There are many options to explore arts and recreation throughout Columbia's campuses and New York City!
Below you'll find some resources and locations based both on and off of Columbia's campuses.
Arts at Columbia
Resources and Centers
- Artists' Resource Center
- Arts Initiative
- Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture
- Center for Ethnomusicology
- Center for Jazz Studies
- Center for Spacial Research
- Center for Urban Real Estate
- Columbia Alumni Arts League
- Computer Music Center
- Global Centers
- Heyman Center for the Humanities
- Institute for Comparative Literature and Society
- Kernochan Center for Law, Media, and the Arts
- LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies
- Media Center for Art History
- Research Center for Arts and Culture
Interested in learning more? More resources are available on Columbia's website.
Arts Around NYC
Always Free
American Folk Art Museum
American Museum of Natural History
Bronx Museum
Brooklyn Academy of Music’s BAMcafé live events
Brooklyn Museum
The Cloisters
El Museo del Barrio
Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College
Green-Wood Cemetery
International Print Center
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
National Museum of the American Indian—Smithsonian Institution
New York City Police Museum
P.S.1 MoMA
Queens Botanical Garden (free Nov-March)
Queens Museum of Art
SculptureCenter
Socrates Sculpture Park
Staten Island Museum
Storefront for Art & Architecture
Studio Museum in Harlem
Waterfront Museum
Other Resources
- Columbia Arts Initiative
- Free and discounted tickets for performances, movies, and museums around New York City.
- Your Columbia Student Starter Pack
- A curated guide to exploring Columbia's campuses and their surrounding areas.
- NYC-ARTS: The Complete Guide
- A comprehensive guide to the arts of New York City, curated by the WNET group.
- Free Museum Days or Pay What You Wish