The stretch of Fifth Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side known as Museum Mile earned its name for the concentration of museums and cultural institutions dotted along that route. Once a year, in June, that wealth gets shared with the entire city (and fortunate visitors) during the Museum Mile Festival. This year’s event, the 45th annual celebration, will be held on Tuesday, June 13, when eight major institutions will open their doors to the public completely free of charge from 6 to 9 p.m.
Participating in this year’s festival are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Neue Galerie New York; Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; The Jewish Museum; Museum of the City of New York; El Museo del Barrio; and The Africa Center. Additional programming will be presented by The Asia Society, Church of the Heavenly Rest, AKC Museum of the Dog, New York Academy of Medicine and The People’s Bus.
The opening ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Museum of the City of New York, between 103rd and 104th streets on Fifth Avenue, featuring a performance from the Tony award-nominated musical “New York, New York.”
Complementing the abundance of opportunities available inside these institutions, the festival will also spill out onto the street. Fifth Avenue between 82nd and 110th streets will be closed to cars for the duration, and most participating museums will offer pop-up displays, art activities, musical performances and other outdoor attractions.
Here’s a list of what’s on offer during the Museum Mile Festival on Tuesday:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
As you might anticipate, the mighty Met Museum is offering a slate of hands-on art-making activities, storytelling sessions and other special events that they’ve created their own schedule, accessible here. Also featured are a silent dance party and a closing performance by Mariachi Real de México. It might not be the best time to queue up for big-ticket shows like “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” or “Van…
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