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MUSEUMS
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The 29-room house was
the home, from 1805-27, of
Rufus King, a signer of the
U.S. Constitution, one of New
York’s first two senators and
America’s first ambassador
to the United Kingdom. It is
among the oldest historic
house museums in the
country. A brief introductory
video and a guided tour
of the early 19th-century
period rooms are offered
along with information
about King and his family,
the early history of Jamaica
and daily life during the
early 19th century. Special
programs and activities for
both children and adults
are available. Hours:
Monday - Friday Noon-2 p.m.,
Saturday - Sunday 1-5 p.m.
Tours February-December.
Admission: suggested adults
$5, seniors and students $3,
children 6 and under and
members free.
Voelker Orth Museum
149-19 38th Ave., Flushing,
11354
718-359-6227
vomuseum.org
This museum is in a
renovated Victorian house
and offers Victorian tea
parties and workshops.
There is also a Victorian
garden which houses a bird
sanctuary. Hours: Tuesday,
Saturday and Sunday 1-4
p.m. Admission: Suggested
admission $2.
WESTERN QUEENS
Greater Astoria Historical
Society
Quinn Building, 35-20
Broadway, 4th Floor, Long
Island City, 11106
718-278-0700
astorialic.org
Dedicated to preserving
our past and using it to
promote our community’s
future. The society hosts
field trips, walking tours,
slide presentations and
guest lectures to schools and
the public. Hours: Monday
and Wednesday 12-5 p.m.,
Saturday Noon-5 p.m.
LaGuardia and Wagner
Archives
31-10 Thomson Ave., Room
E238, Long Island City, 11101
718-482-5065
laguardiawagnerarchive.
lagcc.cuny.edu
Features a variety of exhibits
on the history of New York
City with a major emphasis
on its mayors. Visitors may
use the archives for free by
making an appointment with
the archivist. Hours: Monday
- Friday 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Louis Armstrong House
and Archives
34-56 107th St., Corona, 11368
718-478-8274
louisarmstronghouse.org
Opened in 1998, this
former home of jazz great
Louis Armstrong has been
converted into a museum
and educational center.
Entertaining and informative
slide/tape presentations
are based on treasures
from the archives. View
photographs, scrapbooks
and manuscripts and listen
to some of Armstrong’s
recordings. Hours: Tuesday
- Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Saturday - Sunday Noon-5
p.m. Admission: adults $12;
seniors, students, children
$8, group rate $7.
Museum of the Moving
Image
36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, 11106
718-777-6800
movingimage.us
The only museum in the
United States entirely
devoted to the arts,
history and technology of
film, television and video.
Offers exhibits, screenings,
collections and interpretive
programs. Hours: Wednesday
- Thursday 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Friday 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.,
Saturday - Sunday 10:30 a.m.-
6 p.m. Admission: adults $15,
children 3-12 $9, students
and seniors $11. Museum
members and children under
5 are admitted free. Free
admission on Friday from
4-8 p.m.
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave., Long
Island City, 11101
718-784-2084
ps1.org
The center, which merged
with Manhattan’s Museum
of Modern Art in 1999,
features more than 80,000
square feet of exhibit
space, making it the largest
contemporary art center
in the world. Hours: Open
Thursday - Monday Noon-6
p.m. Admission: adults $10,
seniors and students $5,
children under 16 Free
The Noguchi Museum
9-01 33rd Road, Long Island
City
718-204-7088
noguchi.org
Isamu Noguchi’s work is
on display in a garden
setting. Museum also
offers education and
public programs. Hours:
Wednesday - Friday 10 a.m.-5
p.m., Saturday - Sunday
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Admission:
adults $10, seniors and
students $5. First Friday of
each month is free.
Socrates Sculpture Park
Broadway at Vernon
Boulevard, Long Island City
718-956-1819
www.socratessculpturepark.
org
The Socrates Sculpture Park
is a remodeled outdoor
museum where artists from
around the world exhibit
contemporary sculptures.
The park is handicappedaccessible.
Open daily yearround
from 10 a.m. to sunset.
Admission: Free
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