| This is
the sixteenth museum of the Smithsonian Institution and it's
located within the historical George Gustav Heye Center, Alexander
Hamilton U.S. Custom House.
It is the first national museum dedicated to the preservation,
study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature,
history, and arts of Native Americans. Its collection of 800,000
works consisting of aesthetic, religious and historical significance
was assembled by George Gustave Heye for which this particular
center is named.
These collections span all major cultures & areas of
the Americas and represent all major cultures & tribes
of the United States and Canada as well as Middle and South
America, plus the Caribbean.
Downtown (Lowest tip of Manhattan)/
1 Bowling Green
Hours:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; Thursdays until 8 p.m. Closed on
December 25. The Museum Shops are open every day from 10 a.m.
to 4:45 p.m.
Admission:
Admission is free, and the building is fully accessible
(212) 514-3700
Nearby is: Financial District, City
Hall, South Street Seaport,
Brooklyn Bridge, World
Trade Center, Battery Park,
Police Museum
Getting there by Subway:
Eastside IRT: 4 and 5 trains to Bowling Green.
Westside IRT: 1 and 9 trains to South Ferry.
BMT: N and R trains to Whitehall Street; M, J and Z trains to
Broad Street. |
