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The Asia Society One free admission with purchase of admission of equal or greater value. The Asia Society is America's leading institution dedicated to fostering understanding of Asia and communication between Americans and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific.
The Barnum Museum 820 Main Street Bridgeport, CT 06604 203-331-1104 www.barnum-museum.org 2 for 1 admission. See artifacts of the Greatest Showman on Earth, P.T. Barnum: tiny General Tom Thumb and his magnificent miniature equipage, the astonishingly horrific Fejee Mermaid, the 2,500 year-old Egyptian mummy, and a magnificent miniature circus!
Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11238 718-638-5000 www.brooklynmuseum.org 2 for 1 general admission. Not valid for ticketed events and exhibitions. The Brooklyn Museum is one of the largest and most comprehensive art museums in the country. The Museum's collection includes more than a million objects - from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary painting and sculpture - representing almost every culture and corner of the world.
Bruce Museum One Museum Drive Greenwich, CT 06830 203-869-0376 www.brucemuseum.org $2.00 off admission. Presenting changing exhibits of arts and science for all ages.
Children's Galleries for Jewish Culture 515 West 20th Street, Ste. 4E New York, NY 10011 212-924-4500 www.jcllcm.com 2 for 1 admission. Visit over 80 interactive stations in two exhibitions for children ages 6-12. Packing belongings, shopping for groceries, designing a neighborhood are only a few of the activities in "From Home to Home: Jewish Immigration to America." In "From Tent to Temple: Life in the Ancient Near East," hunt for food, grind wheat, weave cloth and more! Activities are offered in the art room at any time during the visit.
Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) The Tisch Building 212 West 83rd Street New York, NY 10024 212-721-1223 www.CMOM.org $1.00 off admission (cardholder and family). 10% discount off merchandise purchased in the CMOM Museum Store. Discover five floors bursting with unique exhibits and daily interactive programs for family fun together! Hours: Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 am - 5 pm.
Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street Essex, CT 06426 860-767-8269 www.ctrivermuseum.org One complimentary admission (value up to $6.00) with the purchase of a second admission of equal or greater value. Limit one per Contributor Card per visit. The museum presents exhibits celebrating the rich cultural heritage and natural resources of the River Valley. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
Cradle of Aviation Museum Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Garden City, NY 11530 516-572-4111 www.cradleofaviation.org
2 for 1 admission to the museum. Limit one per Contributor Card per visit. Two former Mitchel Field hangars are now home to more than 75 magnificent flying machines spanning Long Island's aviation heritage. Leroy and Rose Grumman IMAX Dome Theater is the only IMAX theater on Long Island, with the largest projection screen in New York State. Four IMAX films alternate hourly.
El Museo del Barrio 1230 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10029 212-660-7100 www.elmuseo.org 2 for 1 admission for members and one guest with Member Card. 10% discount for members at the Museum Shop. Eligible for an individual museum membership at a $10 discount and receive invitations and member discount to all museum events. Heralded by the New York Times as "an institution in its ascendancy," El Museo del Barrio was founded in 1969 by a group of Puerto Rican educators, artists, parents and community activists in East Harlem's Spanish-speaking El Barrio. Since then, El Museo del Barrio has evolved into New York's leading Latino cultural institution, having expanded its mission to represent the diversity of art and culture in all of the Caribbean and Latin America. As the only museum in New York City that specializes in representing these cultures, El Museo del Barrio continues to have a significant impact on the cultural life of New York City and is now a major stop on Manhattan's Museum Mile on Fifth Avenue. El Museo del Barrio thrives on the sustained excellence of its collections, exhibitions and public programming.
Electric City Trolley Museum 300 Cliff Street Scranton, PA 18503 www.ectma.org 2 for 1 admission with Contributor Card for parties of 4 or less (cards will not be honored for groups). 10% discount on gift shop purchases totaling $25.00 or more. Re-live the time of the trolleys as you visit a restored late-19th-century mill, interactive displays and exhibits with ride on a guided 1926 Brill trolley up to Roaring Brook.
Garvies Point Museum and Preserve 50 Barry Drive Glen Cove, NY 11542 516-571-8010 www.co.nassau.ny.us/Parks.html www.garviespointmuseum.com One free child's admission with one paid adult. The museum features educational programs and exhibits relating to local geology, archeology and outdoor environmental themes.
The Heckscher Museum of Art 2 Prime Avenue Huntington, NY 11743 631-351-3250 www.heckscher.org 2 for 1 admission to the museum. Recognized by the New York Times as "one of the primary small museums in the country." The permanent collection features fine arts from the 16th to 21st century, with an ever-changing schedule of exciting traveling exhibitions.
Hicksville Gregory Museum Heitz Place Hicksville, NY 11801 516-822-7505 www.gregorymuseum.org One free admission with one paid adult admission. 10% discount in the museum gift shop. Free audio tour for WLIW donor and one guest. The Hicksville Gregory Museum is Long Island's Earth Science Center. Within the walls of the Heitz Place Courthouse built in 1895 are many displays of fossils, minerals, butterflies and seashells. The old courthouse jail houses historical displays and one of the few remaining Pauly Company jail cells in Nassau County. The museum also has educational programs which range from kindergarten through high school and Girl and Boy Scout merit badge programs. An educational program guide is available from the museum. Hours are Tuesday - Friday, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm; weekends 1-5 pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays.
The Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages 1200 Route 25A Stony Brook, NY 11790 631-751-0066 www.longislandmuseum.org $1.00 off regular adult admission. The Long Island Museum features art, carriage and history museums on nine park-like acres in the historic village of Stony Brook, New York.
Madame Tussauds New York 234 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 Between 7th and 8th Avenues 212-512-9600 www.nycwax.com Present your WLIW21 Contributor Card and receive $8 off the adult or child ticket. Cannot be combined with any other offer or advanced ticket purchases. Offer expires 12/31/07. Imagine thisMix music with USHER, audition for SIMON COWELL, sink a putt with TIGER and scream your lungs out in the CHAMBER OF HORRORS with FREDDY, JASON and LEATHERFACE! And then fly like SUPERMAN and sail with CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW! Madame Tussauds takes you beyond your wildest dreams and makes YOU the star of the show! Sing, dance and mingle with over 200 wax celebrities in 85,000 square feet of interactive entertainment located in the heart of Times Square.
Montclair Art Museum 3 South Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 973-746-5555 www.montclair-art.com Free museum admission with Membership Card. The Montclair Art Museum focuses its collection and exhibitions on American and Native American art and the relationships between them. Works range from the 18th century to the present. Native American objects include distinguished examples of baskets, textiles and jewelry. The museum offers art classes for children and adults, as well as diverse educational and public programs.
Morris Museum 6 Normandy Heights Road Morristown, NJ 07960 973-971-3700 www.morrismuseum.org 2 for 1 admission, $3.00 off general public ticket price to the Bickford Theatre, 10% off gift shop purchases over $10.00. Explore and celebrate the arts, sciences, and humanities through exhibitions, educational programs, performing arts and special events. Open Tuesday - Sunday.
Museum for African Art 36-01 43rd Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101 718-784-7700 www.africanart.org Half price admission for member and one guest. The Museum for African Art is the only independent museum in the United States dedicated to African art and culture. The museum celebrates the majesty and wonder of the rich, varied and diverse cultures of the African continent through a wide variety of exhibitions and public programming.
The Museum of Jewish Heritage A Living Memorial to the Holocaust 36 Battery Place Battery Park City New York, NY 10280 646-437-4200 www.mjhnyc.org $2.00 off admission. 15% off museum shop purchases of $25 or more. Not to be combined with outside offers. Artifacts, photographs and films illustrate 20th-century Jewish history in a core exhibition that demonstrates the unique yet universal experience of tradition, memory and renewal after catastrophe.
Museum of the Moving Image 35 Avenue at 36th Street Astoria, NY 11106 718-784-0077 www.movingimage.us 25% off adult admission to the museum. 10% off museum shop purchase. The only museum in the U.S. devoted to the art, history and technology of motion pictures, television, and digital media.
Nassau County Museum of Art 1 Museum Drive Roslyn Harbor, NY 11576 516-484-9338 www.nassaumuseum.com 2 for 1 general admission with Contributor Card. 10% discount in Museum Gift Shop. Not valid for gate admission to special events. Historic Frick Mansion houses fine arts museum on 145 acre site, features four world-class exhibits annually and includes the T. Ridder Miniatures Museum, formal gardens and one of the Northeast's largest outdoor sculpture parks.
