NYC VENUES STATUS AS OF NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Your favorite museums and gardens are open! However, you can't just show up at your destination and expect to purchase tickets. There are new hours, reduced capacities, safety protocols, and (most importantly) advanced ticketing requirements with timed entries. So plan ahead!
I've tried to list as many NYC favorites as possible, but if you know of one I've missed, please drop me an email at VonnieM@macaronikid.com. Thank you, and stay healthy.
| 9/11 Memorial and Museum OPEN. Visit the museum's website to learn about the new hours, reserve tickets, and review visitor guidelines. |
| American Folk Art Museum OPEN. Please visit their website (https://folkartmuseum.org/news/reopening-visitor-guidelines/) for new hours and visitor guidelines. Tickets must be reserved in advance. |
| American Museum of Natural History OPEN. For changes in operation, ticketing, and health-and-safety measures, visit https://www.amnh.org/plan-your-visit. |
| Asia Society OPEN. Tickets must be reserved in advance, and there are new safety protocol and visitor guidelines: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/plan-your-visit |
| Broadway All Broadway theaters are closed and all performances have been canceled until further notice. You can stream previously recorded shows at Great Performances (must be Thirteen member - which is totally worth every penny!), BroadwayHD (offers a 7-day free trial), OnTheBoardsTV, KnowToGo (streamed theatre for young audiences), PlayPerView, and MarqueeTV (the classics). |
| Bronx Zoo OPEN. Visit the website (https://bronxzoo.com/plan-your-visit/know-before-you-go) to get information about reserving tickets, new health guidelines, and open exhibits. |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden OPEN. Visit the website (https://www.bbg.org/visit ) to get information about reserving tickets and new health guidelines. |
| Brooklyn Children's Museum OPEN. Visit the website to see new hours, reserve your tickets, and to learn about new safety requirements. |
| Brooklyn Museum OPEN. Visit the website to see new hours, reserve your tickets, and to learn about new safety requirements. You can also take a virtual tour of the museum with Google Arts and Culture. |
| Carnegie Hall All events canceled through January 6, 2021. |
| Central Park Zoo OPEN. All visitors must reserve a date-specific ticket in advance: https://centralparkzoo.com/plan-your-visit/know-before-you-go |
| Chelsea Piers Reopening in phases following guidance from the New York State Forward Reopening Guidelines for Sports & Recreation and Summer Camp. Visit the website (https://www.chelseapiers.com/updates/) for specific venue availability, registration, and reservation details. |
| Children's Museum of the Arts Closed until further notice, but you can take a virtual tour with Google Arts and Culture. The museum also offers free resources for at-home arts education on its website, as well as online after-school classes & art camps, art pods, and virtual private lessons. |
| Children's Museum of Manhattan OPEN. Visit the website to reserve your tickets/choose your package and to learn about new safety requirements. You can also visit their online feature: CMOM at Home for engaging interactive activities. |
| Drawing Center OPEN. Visit the center's website to make a free, timed-entry reservation before your visit. |
| Edge Observation Deck at Hudson Yards OPEN. Reserve your tickets in advance and learn about their safety procedures before your visit: https://www.edgenyc.com/en/know-before-you-go |
| Empire State Building OPEN. To reserve your tickets in advance and review visitor guidelines, visit https://www.esbnyc.com/safety. |
| The High Line OPEN. Free, timed entry passes must be reserved online. Review visitor guidelines before your visit: https://www.thehighline.org/visit/ |
| Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum OPEN. Visit the website to purchase your advanced time tickets. Until then, you can take a virtual tour of the museum with Google Arts and Culture. |
| Japan Society Closed until further notice |
| The Jewish Museum OPEN with FREE admission through December 2020. Visit the website to reserve tickets and read about new safety guidelines. You can also take a virtual tour for kids of the museum on its website: https://tours.thejewishmuseum.org/audio-tour/kids-and-families-tour/audio-section/welcome-to-the-kids-tour. |
| Liberty Science Center OPEN. Visit the website (https://lsc.org/liberty-science-center-is-open) to reserve tickets, view the new hours, and learn about safety guidelines. |
| Lincoln Center All performances are currently canceled. To maintain vital connections during the COVID-19 pandemic Lincoln Center has launched a new online initiative called Lincoln Center at Home, which includes Pop-Up Classrooms and Concerts for Kids. |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art OPEN. The Met Fifth Avenue and The Cloisters are open. You must reserve your tickets online before going. Met Breuer is still closed until further notice. Visit The Met 360° Project for an award-winning series of six short videos that invites viewers around the world to virtually visit The Met's art and architecture in a fresh, immersive way. Created using spherical 360° technology, it allows viewers to explore some of the Museum's iconic spaces as never before. |
