O que começou como uma iniciativa de atrair visitantes aos museus e aumentar a atenção e apoio `as artes durante a crise fiscal dos anos 70, acabou se tornando um consórcio de museus que possuem seus endereços na 5a Avenida, entre as Ruas 82 e 105 aqui em NY – o Museum Mile. O primeiro festival com o intuito descrito acima, ocorreu em Junho de 1978 e desde então se tornou um enorme sucesso!

Amanha, dia 11 de junho, ocorre o festival Museum Mile, em que os museus Museum of the City of New York, The Jewish Museum, El Museo del Barrio, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, National Academy Museum & School, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum for African Art e o Neue Galerie New York permitem visitas gratuitas de 6 da tarde `as 9 da noite.  Aproveitem!

Para mais informações: museummilefestival.org

 

MUSEUM MILE FESTIVAL

What began as an initiative to attract visitors to museums and increase the attention and support for the arts during the fiscal crisis of the 1970s, ended up becoming a consortium by the museums located on Fifth Avenue, between 82nd and 105th Streets here in NY – the Museum Mile. The first festival, held in June of 1978, with the purpose described above, became an instant success, and has been celebrated every year ever since.

Tomorrow, June 11th, the Museum Mile Festival will take place, and it will be an evening in which the Museum of the City of New York, The Jewish Museum, El Museo del Barrio, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, National Academy Museum & School, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum for African Art, and the Neue Galerie New York will allow visitors to enter the museums for free, from 6pm-9pm. Enjoy!

For more information, please check: museummilefestival.org

 

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