New York - Museum Mile

The Frick Collection was the art collection of Henry Clay Frick, on display in his mansion, built in 1913-4. Included are old master paintings, French furniture, Limoges enamels and Oriental rugs. Turner, Constable, More and Vermeer are some of the notable artists whose works are on display.

The Goethe Institut New York is a part of the Goethe Institut, an organization which promotes the German language and culture throughout the world. The New York location is one of 126 institutes in over 70 countries. The Institut offers courses and seminars for teachers of the German language. The Institut also coordinates cultural exchange programs. The Institut houses a library with a great deal of material mostly related to Germany.

The Jewish Museum was established on January 20, 1904 when Judge Mayer Sulzberger donated 26 ceremonial art objects to The Jewish Theological Seminary of America to start the museum collection. The Jewish Museum has exhibits that explore 4,000 years of Jewish culture and history through art, archaeology, ceremonial objects, video, and interactive media. Newer exhibits feature archaeological treasures representing Jewish life in Israel and the Mediterranean region.

The Museo Del Barrio is North America's only Latin American art museum. Founded in 1969, the museum specializes in Puerto Rican culture, featuring paintings, folk art, historical artifacts, carvings of the saints and a pre-Columbian collection from the Caribbean.

The Museum of the City of New York was founded in 1923. It is housed in a handsome Georgian Colonial building and contains period rooms from actual homes such as John Rockefeller's bedroom. The second floor has a collection of silver objects while the Alexander Hamilton Gallery contains his furniture and paintings.

The National Academy Museum (formerly the National Academy of Design) houses more than 5,000 paintings, drawings and sculptures by Winslow Homer, Frank Lloyd Wright others belonging to the collection of The National Academy of Design. The museum is located in a lavish house donated by arts philanthropist, Archer Huntington, and has patterned marble floors and decorative plaster ceilings.