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Manhattan attractions, as printed on a scarf from the 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Welcome to New York City!<\/p>\n

The Fashion Institute of Technology is primarily a fashion and business school. However, we have many other departments<\/a> as well, such as Illustration, Fine Arts, Packaging Design, Interior Design, Toy Design, Communication Design, Fabric Styling, Menswear, Photography, Home Products Development, to name just a few. See one of the common denominators there? It’s a focus on designing the world around us. What do designers need most? Inspiration: to fuel their imaginations!<\/p>\n

This city is a great place to get inspired!<\/p>\n

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

First and foremost, one of the world’s best museums is here. The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a> is on 5th Avenue between 81st and 83rd streets. You can check out the current list of exhibitions here.<\/a><\/p>\n

In addition to amazing special exhibitions, their regular galleries showcase the world’s finest collections. Plenty to feed one’s head with there. The suggested admission is $25, but since you live in NYC, you can show your state issued ID and pay what you can afford<\/a>. The museum has a spectacular clothing collection, some great historic rooms, an armor gallery, and many other highlights.<\/p>\n

The Met is not the only amazing museum in town, though. Several other notable collections are just across town.<\/p>\n

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Postcard of Central Park from the 1890-1900s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But Central Park<\/a> is inspiring, too. It’s more than 750 acres of land in the middle of Manhattan was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1858. Many cities are lucky enough to have Olmsted parks, but this is the jewel in the crown.<\/p>\n

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The New York Historical Society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The New York-Historical Society Museum & Library<\/a> is on Central Park West at 77th street. Their collections are focused more on New York City and state, but there is always something interesting to see, as well as a thoughtful lecture series<\/a>. The library contains a unique collection of documents concerning the history of New York, and the museum has collections of historical items like the carriage that George Washington rode to his first inauguration in, and Tiffany lamps, and historic silver.<\/p>\n

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The American Museum of Natural History<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Moving up Central Park West a bit, you’ll get to the American Museum of Natural History<\/a>, a massive reddish stone building between 77th and 81st streets. It was founded in 1869 as a center for scientific study of human beings and other animals, living and dead. It’s especially famous for its dinosaur skeletons, and it also has a replica of a blue whale hanging from the ceiling in a gallery about ocean life. It remains a bustling center for research about our earth and its inhabitants<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Museum of the City of New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The last museum I want to show you is the Museum of the City of New York<\/a>. It’s back on the east side, up 5th Avenue at 103rd street. It’s focus is New York City life specifically, and it also has a rich clothing collection, much of which relates to specific past residents of the city. Other quirky holdings<\/a> include a 19th century fire engine, bills of sale from the 19th century, documenting shipping and trade to and from the city, and a collection of 19th century dolls and dollhouses.<\/p>\n

These are just some of the many wonderful things that make going to school in NYC so special. I haven’t even gotten to the many, many amazing walking tours you could take!!<\/p>\n

NYC’s Official guide to local tours<\/a><\/p>\n

Time Out NY List of best walking tours<\/a><\/p>\n

Walking tour recommendations from Nomadic Matt’s travel blog<\/a><\/p>\n

Have fun and get inspired!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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