National Museum of the American Indian

One Bowling Green
New York City, NY 10004
212-514-3700

Neighborhood: Lower Manhattan

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Visitor Information:

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Lower Manhattan, the George Gustav Heye Center, opened on Oct. 30, 1994, in the historic Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, one of the most splendid Beaux-Arts buildings in New York. The museum features year-round exhibitions, dance and music performances, children’s workshops, family and school programs, film festivals and video screenings that present the diversity of the Native peoples of the Americas and the strength of their cultures from the earliest times to the present.

Hours:
Hours:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily;
Thursdays until 8 p.m.
Closed on December 25.
The Museum Stores are open every day
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission:
Admission:
Admission is free, and the building is fully accessible.

Directions:
The National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center, is located at One Bowling Green adjacent to the northeast corner of Battery Park, New York, New York.

Subway
Eastside IRT: 4 and 5 trains to Bowling Green.
Westside IRT: 1 train to South Ferry.
BMT: R and W trains to Whitehall Street; M, J and Z trains to Broad Street.

Bus
M1 - South Ferry M6 M15 - South Ferry.

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