National Museum of the American Indian New York

About the Museum of the American Indian

The National Museum of the American Indians of New York is a museum devoted to the culture of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, including a permanent collection of artifacts and artworks. This museum, located in George Gustav Heye Center, in Downtown Manhattan, is part of the Smithsonian Institution, a group of governmental museums and research centers. The major mission of this museum is the conservation and exhibition of these cultures, offering a range of activities like films, video screenings, school group programs, and living culture presentations.

Guide

Type of museum

Art and Ethnography

Price

Free

Hours

Mondays through Fridays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Closed Saturdays and Sundays; Open daily starting May 30)

How to get there

Subway: 4 and 5 trains to Bowling Green

Bus: M5, M15, and M20

Amenities

  • Café (Mili Kàpi Café –Temporarily closed)
  • Shop
  • Wheelchairs 
  • Accessible
  • Drinking fountain

Current exhibitions

Address

1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

Contact

Phone

212 514 3700

Selected Works

®2022 Museums in NYC