Queens Museum of Art

This was a wonderfully emotional experience for me as I attended the 1964 World's Fair as a one-year-old child (at least my parents tell me I did and I've seen photos of me in a stroller at the fair!). The NYC diorama was especially dear to me since I vividly recall riding the tram that circled the original site during a school trip to Flushing Meadows Park when I was about six or seven years old. I particularly remember the airplanes that would appear to land and take off at LaGuardia Airport and was so thrilled that this functioning feature has actually been preserved m in the current diorama. The museum though not extensive, has many souvenirs and other artifacts from the 1964 World's Fair on the second floor as we as a topographical model of the NYC watershed that's also from the original Fair. Admission is free but I put a few dollars in the donation box on the way out. It was well worth all of the nostalgia and warm emotions that this visit evoked in me!

Steve Levy - 3 days ago

The art collection here was pretty cool. The best part however of this museum is the giant NYC map room which is a 3D map of the city in a gigantic room with a walkway above around the edge of the room. You look down and can see familiar landmarks such as Central Park, Bronx Zoo, Prospect Park, Coney Island, and it even has the twin towers there since this 3D map is from the 90s I believe. Very intricately detailed and such a cool experience walking around there. It’s also very cool and admission is free so you are free to enter and have a look around as much as you want. There is free parking around there too, multiple lots. There was one exhibit of weird naked stuff that I don’t understand how they can think of it as art. Not so fun trying to get my 5 year old to stop looking at it!! It’s not even artistic nakedness. It’s like weird adult images. That exhibit wasn’t there last time I visited so I’m assuming it’s temporary but visitors can feel free to not visit that exhibit although it’s a little difficult as it’s in the middle of a huge room that you must walk through to access other exhibits.

Robert Reynolds - 2 months ago

What a fun museum. Free parking & admission. The Panorama is so detailed & a ton of fun for all ages. I spent an hour inside. The lights go from bright to dark to mimic day & night over the city. I highly recommend coming here. It's fun & educational. Cute giftshop too.

zo maq - 1 month ago

The Queen's Museum is located in a beautiful park which is lovely to visit especially during Spring when flowers are blooming. The admission is free which I appreciate, and I also appreciate the land acknowledgment to the indigenous communities. The museum has a significant history as this was where a number of decisions were made by UN members such as partition of Palestine and Israel, the creation of UNICEF and the division of North and South Korea. You can see a miniature version of New York at the Panorama City of NY exhibition which was created in the 90s. It's interesting to see that the World Trade Center is still there, a historical reminder of what the city was. There is also contemporary arts exhibition featuring recent artists as well as Tiffany Lamps. They have a gift shop and a quaint café overlooking the park if you want to have a quiet day people watching after.

Amalina Ariffin - 4 months ago

I went there on Sunday afternoon. The structure of the museum is quite big but it has only few artworks inside. The thing that I really didn’t like was the selection of artists inside. I would recommend to get a stronger curator and think wisely what to show. Some of the shows are not even art . I wouldn’t go back.. but maybe for a first visit can be nice

Marta Galmozzi - 3 months ago

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