17/01/2023
Besides shining a spotlight on neighborhood artists as well as on African-American, Asian and Latino artists from the 20th- and 21st-centuries, this multicultural museum founded in 1971 has the virtue of being free. Ideal. It's also an internationally recognized cultural destination, with great educational resources, events, and exhibitions aplenty. If you're in the Bronx, stop off.
You know the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words,” and at the International Center of Photography Museum is where you should go to immerse yourself in the world visual storytelling. The institution caters to a wide audience—not merely shutterbugs and Instagram-addicts. The center does offer stellar academic programming as well as a library containing back issues of photography magazines and thousands of biographical files. As of 2020, ICP is in a new space in Lower East Side’s Essex Crossing. The 40,000-square-foot grounds is home to educational programs for people of all ages, and media labs and shooting studios. That’s a lot of photos, and therefore, it would be almost too many words. A must-visit when you’re in the big apple.