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A day of art in New York

11 masterpieces in 3 museums, in a route that keeps the distances short. Walking times are estimates.

  1. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    1000 Fifth Avenue, New York · Directions ↗ · Tickets ↗ (partner link)

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    Woman with a Water Jug
    Johannes Vermeer
    c. 1662
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    Dancers Practicing at the Barre
    Edgar Degas
    1877
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    The Death of Socrates
    Jacques-Louis David
    1787
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    View of Toledo
    El Greco
    1596
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    The Harvesters
    Pieter Bruegel the Elder
    1565
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    Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
    Rembrandt van Rijn
    1653
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    The Musicians
    Caravaggio
    1595

    About 15 min walk (1.3 km) to the next stop

  2. The Frick Collection

    1 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021 · Directions ↗ · Tickets ↗ (partner link)

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    Officer and Laughing Girl
    Johannes Vermeer
    1658
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    Mistress and Maid
    Johannes Vermeer
    1666

    About 25 min walk (1.8 km) to the next stop

  3. MoMA

    11 53rd Street, New York · Directions ↗ · Tickets ↗ (partner link)

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    The Starry Night
    Vincent van Gogh
    1889
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    The Sleeping Gypsy
    Henri Rousseau
    1897

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