February 16, 2011
By Staff Reporter
MoMA QNS
33rd Street, at Queens Boulevard
(212)708-9400, www.moma.org
Subway: 7 local to 33rd Street
During the run of “Matisse Picasso” admission to the museum will be by timed ticket only. The $20 ticket ($15.50 for students) includes entry to the whole museum. Advance tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-5577 or toll-free (866) 879-MOMA or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com MoMA’s regular hours during the show are Monday, Thursday and Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
On Mondays March 24, April 21 and May 12, the museum will remain open until 7:45, and beginning at 4 p.m. visitors can pay what they wish on a first-come, first-served basis. Last ticket entry is at 6:30.
For information on family programs on Saturday mornings, call (212) 708-9805 or email familyprograms@moma.org.
After May 19, admission will revert to normal: members, free; adults, $12; students (with valid I.D.) and seniors (over 65), $8.50; children under 16, accompanied by an adult, free.
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM
OF THE MOVING IMAGE
35th Avenue, at 36th Street
(718)784-0077, www.ammi.org
Subway: G/R to 36 Street ; N/W to 36 Avenue
Open Tuesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission is $10; seniors and college students, $7.50; children 5-18, $5; members and children under 5, free.
NOGUCHI MUSEUM
36-01 43rd Ave., at 36th Street
(718) 204-7088, www.noguchi.org
Subway: 7 local to 33rd Street
Open Thursday, Friday and Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Suggested admission contribution is adults, $5; seniors and students, $2.50.
MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN ART
36-01 43rd Ave., at 36th Street
(718) 966-1313, www.africanart.org
Subway: 7 local to 33rd Street
Open Thursday, Friday and Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is adults, $5; seniors and students, $2.50.
P.S. 1 CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER
22-25 Jackson Ave., at 46th Avenue
(718) 784-2084, www.ps1.org
Subway: 7 to 45th Road, Courthouse Square.
The website’s history of the school details the prominent role played in its construction in the late 19th century by Long Island City mayor, Union army veteran and Tipperary native Patrick Gleason. Open Thursday through Monday from noon to 6 p.m. Suggestion admission is $5; under 21, $2.
SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK
Broadway and Vernon Boulevard
(718) 956-1819; www.socratessculpturepark.org
Admission: free.
Open Thursday through Monday from noon to 6 p.m. Admission is free.
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SCULPTURECENTER
44-19 Purves St., at Jackson Avenue
(718) 361-1750, www.sculpture-center.org
Open Thursday through Monday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART
New York City Building
Flushing Meadows, Corona Park
(718) 592-9700, www.queensmuse.org.
For more information on cultural institutions in Queens, visit www.queens.nyc.ny.us. For information on the Queens Artlink Shuttle Bus Service, call (212) 708-9750 or visit www.queensartlink.org.