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial and Vietnam Era Educational Center P.O. Box 648 Holmdel, NJ 07733 732-335-0033 www.njvvmf.org Free admission for up to four people. 10% off gift shop purchases over $5. Timeline, oral history theater and resource center help visitors understand the events that took place at home and abroad during this tumultuous time in history.
Northport Historical Society and Museum 215 Main Street P.O. Box 545 Northport, NY 11768 631-757-9859 www.northporthistorical.org 10% discount on annual membership. The society produces exhibits on topics of local interest in conjunction with the permanent exhibit - an overview of the community's development from habitation by the Matinecock Indians to the present. Exhibits showcase its rich maritime, architectural, and cultural heritage, offering an historical perspective and appreciation of Northport's legacy. School groups and organizations may tour the museum by appointment.
The Paley Center for Media 25 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 212-621-6800 www.paleycenter.org 2 for 1 admission. 10% discount in Paley Center gift shop. Excludes seminars and special events. The Paley Center for Media has an international collection of more than 140,000 programs covering almost 100 years of television and radio history.
The Parrish Art Museum 25 Job's Lane Southampton, NY 11968 631-283-2118 www.parrishart.org 2 for 1 admission. Focusing on the rich history of art and artists of Long Island's East End, The Parrish Art Museum features temporary exhibitions by renowned and emerging artists. The museum's permanent collection includes 19th, 20th, and 21st century American art, with major holdings of William Merritt Chase and Fairfield Porter. In addition, visitors can enjoy a range of dynamic programs including films, lectures, tours, classes and a range of family programs.
Phelps Tavern Museum 800 Hopmeadow Street Simsbury, CT 06070 860-658-2500 www.simsburyhistory.org 2 for 1 admission. A two-plus acre museum complex with research archives, period gardens, and "The Entertainment of Strangers," exploring early New England tavern life.
Queens Museum of Art NYC Building (at the Unisphere) Flushing Meadows Corona Park Queens, NY 11368 718-592-9700 www.QueensMuseum.org Free admission. Featuring exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, the Panorama of the City of New York and a full schedule of performances, lectures, films and family programs.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street New York, NY 10128 212-423-3500 www.guggenheim.org $2.00 off admission. Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece of modern architecture is home to the world-renowned Guggenheim collection of modern and contemporary art, plus important special exhibitions.
South Street Seaport Museum 12 Fulton Street New York NY 10038 212-748-8600 www.southstseaport.org Two for one general admission to the South Street Seaport Museum (not valid for ticketed events). 10% discount at Bowne & Co. Stationers. $10 off a South Street Seaport Museum Family Membership. South Street Seaport Museum was founded in 1967 to interpret the history of New York as a world port, highlighting the South Street area and the tremendous contribution of maritime enterprise to the economic, social and cultural heritage of the city, the state and the nation. It is a part of the South Street Historic District, the third largest attraction in New York City, and visited by 12 million people annually.
Southampton Historical Museum 17 Meeting Lane Southampton, NY 11968 631-283-2494 $1.00 off adult admission. Whaling captain's historic home with changing exhibitions, plus other area historic sites.
Staten Island Children's Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace Staten Island, NY 10301 718-273-2060 $1.00 off admission with Contributor Card for member and one guest. An interactive museum situated in the Snug Harbor Cultural Center.
Staten Island Museum 75 Stuyvesant Place Staten Island, NY 10101 718-727-1135 www.statenislandmuseum.org 2 for 1 admission with Contributor Card. 10% discount in museum store. General interest museum founded in 1881. Just two blocks from the Staten Island Ferry terminal.
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve Washington Avenue Seaford, NY 11783 516-671-7443 www.co.nassau.ny.us/Parks.html One free child's admission with one paid adult admission. 80-acre nature preserve, natural science exhibits, and educational programs involving the delicate balance of living things.
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum 211 Main Street Wethersfield, CT 06109 860-529-0612 www.webb-deane-stevens.org 2 for 1 admission.
The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum offers tours of three 18th-century houses that explore history from
George Washington's visit in 1781 to the Colonial Revival. Open year-round: May through October, 10 am
- 4 pm (closed Tuesday); November through April, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm.
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