I’ll be honest — I recognize Johnny Cash’s unique voice. I know ‘Folsom Prison Blues’, ‘Ring of Fire’ and ‘I Walk the Line’ (the latter being an ill-advised karaoke pick of the past). But other than the songs that are absorbed by osmosis by musicians, I frankly knew almost nothing about Johnny Cash’s life and work. So, it was time to pay a visit to the Johnny Cash Museum, nestled just off Nashville’s Broadway.
When friends visit and have never been to a museum in the city, I take them to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met.) It is huge and has a collection of artwork that spans thousands of years and covers the entire globe. Simple as that.
However, not all New York museums focus on broad collections. Some represent niche areas of the art world and have a specific style of artwork or region of the world. The New Museum is just that; a contemporary art museum located on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
Everyone comes to New York to make it, even superheroes. Batman, Superman, Captain America, Spider-man, and Iron Man all have lived, worked, captured villains, and rescued victims here. The Superheroes in Gotham exhibit at the New York Historical Society traces these masked heroes from the pages of comic books to radio, television, film, and Broadway.
By Seth Fera-Schanes The Cooper Hewitt is a design focused museum located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Already one of my favorite museums in the city, it recently underwent a renovation and is now better than ever. Aside from physical updates, the Cooper Hewitt introduced new technology in […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes After spending the past 48 years on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the Whitney Museum made a move downtown to hang with the cool crowd in the Meatpacking District. With new clothes (i.e new building) and new address overlooking the Hudson River, the Whitney wants to […]
By Elissa Gilbert Most museum dining is more serviceable than noteworthy; there are few places where you’d pay the admission fee just to try the restaurant. But there are some museums with restaurants you can access without paying the admission that are well worth visiting. 1. Don’t hesitate […]
With a collection that spans centuries and continents, exploring the Metropolitan Museum completely could take a lifetime. For those of us who can’t devote quite that much time, spending an entire day at the museum—especially a day when it stays open late—gives a taste of the collection. With five restaurants open to the public, you can have all your meals at the museum without eating in the same place twice.
By Denise Oliveira Where in New York City can you see an art exhibit about Jewish gangsters, rub shoulders with a food writer from The New York Times, and eat all the baked goods you could possibly desire? At this Saturday’s (Oct. 25) bake sale to benefit the […]
By Denise Oliveira Medieval art, breathtaking views, and peace & quiet: These are a few of the things you’ll find at The Cloisters, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. Nestled in Fort Tyron Park, at the northern tip […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes Want to learn how to become a member of the Tribe? Well, a good place to start would be through the Jews at the Met tour presented by Museum Hack. The tour spans roughly 4,000 years of Jewish history and covers large sections of the Metropolitan Museum […]
