and Saturday/Sunday 12:00-5:00.
The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Suggested Donation Admission: Adults $5, Seniors and children $2.50. Members and Children under five are free
