Nicholas Roerich Museum
319 W 107th St. (West End Ave.), Manhattan
You've been to the Met Roof Garden (and, presumably, the Met itself), but have you visited the Nicholas Roerich Museum? We bet not. Well, go. Even if you never heard of the Russian-born artist until this moment it's a treat to wander the lovely building, regard the hundreds of paintings, and consider Roerich's conviction that art is a path to peace, like world peace, like the world would be a better place if we were more culturally evolved.
In the fall and winter, the museum hosts readings and classical music concerts (generally Sunday, 5pm). It should not surprise you to know these events are Age Appropriate. It should surprise you to know that this June the museum was robbed.
Update: One of the two stolen paintings was returned via mail to the museum the day we ran this post.
cool, i never heard of that - sounds like a neat place!
Posted by: dfp | August 20, 2009 at 03:02 PM