Museum must-sees

You'll never be overwhelmed---or bored---at a museum again with our guide to the best pieces to see at the top institutions.

By Time Out editors Tue Jun 28 2011

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Nine best works at the Museum of Modern Art

If you see only nine things on your visit to MoMA, see these.
Ten must-see works at the Whitney Museum of American Art

Good for: Modern-art buffs
Ten must-see works at the Guggenheim

Good for: Contemporary-art lovers
The best museum eats
Go for the food, stay for the art.
Ten must-sees at the Museum of Arts & Design

Good for: Design-porn aficionados
Ten must-see works at the Frick Collection

Good for: Romantics
Ten must-see works at the Rubin Museum of Art

Good for: Spiritualists
Ten must-sees at the New York Transit Museum

Good for: NYC trivia nerds
Ten must-sees at the Museum of Sex

Good for: Kinky historians
Hot shows of the summer

Get the scoop on the Muppets at MoMI, Alexander McQueen and more.
Secrets of the Big Three

The stories behind some of AMNH, MoMA and the Met's most treasured items.
Ten must-see works at the Met

Don't miss these important artifacts on your visit to the Met.
Ten must-sees at the American Museum of Natural History

Get in and get out.
Museum parties

Cut loose at these venerable institutions after-hours.
Museum news

Big things are happening at museums around town---get a preview of four institutions that'll make megachanges in the next few years.
Beyond Museum Mile

Head to one of these 'hoods, where you can hit several different cultural spots in one fell swoop.
Top ten museum shops

These NYC institutions bridge the gap between art and commerce with well-curated stores.