museums in NY

[mlsdesigns]

i want to see costumes! where do i go!
am i wrong in remembering the metropolitan museum of art? is it like the V and A? with all sorts of decorative arts from all over, so that clare and mummy will not be too bored?
any where really good and not too expensive to eat in the garment district?
so very excited now!!!
also, what IS the rockefeller centre?!

ETA, wow, i should have written down what lara told me, she answered all my questions then i think! but any good places to eat you can throw at me ...!?

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[laracorsets.livejournal.com]

Yes, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is wonderful and has the Costume Institute downstaris from the Eguptian exhibits. I am sorry to say that I believe the costume institute is currently between major exhibits. The Poiret exhibit closed in August and the next one opens in December I think. I am not sure what ir if they are displaying any garments at the moment.

http://www.metmuseum.org/
http://www.metmuseum.org/now_at_the_met.htm#one
http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/featuresExhibitions.asp?dep=8

Rockefeller center is a few buildings near touristy shopping, Radio City Music Hall and St. Patrick's Cathedral. It is best known for the plaza with the ice rink where the big christmas tree is every year. If you like ice skating it is a fun thing to do and the rink is now open. http://rapatina.com/iceRink/


Here is a link to the post where I told you all about the garment district.
http://mlsdesigns.livejournal.com/34550.html

Call me if you need advice or anything while you are in town. My number is (201) 430-3270. I'll be around, call anytime, I'don't mind at all.

[corchen.livejournal.com]

Nlso it has the nintendo center, and I am a giant dork. So while they are not being dorks, I shall be in there with my DS feeding my inner geek (this is M's sister, by the way).

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you! just after i posted i wrote down everything you told me!
i love the idea of skating in new york, none of us can skate, but it'd be so cool to say we'd done it :)

[laracorsets.livejournal.com]

I think the Museum of the City of New York currently has an exhibit of NYC interiors in which the mannekind are wearing period clothes:

http://www.mcny.org/exhibitions/current/104.html

I'd like to see that exhibit too.

[laracorsets.livejournal.com]

Ummm....that word was mannekins though I am not so sure of my spelling!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

i can never spell that word! the version of firefox i'm using has a spell checker built in, so i get that to tell me how to spell it :p

[laracorsets.livejournal.com]

On Tuesday Oct 16th I'll be in midtown for doctor appt at 4pm. I could meet up with you before or after if you like. I was thinking of possibly seeing the film Elizabeth the Golden Age that night with my friend Alexia (LJ Bobblegra).

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

that would be wonderful! i think monday will be devoted to tourist shopping anyway, so tuesday might be a good day to do fabric shopping, any way, i will definitely have your number handy!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

This is me not being helpful, but I REALLY hope you have a fantastic trip. It sounds like it's going to be awesome and I hope you have an amazing time! :)

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

well wishes are very helpful! i hope i have an amazing time too!

[sphinxvictorian.livejournal.com]

There's an excellent organic restaurant on Amsterdam between 74th and 75th, called Josie's. Excellent food, and the last time we ate there, Bernadette Peters sat at the table next to us!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

i'll write that down in case we're over there, but who is bernadette peters?!

[sphinxvictorian.livejournal.com]

Bernadette Peters is one of our greatest musical stars of the past 30 years, as well as being a great actress. She was in Sondheim's Into the Woods and Sunday in the Park with George, and she was in Steve Martin's film the Jerk and was also in the film version of Pennies from Heaven. She is best known to later generations as the voice of Rita the Cat in the Animaniacs cartoons here in the States. She was also wonderful as the Countess Sophie in the film Impromptu with Hugh Grant and Judy Davis. She's one of my favorite performers, because she can be funny one minute and break your heart with sadness the next. And she's absolutely gorgeous in a very 30's sort of way. If you Google her, you'll see what I mean.

[bauhausfrau.livejournal.com]

The FIT museum has a wonderful sounding exhibit on Luxury currently up. Their museum is pretty small but very nice.

[laracorsets.livejournal.com]

Oh, I forgot about the FIT museum! The exhibit looks great!

http://www3.fitnyc.edu/museum/luxury/

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you, yes it does :)

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

wow, it took us ages to find out what FIT means!
thank you.

[laracorsets.livejournal.com]

Oh, by the way most NYC museums are closed on Mondays. Just keep that in mind when planning your schedule.

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you very much for that!!! knowing us we'd have missed it :)
any way, monday is our trip to american girl place! (amongst other things of course!)