Museum of the City of New York

12/26/07

Waste of time

by bellisinnyc at Citysearch

This Museum is a real waste of time. There are great museums in NYC and this one tries to be that "small unvisited treasure." There is a reason it is unvisited and it's not just its poor location - the place is dull and boring and therefore an extremely poor reflection of the great City of New York. Skip it when visiting. And what's with the cheap photography exibits? If I wanted to see photos, I'd buy a book or go online.

• Pros: ?
• Cons: Not worth it in New York City

05/21/07

Old, outdated and dirty

by bill7676 at Citysearch

One would think that the Museum of this great City would be a bit more impressive. The exhibits are old and worn and in some cases downright broken and pealing. The movie on New York could be good, but seems to often be broken and has an annoying buzzing sound that makes the film almost unbearable to sit through. The changing exhibitions are not academically challenging and look like parts have been pasted to the wall by school kids on field trips - watch your spelling guys. Wall labels should be proofread before they are glued to the wall.

Keep trying ? there are lots of interesting things in this City. Let?s try to exhibit them effectively.

• Pros: Nice stroll in the Park after spending 20 minutes seeing what this Musuem has to offer
• Cons: Run down, dirty, misspellings, outdated

10/06/05

What it means to be a New Yorker

by pandacub143 at Citysearch

I went to this museum to satisfy a college assignment- however, I really really enjoyed going to MCNY. MCNY is a very personal, hands on, down to earth museum. The exhibits are great, I really learned a lot. Yet at the same time, it wasn't about learning facts about the city, but rather where I fit in here. I enjoyed "New York Changing" the most I think (catch it while you can!). Love the feel, the people were friendly, and I came out feeling part of New York.

10/28/04

There's strength in numbers, and more than 1.5 million artifacts document the story of the Big Apple here.

by Contributor at Citysearch

The Scene
Housed inside this graceful Georgian building is a collection as diverse as the city it seeks to represent. Memorabilia is divided into six areas: prints, photographs, decorative arts, costumes, paintings/sculptures and toys. It's hard to imagine another place where a visitor can examine a horse-drawn fire engine, a House of Worth ball gown, Jacob Riis photographs and Yiddish sheet music in one visit.

The Collection
The impressive collection of dollhouses and model ships is a perennial favorite with children, as are the period rooms and outstanding silver collection with grown-ups. Frequent exhibitions make good use of the collections, often presenting what would otherwise be inert memorabilia in unexpected ways. Permanent exhibitions include "Broadway," which celebrates the Great White Way through costumes, set designs, posters, paintings, programs, etc., and "New York Toy Stories," which features more than 300 toys, dolls and teddy bears, dating from 1785 to the present.

05/19/02

New York Preserved

by BryanMiller_Citysearch at Citysearch

Being a history buff, I go there often. The collection of maps, costumes, books and special exhibits is awesome. . The staff could not be more helpful.