The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a pay-what-you-wish museum. The suggested donation is $20 for adults, $15 for senior citizens (65 and older), and $10 for students. If you buy advance online tickets you will have to pay the full admission price. After you have paid your admission you will get a colored pin – which  you attach by putting it through a button hole and folding the thin end back in order to hold it in place. The pin allows you re-entry access for that whole day, which is key if you want to go grab  Some food outside of the museum or take a break in Central Park. The rooftop garden boasts  impressive views of Central Park and the city sky line. The Met is absolutely Massive! there is so much to see and experience from Ancient Egypt to The Evolution of Picasso. I recommend getting there early not only is there a lot to see but afternoons especially on weekends get quite busy and you might find yourself waiting in line to get inside.

The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street

Admission is free for all visitors during Target Free Friday Nights, held every Friday evening from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tickets for Target Free Friday Nights are not available in advance. We got in line about 3:15PM and were handed tickets at around 3:45PM. A word to the wise – avoid bringing a backpack if at all possible – if you must – then I suggest heading strait to the bag check area behind the ticket counters as soon as you get inside. the bag check lines get long and the guy they have in charge of the queue is very serious about his job and will not hesitate to yell in your ear.  I  was thoroughly impressed with the MoMa as a   student of design I  left inspired -  I especially enjoyed the Bauhaus , Futurism and Poster works.  There were however some exhibits that were a little to “conceptual” for my liking. The MoMa courtyard is now open  and is quite beautiful.

The Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue

Admission to the Guggenheim is Pay-What-You-Wish on Saturdays from  5:45pm-7-45PM.  Click here for Regular Admission & Hours. The Guggenheim’s design is innovative yet extremely practical.  The spiraling ramp design allows for easy navigation which is a welcome change from the mazes other Museums usually are. In the two hours we had – we managed to see the The Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward Collection along with paintings by the likes of Picasso, Manet and Kandinsky.

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