• Art
• European
• Painting

As a result of the Met's European Paintings galleries continued renovation, many core pieces of the permanent collection are not on display. This exhibit puts some of those highlights back on display with a look at the ever-popular Golden Age of Dutch paintings from the 17th-century headlining Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals, and more.

• History
• New York City

This long-running exhibition takes a detailed look at the Sons of Liberty in New York City. The revolutionary organization was responsible for some of the most dramatic acts of rebellion in the years leading up to the American Revolution, including a tea party in New York's harbor and the removal of a statue of King George. The exhibit features objects related to these events.

• Art
• Asian
• History
• Religion

In many ways, this is the most important exhibition in the museum. Himalayan Art is unique and beautiful but draws on history, legends, traditions, and methods often unfamiliar to Western viewers. This exhibition walks you through the basics: the difference between Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the meaning of the different postures and hand gestures, the common compositions of paintings. Time invested here pays off in the rest of the museum and through the city's other major collections of Himalayan Art.

• History

Every city on the eastern seaboard lays claim to America’s favorite gothic writer, Edgar Allan Poe. New York City’s claim is based on the Bronx home he and his family occupied in the late 1840s. The home has been preserved (though moved from its original location) and is open to visitors seeking to pay homage to the original master of macabre.

• History

One of the most beautiful buildings in the city contains one of its most tragically under-utilized museums. One of only two branches of the Smithsonian outside of the Washington DC area, the National Museum of the American Indian houses one of the world's largest collection of pre- and post-Colombian artifacts, as well as numerous works by contemporary Native artists. There is no reason not to go.

• Art

Near some of the best Ukrainian restaurants in the city, the Ukrainian Museum boasts that it is the largest museum dedicated to Ukrainian art and culture in the United States. Exhibits focus on the literature, art, fashion, and history of the country. The museum is celebrating its 40th anniversary.