NYU Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW)

Upper East Side · Manhattan

Museum

NYU's gallery of ancient-world art in an Upper East Side mansion.

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Admission

Who gets in free: Everyone

Free for everyone. Open when an exhibition is on view.

Hours

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	11am–6pm
Thursday	11am–6pm
Friday	11am–8pm
Saturday	11am–6pm
Sunday	11am–6pm

Getting there

15 E 84th St, New York, NY 10028

Nearest subway lines

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