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Why are art museums closed on Mondays?

What should I do on my Mondays off in NYC?

  • I have a new work schedule (Tuesday-Saturday) which, after taking care of chores on Sunday, leaves me with Monday off. I also have discounted access to most of the cultural institutions of NYC. I'd like to use my Mondays well. Please suggest things to do on Mondays in NYC. Many museums and other cultural institutions are closed on Mondays, so a bunch of the obvious things are eliminated (including the Transit Museum, boo). Tell me what you'd do if you had a Monday off, limited spending money and an unlimited metrocard. I live in the Bronx/Yonkers, so I'm aware that Brooklyn is very nice and all, but I will be more excited about visiting things that are less than an hour away by subway. That said, do feel free to suggest something absolutely spectacular in Brooklyn/Queens/Staten Island, because some stuff really is worth the subway ride. I've lived here for five years more or less but haven't done most of the tourist things, so if there's a tourist thing that's kind of awesome, I'd like to know that as well.

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    Also in http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/press-room/news/2012/holiday-mondays-may-2012 the Met and the Cloisters will be open for a holiday Monday on Memorial Day. The http://www.moma.org/visit/plan/index#hours is open every day. The DIA http://www.diaart.org/programs/main/19 series is often held on Mondays (tonight!) http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/Visit is open on Mondays (closed on Wednesdays.) The 92 Street Y holds interesting cultural events on Mondays (tonight Robert Alter on translating the Bible, Monday July 22, http://www.92y.org/tickets/production.aspx?pid=93605.)

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ThePinkSuperhero

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1380 just opened on Sunday. I was there this Monday morning and the members line was very short (members viewing is from 9:30-10:30am daily); the regular line looked pretty long.

kathryn

City Island is a classic Bronx field trip.

zvs

Starting in July, the Met will be open on Mondays. So I'd definitely do that. The Statue of Liberty re-opens July 4th, so I'd do that, too.

ThePinkSuperhero

Why not alternate chores between Sunday and Monday to open up all those museums?

Grither

Monday rationale: I was hoping to take advantage of the relative quiet of the weekday. Also, my husband's work schedule is traditional so we spend Sunday together doing things including lawn/garden stuff for his mother outside of the city. I was looking for things to do on my own on Monday.

sciencegeek

ThePinkSuperhero is brilliant as usual. http://www.nps.gov/gegr/planyourvisit/hours.htm! While you're up there, visit the http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/riversidepark/monuments/482.

Jahaza

The Guggenheim is open Sundays and Mondays. So is Tibet House. I'd also free up a Sunday to see Paul McCarthy's forest at the Park Ave Armory.

xo

The http://www.mcny.org/ is open Mondays and it has a suggested admission fee. The http://www.rmanyc.org/ is also open, but has a fixed admission.

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