El Museo del Bario 1230 Fifth Avenue between 104th and 105th Street. The only museum in New York City devoted to Puerto Rican and Latin American Art. The main function of the Academy is to stimulate and encourage the arts by conferring honors and awards for works of distinction. Exhibitions of works of art, architecture, books, manuscripts and music scores by newly elected members are held three times a year. Call for current exhibition schedule.
Admission is free.
The only museum in the world devoted entirely to numismatics. It contains the largest collection of coins, medals, decorations and paper money in the nation. Also the largest numismatic library. This Museum is a part of the Smithsonian Institution. It's artifact collection spans more than 10,000 years and covers the entire Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego.