Back for its 41st year:
2019 Museum Mile Festival
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Taking place Rain or Shine
Along Fifth Avenue from 82nd Street to 110th Street.
Not only will you get to freely visit some of “New York City’s Finest Cultural Institutions” existing along 5th Avenue but you’ll also get to enjoy some live music and other performances taking place on the streets along the way.
We attended this event in the past and we’d recommend your taking part. Although we weren’t up to the lines for some museums we enjoyed the experience nonetheless.
Participating museums include following:
The Africa Center
1280 5th Ave at 110th St
El Museo del Barrio
1230 5th Ave at 104th St
Museum of the City of New York
1220 5th Ave at 103rd St
The Jewish Museum
1109 5th Ave at 92nd St
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st St between 5th and Madison Aves
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Ave at 89th St
Neue Galerie New York
1048 5th Ave at 86th St
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave at 82nd St
Here are some featured youtube videos featuring this festival from past years:
NYC’s Fifth Avenue Closes for Museum Mile Festival
Published by Fox5NY
NYC for free: Museum mile festival
Published by LQ On The Move
People’s Champs Perform at Guggenheim during Museum Mile Festival
Published by Guggenheim Museum
