so many places we can go...

[annag]

Any suggestions for things (eg, museums) i need to see in New York City this weekend
('cause everyone's your friend... and everything looks beautiful)
or in Boston during the second week, 8-14, of September?
I'm thinking of MoMA, and maybe the Met (not the opera!). others?

Relatedly, for the Mary's mob, I made a facebook eventbut I don't know who'

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[lauradi7]

I keep meaning to cancel my Netflix account because I tend to pay for it but not use it, but I'm still active right now. I could order the Dollhouse disc (I presume it's #4 of 4 for season one) and let you watch it while you're here (or bring it to NYC and you could take 45 minutes out to watch in on a laptop).

[annag]

It seems silly to spend time while travelling watching dvds,
but that would be neat. I'm not bringing a laptop with a cd/dvd drive,
(no, not even the one with Mabel, the bellringing program, on it)
and would feel a bit awkward asking around for one.

[pmb]

The Met is wonderful - more wonderful than MoMA, IMO. In particular, the Met's hallway full of Rodin sculptures is next to the impressionist wing, and the cumulative effect is almost overwhelming. I have not yet been to PS1 (the "contemporary" section of MoMA, because the main MoMA stops around 1975ish), but I have heard very good things about it.

The subway museum is nice if you like transit, and the Cloisters are great if you like medieval art in a medieval setting in a park (they have the unicorn tapestries, among other things).

Sunday looks to be clear, so I recommend taking in Central Park at that time.

[pmb]

The American Museum of Natural History is across Central Park from the Met and is also quite nice, and its paleontology section is really good.

I sounded negative about MoMA, but that's just because the Met is SO GOOD. MoMA has a James Ensor exhibit right now that is really good.