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Italian American Museum

SkipLittle Italy, Manhattan

What it is

Small museum with permanent & rotating exhibits documenting Italian American history & heritage.

Pair it with

Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.

  1. 1Museum of Chinese in America0.1 mi · Free

    Solid permanent exhibit on Chinese immigration to America.

  2. 2Museum of Street Art0.2 mi · Free

    Take the elevator to the 20th floor of a hotel and walk down 20 flights; the stairwell is the museum.

  3. 3Museum at Eldridge St0.3 mi · Free

    European-style 1800s synagogue in NYC, who knew.

  4. 4Drawing Center0.4 mi · Free

    Large collection of drawings, all modern.

  5. 5American Numismatic Society (ANS)0.6 mi · $50

    Never saw the gallery; talked to a curator for 90 minutes about Roman Republic coinage.

  6. 6Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation0.7 mi · $15

    Massive collection of Chaim Gross sculptures plus his collection of art from well-known artists.

Also on the block, if you have time

Camera Club of NY (0.1 mi, free), Banksy Museum in NYC (0.2 mi), Artists Space (0.3 mi, free), Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation (0.3 mi, free), Mmuseumm (0.3 mi, free).

Skip Tenement Museum (0.4 mi), even if you’re passing: “Historic-house museum on steroids.”