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American Indian Museum Heye Center

National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center

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10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Closed Dec. 25

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One Bowling Green
New York, NY

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Sitting at the foot of the Wiechquaekeck Trail, an old Algonquin trade route (aka Broadway), the American Indian Museum’s New York location shares the Washington, D.C., location’s incredible collection and its commitment to Embracing Native heritage, history, and voices.

Highlights

The Diker Pavilion for Native Arts and Cultures; Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian.

Bus

M5, M15, and M20

Visit NY MTA for maps and service updates for subways and buses. Check for service disruptions to MTA elevators by visiting MTA’s Elevator and Escalator Status page.

Subway

4 and 5 trains to Bowling Green

Nearest Accessible Subway Entrances:
Bowling Green, NE corner of Broadway and Battery Pl.

South Ferry, SE corner of State St and Whitehall St. 

The National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center in New York City does not offer public parking.

See Getting Here for information on accessible parking and public transportation.

Accessibility Information and Programs

  • Smithsonian accessibility for visitors
  • Museum accessibility details

Disability access service requests: NMAI-GroupReservations@si.edu

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    Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass

    Explore glass art as a medium for Indigenous stories, designs, and contemporary issues through 120 artworks by 29 Indigenous artists.

    November 28, 2025 – May 29, 2026

    American Indian Museum New York

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    Native New York

    The exhibition encompasses 12 places in present-day New York, introducing visitors to the Native nations that call the region home.

    October 25, 2021 – Ongoing

    American Indian Museum New York

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    Ancestral Connections

    Ancestral Connections explores how ten contemporary artists draw on aspects of their heritage—sometimes combined with personal experiences or tribal history—to create new and compelling works of art.

    May 4, 2019 – Ongoing

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    Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian

    Features 700 works of Native art from throughout North, Central, and South America.

    October 23, 2010 – Ongoing

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Seat

Seat

Headdress

Headdress

Ear ornament

Ear ornament with sun image

Burden basket/Pack basket

Burden basket/Pack basket

Vessel

Vessel

Tool box

Dipper/Ladle

Dipper/Ladle

Figure

Female figure

Headdress

Headdress

Drum

Shaman's drum

Moccasins

Moccasins

Jar

Jar

Man's coat/jacket

Man's coat/jacket

Plume Dance headdress

Cradleboard

Vessel with cover

Covered bowl

Man's moccasins

Man's moccasins

Bola/Boleadora

Bola/Boleadora

Painting

Buffalo Dance

Drawing

Hunting float plug

Hunting float plug

Basket hat

Hat with dogfish design

Storyteller figure

Storyteller figure

Funerary urn part/fragment

Fragment of a burial urn

Mask

Mask

Violin and bow; Violin part/fragment

Violin and bow

Pendant

Pendant representing the Maize God

Wedding basket

Female doll

Figure

Figure of Chicomecóatl (the maize goddess)

Vessel

Vessel

War club

War club

Mask

Sea monster mask

Kayak model with figure

Shawl

Shawl


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