1、曼哈頓藝術畫廊薈萃The Frick Collection (5th Avenue and E.70th Street)弗里克收藏館弗里克收藏館（第五大道和第（第五大道和第70街東大道之間）街東大道之間） Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other in New York. 在紐約比起其他藝術館許多藝術愛好者都更樂意參觀這家小型藝術陳列館 Hery Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture

2、 and art collection to the American people. 亨利克萊弗里克是紐約的一位富豪，于1919年去世，把他的房子、家具和藝術收藏全部留給了美國人民。 Frick had a reference for pre-twentieth century Western paintings, and these are well-represented in this excellent collection. 弗里克對20世紀以前的西方繪畫有偏愛，而在這個陳列館的珍藏品里這些繪畫得以很好展出。 You can also explore Fricks beautifu

3、l home and garden which are well worth a visit. 你還可以好好考察一下弗里克美麗的故居和花園。Guggenheim Museum (5th Avenue and 88th Street)古根海姆博物館古根海姆博物館（第五大道和第（第五大道和第88街交匯處）街交匯處） This museum owns 5000 superb modern paintings, sculptures and drawings. 這家博物館擁有5000幅非常好的現代油畫、雕塑和素描。 These art works are not all displayed at th

4、e same time. 這些藝術品并不是同時展出的。 The exhibition is always changing. 展品總是在不斷地更換。 It will appeal to those who love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. 展覽將吸引印象派和后印象派作品的愛好者。 The Guggenheim Museum building is also world-famous. 古根海姆博物館的大樓也是世界聞名的。 When you walk into the gallery, you feel as if you

5、were inside a fragile, white seashell. 當你走進畫廊的時候，你會覺得你走進了一個易碎的白色貝殼中。 The best way to see the paintings is to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom. 看畫展最后是從頂層開始，一直往下看到底層。 There are no stairs, just a circular path. 展廳里沒有樓梯，只要一條環形的小道 The museum also has an excellent restaurant. 博物館里還有一家極

6、好的餐館。Metropolitan Museum of Art (5th Avenue and 82nd Street)大都會藝術博物館大都會藝術博物館（第五大道與第（第五大道與第82街交匯處）街交匯處） The reputationo9f this museum lies in the variety of its art collection. 這家博物館以收藏藝術品種類繁多而享有盛名。 This covers more than 5000 years of civilization from many parts of the world , including America, Eur

7、ope, China , Egypt, other African countries and South America. 它的藝術品收藏涵蓋了5000多年來世界上眾多國家的文明史，其中包括美洲、歐洲、中國、埃及、其他非洲國家及南美洲。 The museum displays more than just the visual delights of art. 這家博物館展出的不只是可以看得見的藝術之美。 It introduces you to ancient ways of living. 它還向你介紹了古代的生活方式。 You can visit an Egyptian temple,

8、 a fragrant Ming garden, a typical room in an 18th century French house and many other special exhibitions. 你可以看到埃及的寺廟，馥郁的明朝花園，18世紀法國住宅中的典型房間，以及其他許多特殊展品。Museum of Modern Art (53rd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues)現代藝術博物館現代藝術博物館（第（第53街和第街和第6大道之間大道之間） It is amazing that so many great works of art f

9、rom the late 19th century to the 21st century are housed in the same museum. 令人驚奇的是，在同一家博物館里竟能容納下19世紀后期到20世紀的如此眾多的名家巨作。 The collection of Western art includes paintings by such famous artists as Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso and Matisse. 西方藝術的收藏包括有莫奈、梵高、畢加索和馬蒂斯等著名藝術家的作品。 A few words of warning: the admis

10、sion price is not cheap and the museum is often very crowded. 有幾句話需要提醒你注意：博物館票價不菲，而且常常十分擁擠。Whitney Museum of American Art (945 Madison Avenue, near 75th Street)惠特尼美國藝術博物館惠特尼美國藝術博物館（麥迪遜大道（麥迪遜大道945號，靠近第號，靠近第75街）街） The Whitney holds an excellent collectio9n of contemporary American painting and sculpture. 惠特尼博物館藏有極好的當代美國繪畫和雕塑品。 There are no permanent displays in this museum and exhibitions change all the time. 館內沒有永久性的展出，展品都是隨時更換的。 Every two years, the Whitney holds a special exh