Foster Your Curiosity at Museum Day!

Posted on by Monica
Portrait of a young Ethiopian Jewish man

This Saturday (September 21th) explore a NYC museum free for this special occasion: Museum Day!

Illustration of Batman and Robin near a dinosaur
1960s Bat-Manga original art of creator Jiro Kuwata, as popularized in the book by Chip Kidd, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan. (Exhibit at “Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan” at The Society of Illustrators/Museum of Illustration)

 

It’s an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine.

Tickets provide general admission for two.

Two Chinese men stand before plates of chinese food in a kitchen
From “Chow: Making the Chinese American Restaurant” at MOFAD (Museum of Food and Drink)

 

Choose from over 30 participating local museums and cultural institutions.

Portrait of a young Ethiopian Jewish man
Kehinde Wiley (Alios Itzhak: The World Stage: Israel, 2011). Oil and enamel on canvas. 115 x 80 x ⅛ in. (292.1 x 203.2 x 0.4 cm). The Jewish Museum, New York

Including:

Nighttime view of pedestrians in front of Cafe Borgia, 1966.
Nighttime view of pedestrians in front of Cafe Borgia, at the intersection of MacDougal and Bleeker streets, in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, May 22, 1966. (Photo by Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images) – at The Museum of the City of New York’s “The Voice of the Village, Fred W. McDarrah Photographs”

Pick a museum and discover: “Where will your curiosity lead you this Museum Day?”