Museums in New York

The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
338 Lighthouse Avenue Staten Island, NY 10306
Phone: 718-987-3500

The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art is committed to promoting the awareness of Tibetan art and culture through exhibitions, programs, and publications. The Museum continually displays highlights from its permanent collection, which consists primarily of Tibetan Buddhist art from Tibet, Mongolia, and northern China from the fifteenth to early twentieth centuries. The majority of the Museum's holdings come from the private collection of Jacques Marchais, formed during the 1930s and 1940s, which include a wide selection of statues of buddhas, arhats, lamas, and protector deities as well as thangka paintings, ritual artifacts, musical instruments, and historic photographs of Tibet.

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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
191 Union Avenue Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-3566
Phone: (518) 584-0400

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, across from the historic Saratoga Race Course, the oldest operating track in the country. A visit to the Museum is filled with the sights and sounds of racing. As one of America’s oldest sports, Thoroughbred Racing has a long and rich history. To tell the story of the sport, the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame relies on a renowned equine art collection, stunning trophies, beautiful silks, and Thoroughbred memorabilia.

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The Rochester Museum & Science Center
657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Phone: 585 271 4320

The Rochester Museum & Science Center creates inspiring, entertaining and educational experiences engaging the community in the exploration of science and technology, the natural environment, and the region's cultural heritage. Home to a world-class collection of over 1.2 million Regional History, Anthropology, Natural Sciences, and Archives objects has formed the basis of the interpretation of the Rochester region to the public for 90 years! It is also used by researchers from all over the world on a regular basis.

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Staten Island Museum
75 Stuyvesant Place Staten Island, New York 10301
Phone: 718.727.1135

Located just two blocks west of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, the Staten Island Museum (aka Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences), New York City's only general interest museum, explores the arts, natural science, and local history through permanent and changing exhibitions and welcomes over 65,000 adults and school children to a comprehensive array of programs.

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The Children's Museum at Saratoga
69 Caroline Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone: 518-584-5540

The Children's Museum at Saratoga is committed to providing positive opportunities for children, ages 2-7, to learn about science, history, community living and the arts. Interactive exhibits, special events and workshops are designed to encourage children to learn by making discoveries for themselves...explore the world of bones and skeletons. Learn how bones protect our organs, see what a fracture looks like, discover how an x-ray works and more. Humans have skeletons on the inside, but some animals have skeletons on the outside. Match pictures of animals with the correct skeletal structure, or discover how joints work.