When my sister lived in Tortola, British Virgin Islands I always asked if she went to the beach. I imagined that life on a tropical island meant water, sun, sand and a piña colada.
But my sister worked a full time job and her responsibilities kept her from a life of R&R.
NYC is one of the worlds most visited locations on Earth. Since I live here I should take advantage of what it has to offer.
In September I told my boyfriend I would take my kids to a play and a museum every month. Fast forward to November and I haven't done either yet. Yikes. Our weekends are filled with art, golf and gymnastics classes leaving limited time to peruse a museum or enjoy a play.
Unfortunately and fortunately my son missed his art class last week Saturday. The class had a trip to the Museum of Modern Art to see the Matisse Cut-Outs exhibit. I promised the teacher that I would take him to the exhibit. He is working on his portfolio and I didn't want him to miss something that may help his art practice.
I went on the MoMA website and check the price.
http://www.moma.org/m#home
$25 for and adult and free for children under 16. Which isn't too bad but the museum closed at 5:30 except on Friday which happened to be free from 4-8. Since I work until 4, only Friday could work with my schedule.
Here are my tips.
1. The address for the MoMA is 11 West 53rd street between 5th and 6th. But head straight to West 54th because that is where the free tickets are handed out.
2. Don't bring a backpack. All backpacks must be checked. Since my kids came straight from school, they had backpacks. They weren't alone knapsack, book bags, backpacks are very popular with NYC tourist. We waited for almost an hour to check our bags.
3. After we waited on the long line, a security guard suggested that we'd start from the top. He said there would be less of a crowd because people typically worked their way up. This was great! We got to see all of the greats, Picasso, Van Gough, Monet, etc, without too much of a crowd.
4. Download the MoMA app and bring headphones. The MoMA does lend out iPods and headphones to listened to info about certain pieces of work but you have to submit an ID. You can borrow them at various places in the museum.
Note that at 7pm all iPods must be returned in one location on the first floor leading to a long wait.
5. Relax and enjoy. It may more crowded than usual but it's not the MTA subway crowd.
6. Special exhibits are only at specific times so be prepared to have to wait. But there is so much to see it is a delightful experience.
My kids and I have a great fall evening!!!!
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