Free Admission on Sundays to The Studio Museum in Harlem

Museum: The Studio Museum in Harlem
Location: 144 W. 125th St., Manhattan, NY 10027
Telephone: 212-864-4500
Free: Admission on Sundays
Hours: noon  – 6 pm


Description:
The Studio Museum in Harlem offers free admission and special family programming on Sundays, thanks to Target. The institution showcases the work of artists of African ancestry from all over the world, as well as the history of Harlem, its culture and its prominent African-American residents. Catch Fore, a collection of works by 29 groundbreaking contemporary African-American artists from across the United States, on its last day at the museum. Gordon Parks: A Harlem Family 1967 exhibits photographs, by legendary Harlem photographer Gordon Parks, of the Fontenelle family. The photos, originally taken for a Life magazine photo-essay, offer a rare glimpse of urban poverty in the late 1960s. Also on display is Harlem Postcards, an ongoing project that features artists' photographs of Harlem, which are printed as free, limited-edition postcards for visitors to take home.


Exhibits:
     Nov 11, 2012 - Mar 10, 2013
          Fore
          Fore Audio Tour
          Harlem Postcards Fall/Winter 2012–13
     Nov 11, 2012 - Jun 30, 2013
          Gordon Parks A Harlem Family 1967
          Harlem Postcards Tenth Anniversary
     Mar 28, 2013 - Jun 30, 2013
          David Hartt: Stray Light



Transportation:
Subway:
Take any of the following lines to 125th Street
7th Avenue: 2, 3 (The Museum is 1/2 block west of the station)
8th Avenue: A, B, C, D (The Museum is 2 1/2 blocks east of the station)
Lexington Avenue: 4, 5, 6 (The Museum is 4 1/2 blocks west of the station)

Bus:
M-2, M-7, M-10, M-100, M-101, M-102 or BX 15

Parking:
Parking is available in the Municipal Garage at 126th Street between Lenox Avenue (Malcolm X Boulevard) and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard (7th Avenue)


Source: http://www.nycgo.com/freeweekly