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- Name
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- Neighborhood
- Upper East Side
- Focus
- Encyclopedic art, everything from Egypt to fashion.
- Must-see
- The Temple of Dendur and the European paintings en route.
- Time Needed
- Minimum 3–4 hours; lifetime acceptable.
- Best For
- Wandering until your feet complain louder than your thoughts.
- Quiet Level
- Noisy at the main stairs, pockets of hush in side galleries.
- Admission Tip
- Pay-what-you-wish for NYS residents; late Friday is calmer.
- My take
- If I had to choose one building to get snowed into for a week, it’s this one.
- Address
- 1000 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10028
- City
- New York, NY