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The building is closed for renovation until 2019.
On a street with only a smattering of businesses and churches, the Grange, the former home of the first Secretary of the Treasury and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, was a welcome spot to explore. Hamilton planned and constructed the Grange, named after his ancestral home in Scotland, and called … read more
It was Olivia, a Manhattan Sideways team member, who out of the corner of her eye, noticed a simple banner for the Nicolas Roerich Museum located inside a beautiful townhouse. It is nestled far west on 107th Street, on a block that overlooks Riverside Drive. This was an unexpected, yet, thrilling, find.
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There is an entrance to the museum on both 103rd and 104th Streets.
In 1904, the Jewish Museum was founded in the Jewish Theological Seminary’s library, making it the oldest Jewish museum still in existence. It was not until 1944 that the museum moved from its original location to a mansion donated by Frieda Schiff Warburg, widow to philanthropist Felix Warburg, on … read more
The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum first opened in 1897 thanks to three of Peter Cooper’s granddaughters: Amy, Eleanor, and Sarah. Their grandfather was an industrialist who founded The Cooper Union, a renowned art school. The museum was created as part of the Cooper Union and officially became … read more
The National Academy of Fine Arts has a long and prestigious history. It was founded in 1825 with the goal, in Mary Fisher’s words, of “making American Art as important as European Art.” Mary is the School Administrative Director and wears many hats. She informed me that in the very beginning, the Academicians … read more
