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Located with Flushing Meadow is the Queens Museum of Art.
A museum covering Contemporary and other forms of art from
the 20th Century. This is a treat to visit should you be within
the park. Recently I got to experience its multilevel facility
along with its presentation of found artifacts of the building
of Flushing Meadow itself.
Also within are many somewhat interactive experiences as
well as "The Panorama of New York City." Its the
world's largest architectural model, containing 895,000 individual
structures. It was built at the request of Robert Moses (circa
1964-1965), whom in this site's webmaster's personal opinion
was one of the greatest artists in envisioning what this great
city could be from what it once was. He was once our Parks
Commissioner.
The Panorama of New York City is really something else! Should
you be a tourist or a native you really need to see it. It
captures virtually every corner, every building, every site
of this city. Also, the lighting changes to show the scenery
in a night time sort-of-perspective. City Lights come alive
as the room's lights dim.
Also note that this structure isn't small at all...'it's
rather large. The model is about 9,335 square feet in size.
Pretty big don't you think?
To get there by Subway: 7 train line to
Willets Point/Shea Stadium (there's a bit of walking involved...but
it's mostly level land)
Admission:
$5 Suggested Admission for adults,
$2.50 for Seniors and Children
over 5 years of age (meaning, if you can't afford it then
pay what you can)
718-592-9700
Hours:
Wednesday - Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday - Sunday: 12:00 - 5:00 pm
The Queens Museum of Art
is officially closed in observance of the following holidays:
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Memorial
Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving
Day, Christmas Day.
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