Free Art for All: the Annual Museum Mile Festival Returns to Fifth Avenue Tomorrow
- The Curious Uptowner
- Jun 9
- 2 min read
The 47th Annual Museum Mile Festival—one of the city's best free cultural events—returns to the streets of East Harlem and the Upper East Side tomorrow, June 10 from 6pm to 9m.
Running up Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 110th Streets, this huge block party features free admission to eight major museums, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Neue Galerie, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Cooper-Hewitt, The Jewish Museum, the Museum of the City of New York, El Museo del Barrio, and The Africa Center.
Each museum will also have its own programming, including live performances and more.
If you're planning to start in East Harlem and work your way south, highlights include:
1280 Fifth Ave at E 110th St
Free admission to the photography exhibition "Yusuf Ahmed - Between Nostalgia & Dreams," in which the Ethiopian-American photographer asks friends with immigrant identities to respond to the question: "What is the object you’ve held onto the longest?" Plus, the debut of the window installation "When the War is Over" by Sarah Elawad and live music by Alsarah and the Nubatones.
1230 Fifth Ave between E 104th and E 105th Sts
Free tours of the exhibitions "Mestre Didi: Spiritual Form" and "Candida Alvarez: Circle, Point, Hoop." Plus: outdoor art-making activities and music by DJ Chiquita Brujita.
1220 Fifth Ave between E 103rd and E 104th Sts
Free entry to the latest exhibitions, including "Urban Stomp: Dreams & Defiance on the Dance Floor" as well as "Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection." Also look for family-friendly activities with museum partner Cool Culture.
Plus, don't miss:
1000 Fifth Ave at E 82nd St
Stop by the Met for free art activities, performances, and the newly opened "P.S. Art: Celebrating the Creative Spirit of New York City Kids." Plus, make sure to catch "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," the Costume Institute's spring exhibition exploring the evolution of dandyism—the way Black men have chosen to express themselves through fashion from the 18th century to the present.
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