Yann Ranchere: Probably of the most interesting exhibition at MoMA right now : take time to watch the video on Matisse creative process at the end of the gallery: amazing!
Ross M: Be sure to check out their latest exhibits, but make time for the galleries (Miro, Picasso, etc.) for a great day. If you want good museum lunch food, eat @ Terrace 5. Also, pre-order tickets online.
Sara E.: Admission is free during Target Free Friday Nights, every Friday evening from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Target Free Friday Night ticket permits you to all other Museum galleries, exhibitions, and films.
3. Japan Society
9.3
333 E 47th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Museum · Turtle Bay · 48 tips and reviews
Razorfish: Learn japanese, view the gallery, and experience some of the culture of Japan.
Teachers College Student Affairs: Visit the gallery exhibitions on your own, or enjoy docent-led walk-in tours in the gallery conducted Tues.-Sun. at 12:30 PM. Japanese Language tours are conducted Friday nights at 6 PM.
arthur p: Great art gallery with some digital Japanese art.
5. Christie's
8.7
20 Rockefeller Plaza (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Auction House · Rockefeller Center · 24 tips and reviews
Sumeet Shah: Check out the gallery inside. Free admission for everyone!
Čarbara Berneková: The best art gallery! There is a free entrance. Also you may to visit art auctions which are actually public and free.
Ali Briggs: Evening auctions which require tickets don't usually have enough space to accommodate non bidders, but if you show up they may be able to fit you in an auxiliary room with a live feed of the auction!
10. Pace Gallery
8.4
32 East 57th Street New York (Madison), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Midtown East · 7 tips and reviews
Martina Caruso: Iconic photography gallery of midtown. In front of Fuller Building were another master photography space is located, Howard Greenberg Gallery. Always great exhibits. Be sure to check both!
Jon Steinback: Maya Lin's new show, "Here and There," is up until June 22, 2013. She says of it, “I really wanted people to understand more about literally what’s right under their feet." Read more.
Madeline Ann: Amazing! Must see. Gorgeous art.
11. Phillips
8.8
450 Park Ave (at E 57th St), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Midtown East · 8 tips and reviews
Michelle: Some beautiful modern art pieces to view- though limited in supply over the low season
BLOUIN ARTINFO: Andy Warhol's "Men in Her Life" - his 1962 black-and-white Liz Taylor silkscreen - sold for $63,362,500 here on 11/08/2010, as part of the "Carte Blanche" contemporary sale that made $137 million. Read more.
BLOUIN ARTINFO: In 2010, a Prince “Nurse” sold here for $6,466,500, the third highest price for a Prince at auction.
MuseumNerd: A great find for museum-style contemporary and other art exhibits.
BLOUIN ARTINFO: Check out the "FÜNF RÄUME" Exhibition on view until September 5th, 2011.5 emerging artists have the opportunity to transform a space within the Austrian Cultural Forum. Read more.
BLOUIN ARTINFO: The Forum hosts a series of fascinating shows throughout the year. Worth the trip for what may be the strangest building in Midtown: one of the few Raimund Abraham designs ever built.