darby24
09-08-2004, 03:41 AM
My sister and I are planning a trip to New York sometime in October (probably.) We'll be going for maybe 4-5 days and will be staying with a friend in Brooklyn. My sister has been to New York once before, back in '02 with her dh and son Jay who was 5 months. We will take my youngest nephew this time, he'll be around 7 months when we go (Jay to stay home with dad and grandparents).
Our plans include to walk the Brooklyn Bridge (she didn't get to do that last time), possibly take the Staten Island ferry, the empire state building and just basically walk around the city. Nothing that exciting, we're not real touristy type people though I'm just itching to photograph the city.
I do have a question about the Museum of Modern Art. From what I understand the museum is being renovated, was moved to Queens and will be moving back to Manhattan. The website says it'll stay in Queens until Sept 27 and the official opening of the new place will be November 20. So is the museum totally closed through this time? I can't seem to understand. If it's closed for the full time, I'm not going to be happy. :( The only thing I want to see is my absolute favourite photograph which of course is on display at the museum (Chicago by Harry Callahan.)
I'm possibly interested in seeing the International Centre of Photography as well, but not sure from what their web site says. Has anyone been there?
How about one more museum question. Are strollers allowed in or not? I've heard conflicting reports. I'm not going to spend hours in a museum so if I find something that I'd like to look at I guess my sister and nephew can spend the time at a restaurant or book store. (I don't take hours in museum, I'm in and out.)
I'm looking forward to this trip big time. We had planned on going last summer, but things came up including the pregnancy of my second nephew.
TIA
Our plans include to walk the Brooklyn Bridge (she didn't get to do that last time), possibly take the Staten Island ferry, the empire state building and just basically walk around the city. Nothing that exciting, we're not real touristy type people though I'm just itching to photograph the city.
I do have a question about the Museum of Modern Art. From what I understand the museum is being renovated, was moved to Queens and will be moving back to Manhattan. The website says it'll stay in Queens until Sept 27 and the official opening of the new place will be November 20. So is the museum totally closed through this time? I can't seem to understand. If it's closed for the full time, I'm not going to be happy. :( The only thing I want to see is my absolute favourite photograph which of course is on display at the museum (Chicago by Harry Callahan.)
I'm possibly interested in seeing the International Centre of Photography as well, but not sure from what their web site says. Has anyone been there?
How about one more museum question. Are strollers allowed in or not? I've heard conflicting reports. I'm not going to spend hours in a museum so if I find something that I'd like to look at I guess my sister and nephew can spend the time at a restaurant or book store. (I don't take hours in museum, I'm in and out.)
I'm looking forward to this trip big time. We had planned on going last summer, but things came up including the pregnancy of my second nephew.
TIA