June 4, 2008
Long lines for free culture seekers at Museum Mile Fest
 Huge crowds turned out for the 30th annual Museum Mile Festival, as lines snaked down the blocks for the nine Upper East Side museums that opened their doors for free.
The Neue Galerie Museum for German and of Austrian Art, which is only open for free one day a year, had about 500 people in line at one point -- starting at the 86th Street entrance near Fifth Avenue and stopping just a few feet shy of Madison.
The star at the Neue, which charges $15 for admssion, is “Gustav Klimt: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections" exhibition. The exhibition runs through June 30, but Klimt's "Adele Bloch-Bauer I" is on permanent display.
Most of the other participating museums are open for free for a few hours each week or operate on a suggested donation admission. See the current list of NYC museums with free hours.
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June 4, 2008 12:14 PM in Cheap Stuff, Museums, Sightsology, Upper East Side
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