| MoMath National Museum of Mathematics Closed until further notice |
| Morgan Library & Museum OPEN. To plan your visit, please go to the website to reserve your tickets in advance and review safety protocols: https://www.themorgan.org/visit |
| Morris Jumel Mansion OPEN. Admission procedures, visitor guidelines, and regulations can be found on the mansion's website. |
| Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden Closed until further notice |
| Museum of the City of New York OPEN. Please visit their website before you go for view the new hours, reserve your tickets, and read the new health guidelines. |
| Museum of Illusions OPEN. Reserve your tickets online in advance and review the museum's safety protocols before your visit: https://newyork.museumofillusions.us/covid-19/ |
| Museum of Modern Art OPEN. Tickets must be reserved online and will not be available at the Museum. Tickets are released one week in advance in one-week blocks, every Friday at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Free access to the Museum through September 27 is made possible by UNIQLO, MoMA’s proud partner since 2013. Members do not need to book tickets in advance. An allocation of timed tickets is reserved for members each hour; guest privileges apply. Mondays are reserved exclusively for members and their guests. |
| National Museum of the American Indian Closed until further notice |
| New Museum OPEN. Visit the museum's website to reserve ticket in advance and view new safety guidelines. |
| New Victory Theater Show or no show, New Victory is committed to bringing the performing arts to the widest possible audience, which is why they're excited to introduce you to New Victory Dance and New Victory Arts Break. |
| New York Aquarium OPEN. For more information regarding tickets and new safety guidelines, please go online: https://nyaquarium.com/plan-your-visit/know-before-you-go |
| New York Botanical Garden OPEN. For more information on reserving tickets and new health guidelines, visit https://www.nybg.org/nybg-reopens/. You can also still visit NYBG at Home, their content hub featuring videos, plant guides, virtual events, recipes for kids, and so much more. |
| New York Hall of Science Closed until further notice |
| New-York Historical Society OPEN with a free, outdoor exhibition, Hope Wanted: New York City Under Quarantine, in their rear courtyard. The Museum has also reopened indoors, with safety protocols in place for visitors and staff. The museum also offers History @ Home, an online learning resource for students of all ages. |
| New York Philharmonic Concerts canceled through January 5, 2021. You can access kid-friendly concerts online at YPC Play. |
| New York Public Libraries Grab & Go locations have been extended! Visit the NYPL website to check if this service is available at a library near you. Also see my article loaded with NYPL resources. |
| Noguchi Museum OPEN. Visit (https://www.noguchi.org/museum/visit/) to reserve your tickets and review safety protocols. Free admission on the first Friday of each month. |
| Queens Museum OPEN. Visit the museum's website to reserve your timed ticket in advance and review new safety guidelines. |
| Rubin Museum of Art OPEN. Visit the website to learn more about how to reserve your timed entry tickets and new safety protocols: https://rubinmuseum.org/page/coronavirus-covid-19-closure-updates. |
| Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum OPEN. New measures are in place that focus on your health and safety, so you can focus on your experience. |
| South Street Seaport Museum Closed until further notice |
| SPYSCAPE OPEN. To reserve your tickets in advance and review visitor guidelines, visit https://spyscape.com/. |
| Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling Closed until further notice |
| Top of the Rock OPEN. Timed tickets can be purchased online in advance. Kids 12 and under are FREE through October 12. One free child per paid adult. Box office only. |
| Wave Hill OPEN. For information on reserving tickets and health guidelines, visit https://www.wavehill.org/visit. |
| Whitney Museum of American Art OPEN. Visit the museum website to read about new guidelines in place for the safety and well-being of visitors and staff. As a thank-you to local communities and supporters, admission to the Museum is Pay What You Wish through September 28. All visitors and members must book timed tickets in advance. |
| YMCA Branches Branches started reopening on September 8. West Side YMCA is OPEN. Visit YMCA @ Home for information about live workouts with Y instructors or participate in one of the outdoor classes. |
