Tuesday June 14th, 6 – 9 pm
One day a year, for the past 38 years, seven of the country’s finest museums-all those that call Fifth Avenue home-collectively open their doors from 6pm-9pm for free to New Yorkers and visitors. It’s a festive mile-long block party and celebration. Museum Mile Festival began as an initiative to spur the development of new museum audiences and increase support for the arts during the fiscal crisis of the 1970’s. The Festival’s reach now goes far beyond New York City. Thousands of tourist from around the country and world make their trip to the Festival a yearly vacation tradition. Some of the museums participating are: The Met, Guggenheim, Cooper Hewitt, Jewish Museum, and the Museum of the City of New York.
More info at http://museummilefestival.org