New York City is home to hundreds of cultural institutions and historic sites, many of which are internationally known. This list contains the most famous or well-regarded organizations, based on their mission. Museums Also included are non-profit art galleries, arts centers and cultural centers with galleries. See List of museums in New York City for a complete sortable list in alphabetical order. See List of museums in New York for museums in the rest of New York state. Encyclopedic Region and tradition African and African American Asian and Asian American Indigenous and African Caribbean in Latin America European Jewish and Jewish American Western by era Traditional European art Modern art Other Western and Native American Artistic medium Books, drawings, illustrations, prints Photography, film, new media Sculpture Design, decorative arts, architecture Entertainment Performing arts Amusements Science History American history, local history, historic monuments Military, police, fire Transportation and maritime Financial Historic houses Children's Contemporary spaces Contemporary museums Contemporary galleries Neighborhood art centers Miscellaneous Defunct museums American Museum of Immigration, Liberty Island Barnum's American Museum, Manhattan Chelsea Art Museum, Manhattan, closed in 2011 Con Edison Energy Museum, Manhattan Choco-Story New York, 2017-2019 Discovery Times Square Exposition, closed in 2016 Fisher Landau Center, Long Island City, closed in 2017 Forbes Galleries, closed in 2014 Ground Zero Museum Workshop, history of the September 11 attacks and the workers at the World Trade Center site. Status unknown after 2014 Guggenheim Soho, Manhattan Kurdish Library and Museum, Brooklyn, collections now owned by Binghamton University Met Breuer, building turned over to the Frick for temporary use. MICRO Museum, Brooklyn, closed exhibit space Morbid Anatomy Museum, Brooklyn, closed in 2016 Museum of the American Piano, Manhattan, website Museum of Biblical Art, closed in 2015 Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, closed in 2012, collections now part of the Society of Illustrators Museum of Primitive Art, closed in 1976, collections now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art National Museum of Catholic Art and History, closed in 2010 New York Jazz Museum, Manhattan New York Tattoo Museum Onassis Cultural Center Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex, opened in Soho in 2008, closed in 2010 Sony Wonder Technology Lab, closed in 2016 Sports Museum of America, Manhattan, opened in 2008, closed in 2009 9/11 Tribute Museum, Manhattan, opened in 2006. Closed its physical location in 2022. Proposed museums Climate Museum Museum of Food and Drink Museum of the Street