Multiple locations on Fifth Ave. between 82nd & 105th Sts.
Tuesday, June 14, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Admission: free
www.museummilefestival.org
Once again, many of the city’s finest art institutions will open their doors for free for the thirty-third annual Museum Mile Festival, from 6:00 to 9:00 on Tuesday night, June 14. The participating museums (with one of their current shows listed here) include El Museo del Barrio (“El Museo’s Bienal: The (S) Files 2011”), the Museum of the City of New York (“Joel Grey / A New York Life”), the Jewish Museum (“Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore”), the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (“Color Moves: Art & Fashion by Sonia Delaunay”), the Guggenheim (“The Hugo Boss Prize 2010: Hans-Peter Feldmann”), the Neue Galerie (“Vienna 1900: Style and Identity”), and the Met (“Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective”), along with the Goethe-Institut (which has moved downtown), Museum for African Art (which is opening later this year), and the National Academy (which is currently undergoing renovation). Fifth Ave. will be closed to vehicular traffic and instead will be filled with art activities (chalk drawing with De La Vega, live model drawing), street performances (clowns, jugglers, magicians), and live music and dance featuring P-STAR: the ABAKUÁ Afro-Latin Dance Company, the Folkloric Ballet of New York: Estampas Negras, Johnny Colón and His Orchestra, Paul Labarbera and Rockbeat Music Group, Quarteto Rodriguez Cuban Jewish Allstars, Kim Smith, and the Hayes Greenfield Jazz Duo. Don’t try to do too much; just pick one or two exhibitions in one or two museums and enjoy.