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National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts
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1083 Fifth Ave,
New York, NY 10128
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Hours
Wed-Thu, noon-5pm; Fri-Sun, 11am-6pm; Mon-Tue, closed
Prices
$10, $5 for students and seniors; free for members and children under 12
Upcoming Events
| Thru 9/07 Wed-Sun | The 183rd Annual Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art |
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Formerly known as the National Academy of Design, this modest museum is overshadowed by its Upper East Side neighbors and falls a tad short in comparison to its Museum Mile competition. The academy showcases 19th- and 20th-century American art, but the collection isn't as breathtaking as the 20th-century works featured at the Whitney, and although it's located in a mansion that was the home of Archer Milton Huntington and his sculptor wife, Anna Hyatt Huntington, the building isn't as large or impressive as the Frick. And it can't measure up to the Cooper-Hewitt one block up or the Guggenheim one block down. The upside is that the academy offers a quiet refuge for visitors who want to avoid the long lines and crowds of the aforementioned institutions. And then there's the prestige of the art: Members of the National Academy Museum (who are elected by their peers), each contribute a representative piece to the collection, so the academy has amassed works from notables such as Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Frank Lloyd Wright and Jasper Johns. There are also pieces from the almost-famous, such as A. Stirling Calder, father of Alexander, and Newell Convers Wyeth, father of Andrew. Selections from the permanent collection rotate every few months, with both historical and contemporary pieces on view. In any given cycle, a classic by an original academician might stand next to a fresh work by a new member. On the top floor, temporary exhibits gather paintings, prints, architecture designs, or sculptures that are grouped around a particular theme.
ToursDocent-led group tours are available Wed.—Sun., $5 per person, plus a $25 tour fee for groups up to 15
Weddings
The Academy houses one of the country’s largest collections of nineteenth-through-twentieth-century American art, and it’s also a fantastic wedding venue: Located in a gorgeously detailed Beaux Arts townhouse with a statue-flanked spiral staircase at its center, the onetime private residence can accommodate up to 240 for cocktails or 140 for a seated dinner.
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