Free Tours and Activities at 14 Downtown Museums
This female figure-vessel from Costa Rica, circa 800-1200 AD, is one of 150 objects on display at the Museum of the American Indian. Guides will lead tours of the exhibit and others at the museum from 4-7 p.m. on June 23.
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Jun. 01, 2015 Fourteen Downtown museums and exhibit spaces, plus a walking tour operator, are part of the once-a-year “Night at The Museums” event on June 23, from 4 to 8 p.m. (unless otherwise noted). More information is at nightatthemuseums.org. Below is a sampling of free activities.
Fraunces Tavern Museum
Historical musician Linda Russell will fill the Flag Gallery with ballads as instructors from the Tricorne Dance Ensemble teach guests popular social dances from the Colonial era. 54 Pearl St.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Tours offered on the hour of the exhibit “Designing Home: Jewish and Midcentury Modernism,” from 4 to 7 p.m. and klezmer music in the lobby from 4 to 8 p.m. There will be two talks by Dr. Erik Jensen of Miami University: “Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945,” at 4 p.m. and “The Pink Triangle and Political Consciousness,” at 6 p.m. 36 Battery Pl.
Poets House
In a poetry scavenger hunt, visitors will be given popular poems with several words missing and will have to find the poems in books in Poets House’s extensive library. The first person to correctly complete three poems will receive a free one-year membership to Poets House. Everyone who fills in at least one poem correctly will get a special haiku pencil. 10 River Terrace.
South Street Seaport Museum
Docent-led walking tours of the historic district and the museum’s galleries (meet at 12 Fulton St.) as well as tours of the boats on Pier 16. Bowne Printers will offer live demonstrations on several printing presses that date to the middle of the 19th century. 209 Water St.
9/11 Tribute Center
One-hour walking tour of the 9/11 Memorial led by FDNY, NYPD, survivors and 9/11 family members, about 9/11 and the recovery. At 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Registration preferred at tributewtc.org or limited availability at the door. 120 Liberty St.
National Archives at New York City
See the exhibit, “What’s Cooking Uncle Sam: The Government’s Effect on the American Diet (2nd-floor rotunda). Family activities in the Learning Center (3rd floor). One Bowling Green.
Wall Street Walks
Tour guides take visitors through the one-square mile of the Wall Street area, discussing famous people, historic places and events that occurred here over the last 200 years. Tours leave every 30 minutes, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Reserve at WallStreetWalks.com.