Guggenheim Museum

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Guggenheim Museum

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Address
1071 Fifth Ave (at 89th St)
New York, NY 10128 
Phone
212-423-3500
Area
Neighborhood
Upper East Side
Price
Adults $15 Students with valid ID $12
Web Page
http://www.guggenheim.org/new york index.shtml

Type of Makom

Museums Type
Art museum

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Description

This is the place if you dig modern art. While some of the art may not be tzinius, most are fine and it is possible to avoid/walk by quickly the offending articles. However, depending on your comfort/frumkeit level you may want to avoid this.

Hours Subject to change. Always verify.

Sat-Wed
10am-5:45pm
Fri
10am-7:45pm

Closed Thursday

Directions

By Subway To reach the museum by subway, take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street. Walk west on 86th Street, turn right at 5th Avenue and proceed north to 88th Street. View map

By Bus To reach the museum by bus, take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus on Madison or Fifth Avenue.

By Car from New Jersey To reach the museum by car, take the NJ Turnpike over the George Washington Bridge to enter upper Manhattan at west 96th Street. Take the first exit—9A/Henry Hudson Parkway—to the right, going south. Take the west 96th exit to cross the park. Turn right at 5th Avenue. Follow 5th Avenue to 89th Street.

Or take the Lincoln Tunnel to enter Midtown Manhattan at west 40th Street. Take the RT-3 exit and merge onto I-495 east. Take the exit (on left) toward 40th Street and North/West Side Highway. Continue southeast on 40th Street. Turn left at Park Avenue. Turn left at east 89th Street. Turn left at 5th Avenue.

By Car from Connecticut Take I-95 to I-278 West/Bruckner EXPW exit. Merge onto Bruckner Expressway. Take the I-278 West exit (on left) toward Triboro BR/FDR Drive/Grand Central Parkway. Merge onto I-278 west. Exit toward Manhattan/Randalls-Wards/Downing Stadium. Merge onto Triboro Bridge. Take the FDR Drive ramp and merge onto FDR Drive south. Take southbound/downtown FDR Drive to 96th Street exit and drive west to Fifth Avenue. Turn left at 5th Avenue. Follow 5th Avenue to 89th Street.

By Car from Upstate New York Take the I-87 to the Triboro Bridge. Take the FDR Drive ramp and merge onto FDR Drive south. Exit/merge onto FDR Drive. Turn right onto east 96th Street. Turn left at 5th Avenue. Follow 5th Avenue to 89th Street.

Or take Palisades Parkway over the George Washington Bridge into Manhattan. Follow signs for the West Side Highway. Exit at west 96th Street. Turn right at 5th Avenue. Follow 5th Avenue to 89th Street

By Car from Long Island Take I-495 over the Queensboro Bridge to east 59th Street. Turn right at Madison Avenue. Follow Madison north to 89th Street. Turn left at 89th Street. Follow 89th Street to 5th Avenue.

Or take the Queens-Midtown Tunnel to East 34th Street. Turn left/east onto East 34th Street. Turn left/north onto FDR DR Service Road E. Merge onto FDR DR N. Take the East 96 Street exit- EXIT 14. Turn left onto East 96 Street. Turn left onto Fifth Avenue. Follow Fifth Avenue south to 89th Street.

Parking

Parking garages are within walking distance from the museum. Impark Parking located at 40 East 89th Street (between Madison and Park Avenues). Sylvan Parking is located at 60 East 90th Street (between Madison and Park Avenues). Both lots offer a discounted rate to museum visitors. To receive this discount, validate your parking ticket at the Membership Desk.