June 9th Museum festival

During this annual festival, 5th Avenue is closed to traffic and becomes home to a block party, complete with musical and artistic entertainment for children and adults. In addition to the nine museums offering free admission, there are interactive activities, musical entertainment, and artist demonstrations along Fifth Avenue. Face painting and chalk drawing along Fifth Avenue are especially fun activities for children.Which Museums Participate in the Museum Mile Festival?: All participating museums are located along Fifth Avenue.•

El Museo del Barrio - 105th Street
•Museum of the City of New York - 103rd Street
•The Jewish Museum - 92nd Street
•Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution - 91st Street
•National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts - 90th Street
•Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - 89th Street
•Neue Galerie New York - 86th Street
•Goethe-Institut New York/German Cultural Center - 83rd Street
•The Metropolitan Museum of Art