The English-style Courtyard is the centerpiece of the New York Academy of Sciences. It is a beautiful site for receptions and picture taking. In December, we have a magnificant Christmas tree, while in the summer months we plant the garden with impatients and other summer flowers.
Autumn is the time for mums and asters and the springtime boasts a colorful selection of tulips.
A sixteenth century Florentine mantel adorns the entrance hall, and the floors of the entrance hall and foyer are of black and gold Italian marble. A magnificent staircase winds up from the foyer, just from the interior of the central courtyard, up to the second floor. It is a fabulous area to take some spectacular photographs. The Main Hall seats up to 80 for a seated breakfast, lunch or dinner and up to 100 for a cocktail reception. French doors open up onto the Courtyard which then adjoins the Foyer and Study.