New York City Tourism & Conventions

Museum Nightlife in New York City

nycgo.com staff 06/27/2017

Updated On: 06/26/2018

MoMA, Sculpture Garden

Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Carly Gaebe

Everyone knows that New York City has some of the world’s greatest museums, but fewer visitors might be aware that those institutions are increasingly places to hang out at night, listening to a DJ set or live music and drinking a cocktail. Below, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite evening museum events.

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