Museums throughout New York City Just reopening exist Coronavirus pandemic When Jane August launched a direct plan: She would travel At every museum in the city, a short video log of each museum is produced. She thinks it will take up to three years.
However, since 2021, 136 museums have been recorded on the record, and by her own estimates, she still has about 64 museums. With the opening of the new museum, some of the old museums have changed so much that they deserve a reexamination, and the 26-year-old now says she actually completed the project before she was 30.
“At first, I started this project for myself to leave my home safely and experience the culture again in the city,” August grew up in Arizona and lived in New York for nine years. She said she was not a large museum before starting the project, with only seven or about seven at the time.
But when she started, the plan developed rapidly.
“I decided Tiktok August said: “It would be a cool way to record so that my friends can keep up with my journey and maybe discover something new.
Museum size, Manhattan and beyond
Visiting the museum has created new appreciation for New York City, and the broad breadth of what it offers, especially those willing to explore. Smaller museums And people from the borough outside Manhattan.
Yes, she has a favorite.
“I love the poster house. It’s the first poster museum in the country, with great shows, free on Fridays,” she said. To a large extent, the nameless museum Located on 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue, it includes graphic design and advertising posters, from art nouveau propaganda to political propaganda.
Others on her favorite list include Property Museum At the Museum of Dynamic Images in Lower Manhattan and Queens, three more Brooklyn Museums: Brooklyn Selt Museum, New York Sign Museum and Red Hook Pinball Museum. She’s right, too Paley Media NYC Center in Midtown Manhattan.
“They have archives of every TV show you might think of. It’s amazing,” she said of the Pelley Center.
Staten Island products are worth the ferry
As for the smallest borough in the city, the ferry takes a bus to Staten Island (Free, enjoy statue of Liberty She said, along the way) worth a visit.
The Borough has the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, as well as Alice Austen House, a Victorian Gothic home that is important to LGBTQ+ history. It is home to one of the earliest and most prolific female photographers in the country, known for documenting the city’s immigrant communities.
“You wouldn’t imagine Staten Island being one of the most gay museums in New York dedicated to a queer photographer, but it does,” August said.
Staten Island is also home to the Jacques Marchais Tibetan Art Museum and the Garden of Chinese Scholars, which claims to be one of only two authentic classical outdoor Chinese gardens in the United States.
“It’s so peaceful and quiet, I love riding the ferry,” August said.
Take advantage of the days of freedom and slow time
She said while museums may be expensive, she makes the most of the museum pass at her local libraries, and many have free days or time.
And, because her “day job” tends to be evenings – she works in ticketing and production at different venues and can also work on weekdays – she is able to visit museums in the middle of the weekdays, when they tend to be less crowded.
August recently became a New York City tour guide, which she said gave her a new appreciation for the city and its visitors.
She also saw trends such as the rise of museum programming for young audiences and the trend of exhibitions arranged in chronological order, which she said made the reward visit less tempting.
“Many of us are eager for a third space,” she said, referring to a place where family and people can relax or socialize. “For many of us, we are eager to come back again, especially when we are free.”
Although large museums and other metropolitan museums and Museum of Modern Art August said New York has hardly faced A level as crowded as European cities Like Paris.
During peak hours and seasons, like summer, it’s nice to know there are many smaller museums to visit.
See the whole city
“I think this is especially important for little-known museums that often get news or social media features,” she said. “There are some small museums that come to the conference and hit big appearances after posting videos, so it’s exciting to be able to play a small role in this success.”
As for her motivation to continue the project, she said: “It boils down to people. I can connect with charming and enthusiastic people who are making these museums and I can connect with enthusiasts who want to find fun with the weekend.”
For anyone interested in providing something similar to herself, she says it takes a lot of stamina.
“Be prepared to go to a corner of the city you’ve never considered — I’m talking about the Bronx and the edge of the Central State Island,” she said. “But if you’re facing a challenge, you might get to know not only the museum and its content, but also the communities they serve.”
