The kids are back to school this month, but that doesn’t mean the adults can’t learn something new, too. Near our Sagamore apartments, there are tons of interesting museums specializing in every subject imaginable where you can put those brain cells to work.

Check out these nearby Upper West Side museums to learn about history, art, fashion, food, space and more! No matter what your favorite subject is, you can find the place to learn all about it without going too far from home.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, located at 1000 5th Ave, New York which is seven minutes from your Sagamore apartment, is a grand setting for one of the world’s greatest collections of art, from ancient to contemporary.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. Every day, art comes alive in the Museum’s galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing new ideas and unexpected connections across time and across cultures.

American Museum of Natural History, located at 200 Central Park West, New York which is five minutes from your Sagamore apartment, is a huge museum that showcases natural wonders, with everything from dinosaurs to outer space and everything in between.

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education and exhibition.

American Museum of Natural History

200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024

(212) 769-5100

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028

(212) 535-7710