The Queens Museum of Art

Home of the Panorama of the City of New York
Located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park

The Queens Museum of Art presents changing exhibitions of 20th century and contemporary art. Each exhibition is supported by educational and film programs, including workshops, lectures, tours and symposia.

Featured at the Museum is the Panorama of the City of New York, the world's largest architectural scale model, developed by Robert Moses and built by Lester Associates for the 1964 New York World's Fair. The Panorama, built at a scale of 1 inch to 100 feet has every building in the City of New York, as well as accurately representing the City's topography, parks and transportation network.

The Museum also features the permanent exhibition, "A Panoramic View: The History of the New York City Building and its Site," concerning the Museum building's history in two New York World's Fairs and as temporary United Nations headquarters between 1946-52. Both the Museum and the Panorama were completely renovated in 1994 under a design by international architect Rafael Vinoly.

Upcoming at the Queens Museum of Art:

Contemporary Art from Asia: Traditions/Tensions, in conjunction with the Asia Society and the Grey Art Gallery, October 3, 1996-January 5, 1997
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Exhibition: Featuring a wide range of artists who lived or worked in the Borough of Queens, Spring 1997
Tiffany Art from the Egon and Hildegard Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Art, to be displayed and stored for ten-years, Spring 1997.

QMA is open Wed-Fri 10-5, Sat-Sun 12-5, Tues Groups by Appointment Only. Located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens. Suggested admission is $3 for adults, $1.50 for students and senior. Members and children under 5 are admitted free.

Free parking is available; for directions call information at 718 592-9700. By Subway, take the #7 line to Willets Point/Shea Stadium and walk into the park towards the Unisphere. Bus lines Q23, Q48 and Q58 also stop in the park. The museum is fully accessible to the disabled, with ramps, elevator and special devises to assist the hearing and visually impaired.