2 More Upper East Side Museums Reopen This Week

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Two more museums on the Upper East Side are reopening to the public this week, months after closing their doors during the coronavirus pandemic.

New York's museums were first allowed to reopen in August, and neighborhood institutions like the Met and the Museum of the City of New York quickly welcomed back visitors.

Two more that took their time are finally opening their doors this week: the Guggenheim Museum and the Jewish Museum, separated by three blocks along Fifth Avenue.

The Guggenheim is reopening Saturday, Oct. 3, with timed tickets available now on the museum website. A number of new safety protocols will be in place inside the iconic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building, including face mask requirements, social distancing markers and the closure of the museum café and coat check.

New exhibitions include "Mural," a 1943 Jackson Pollock painting returning to New York City for the first time in two decades, and a show of works on paper by the Russian-born artist Vasily Kandinsky.

The Jewish Museum is opening Thursday, Oct. 1, with free admission through Dec. 31. It has many of the same COVID-19 precautions that are in place at the Guggenheim, including timed tickets that must be reserved online.

New exhibitions include "We Fight To Build a Free World," an examination of how artists have historically responded to authoritarianism and bigotry, curated by the New York artist Jonathan Horowitz.

The Guggenheim Museum, at 1071 5th Avenue, is open Thursday-Monday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Jewish Museum, at 1109 5th Avenue, is open Thursday-Monday, with hours available on the museum website.

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