museums+attractions
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5 1 “Drones: Is the Sky the Limit?” showcases pilotless aircraft, including this drone anti-submarine helicopter. | Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, p. 59 2 “Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance Masterpieces Restored,” opening Oct. 24, represents the first time these works have left Italy. | The Frick Collection, p. 59 3 Dale Chihuly’s hand-blown glass sculptures complement and enliven this Bronx venue thru Oct. 29. | New York Botanical Garden, p. 61 4 “War and Pieced” is the first exhibition in the U.S. that highlights quilts made by men using pieces of military uniforms. | American Folk Art Museum, this page 5 Adrián Villar Rojas’ dramatic installation, “The Theater of Disappearance,” disappears from this rooftop after Oct. 29. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, p. 59
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MUSEUMS American Folk Art Museum C0L5482 Lincoln Sq., Columbus Ave., at W. 66th St., 212.595.9533. folkartmuseum.org. The museum focuses on works created by self-taught (as opposed to formally trained) artists working in a variety of mediums and dating from the 18th century to today. Tu-Th, Sa 11:30 am-7 pm, F noon-7:30 pm, Su noon-6 pm. Free. I11 American Museum of Natural History C0L365Central Park West, at W. 79th St., 212.769.5100. amnh.org. Guests explore halls filled with full-scale dinosaur skeletons, fossils, dioramas,
artifacts, gems and minerals, meteorites and more. The Hayden Planetarium’s immersive space show is here, too. Daily 10 am-5:45 pm. General admission: $23 adults, $18 seniors (60+)/students (with ID), $13 ages 2-12. I10
Brooklyn Museum C0L5948200 Eastern Pkwy., at Washington Ave., Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, 718.638.5000. brooklynmuseum.org. Ancient Egyptian artifacts, photography and European, Asian and American art are housed in a grand Beaux Arts building. W 11 am-6 pm, Th 11 am-10 pm, F-Su 11 am-6 pm. Suggested admission: $16 adults, $10 seniors (62+)/ students, age 19 and under free.
PHOTOS: A GYRODYNE QH-50 DASH (DRONE ANTI-SUBMARINE HELICOPTER) ON DISPLAY AT THE INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM, SVETLANA JOVANOVIC; PAOLO VERONESE, “SAINT PETER VISITING SAINT AGATHA IN PRISON,” DIOCESI PATRIARCATO DI VENEZIA; DALE CHIHULY, “SOL DEL CITRÓN,” ©THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN; JEWETT W. CURTIS (1847–1927), “SOLDIER’S MOSAIC QUILT,” COURTESY INTERNATIONAL QUILT STUDY CENTER & MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA–LINCOLN; INSTALLATION VIEW OF THE ROOF GARDEN COMMISSION: ADRIÁN VILLAR ROJAS, “THE THEATER OF DISAPPEARANCE,” THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 2017, COURTESY THE ARTIST, MARIAN GOODMAN GALLERY AND KURIMANZUTTO, MEXICO CITY
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