New York's Top Art Museums

Metropolitan Museum of Art  - This is considered one of the best art museums in the world. The range of the collection is astounding, covering everything from Assyrian sculpture to post-modern painting. Notable sections of the museum include exhibits on Egyptian art and sculptures and the American Wing. No visit to New York would be complete without a stop here. 

Museum of Modern Art - MOMA is one of the greatest collections of modern art in existence. The recently renovated structure contains an international collection of modern works including Van Gogh's Starry Night and Waterlilies by Monet. 

Frick Collection - The Frick Collection is housed in the mansion of Henry Clay Frick, the nineteenth-century industrialist. The collection is comprised of  Western art from the early Renaissance through the late nineteenth century, including masterpieces by Bellini, El Greco, Rembrandt, Titian, Turner, Vermeer, Whistler 

Guggenheim - The Guggenheim is one of the most recognizable buildings in New York. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the museum houses a fabulous collection of 19th and 20th-century art. Some of the featured artists include Kandinsky, Picasso and Magritte

Whitney Museum of American Art - The Whitney boasts the greatest collection of 20th-century American art in the world.  Popular permanent exhibits include the largest stockpile of Edward Hopper works and the definitive collection of Alexander Calder mobiles, along with works from such diverse artists as Georgia O'Keeffe, Willem de Kooning and Agnes Martin.

Also Take A Closer Look At Smaller Museums in our:
New York's Mini-Museum Guide