National Museum of the American Indian - NYC, NY - History Museums on Waymarking.com

The National Museum of the American Indian in New York City is one of three Smithsonian branches ...the others being in Washington DC and Suitland, Maryland.
The New York Museum is located in a former Customs House which is now known as the George Gustav Heye Center. Wikipedia has a webpage for the 3 branches of the Museum at (visit link) and it's page for the New York Museum (visit link) informs us:

"The museum is part of the Smithsonian Institution. The Center features contemporary and historical exhibits of art and artifacts by and about Native Americans.

History

The center is named for George Gustav Heye, who began collecting Native American artifacts in 1903 and opened the Museum of the American Indian on Audubon Terrace in upper Manhattan in 1922. That museum closed in 1994 and part of the collection is now housed at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House on Bowling Green in Lower Manhattan. The Beaux Arts-style building, designed by architect Cass Gilbert, was completed in 1907. It is a designated National Historic Landmark and a New York City landmark. The center’s exhibition and public access areas total about 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2). The Heye Center offers a range of exhibitions, film and video screenings, school group programs and living culture presentations throughout the year.

Galleries

The permanent collection of the Heye Center is called Infinity of Nations, and is designed to show the scope of the Smithsonian's collection. Organized by geographic regions, the exhibit displays over 700 items and crosses the line from ethnology to art. Multimedia interactions include audio and video, and feature commentary by historians on specific objects. The rotunda is frequently used as a performance space, and features murals reflecting the history of the building, done by Reginald Marsh. Other galleries include the Photography Gallery, Special Exhibit Galleries, Contemporary Galleries, the Haudenosaunee Discovery Room, the Resource Center Reference Library, a small theater (which screens daily films), and the museum store. The ground floor of the building houses the Diker Pavilion for Native Arts and Culture and the Education Center (referred to as the Tipi Room)."

ADMISSION IS FREE!

Theme: History of the American Indian Street Address: 1 Bowling Green NYC, NY USA Food Court: no Gift Shop: no Hours of Operation: 10am to 5pm daily, Thursdays to 8pm Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Museum Size: Medium Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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