Museums in New York [antikvár]

ForewordThere are plenty of guidebooks in the world. There are even a lot of guidebooks to New York. Some of these guidebooks are very good on logistics, or photographs, or descriptions, or any number of other things. This one is good for all of these purposes. It is a guide for museums, mansions, and mausoleums. If any of these venerable institutions captures your fancy, this is the book for you.The guidebook can be used by any sort of New Yorker. For those who have ventured to the far corners of the city in quest of their heritage, this book will be a reminder that they have nevertheless not seen all there is to see. For those who have never ventured beyond the big mammas of New York museums, the Metropolitan, the Modern, or the Whitney, this book will give you an idea of what you are missing.Have you ever been to the Poe Cottage, the South Street Seaport Museum, The Frick Collection, the American Numismatic Society, Richmondtown Restoration, Dyckman House, or the Cloisters? Get set for a new experience.The remarkable thing about New York is that the art of the entire world may be seen hereand seen in a much more rounded and complete way than in any other city in the world. Here we have monster-sized museums, libraries, and zoos, as well as tiny out-of-the-way community museums in storefronts, brownstones, lofts, even warehousesall serving to enrich our views of the past so that we can better understand and enjoy the future. Everything is right here Dutch artifacts, Greek icons, Tibetan tankas, Eskimo totem poles, Japanese bonsai trees, Roman coins, California pottery, even moon rocks.It has long been known to New Yorkers that there is more to the city than they suspect. There is more for children to do than to gloat morbidly over mummies, however delightful that may be. There is more local history encased between the skyscrapers than even the most fervent students of New York suspect. And there are more subways and buses than anyone has ever ventured on, to take you to | " just these little offbeat places.Museums in New York is the perfect guide for those who want to find out how to get there, what to expect, what to look for at thetzoos, botanical gardens, historic houses and museums. It is an easy-|