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Washington Heights & Inwood Online
Resource Directory
Cultural Institutions (13) 
American Academy of Arts and Letters
633 West 155th Street, New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-368-5900.
Fax: 212-491-4645.
Founded in 1898 to cater to the interest of Washington Heights residents in music, literature and other arts, the academy hosts exhibitions of art and manuscripts as well as readings and performances of new musicals. In addition, it serves as an intermediary for the purchase and donation of paintings to museums across the country.
Association of Hispanic Arts
161 East 106th Street, P.O. Box 1169, New York, NY 10029.
Tel: 212-876-1242.
Fax: 212-876-1285.
Email: ahanews@latinoarts.org.
The AHA is dedicated to the advancement of Latino arts, artists and arts organizations as an integral part of the cultural life of the nation. They facilitate projects and programs designed to foster the appreciation, growth and wellbeing of the Latino cultural community.
Children's Museum of the Native American
Church of the Intercession, Great Hall, 550 West 155th Street, New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-283-1122.
Children can enter a teepee, sit in a dugout canoe, touch artifacts, play Indian games, and actively participate in learning about the life and culture of the Native Americans. Activities include an artifact demonstration, where volunteers from the audience help demonstrate how the American Indians built their shelters, made clothing, hunted, cultivated crops, used tools, cared for infants, and participated in ceremonies.
Cloisters
Fort Tryon Park (Margaret Corbin Drive), New York, NY 10040.
Tel: 212-923-3700.
Fax: 212-795-3640.
Located on four acres in Fort Tryon Park, overlooking the Hudson River, the building incorporates elements from five medieval French cloisters and from other monastic sites in southern France. The Cloisters is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that boasts a splendid collection of medieval artifacts, paintings and architecture.
Culturarte
260 Audubon Avenue (at 178th Street), Suite 100-S, 1st Floor, New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-928-8100.
Fax: 212-928-8200.
Email: metapoesia@aol.com.
Fundación Dominicana Culturarte de Nueva York is a community-based organization that promotes weekly encounters with artists, poets, writers and professionals. Culturarte organizes periodic conventions, congresses, forums and symposia of the Hispanic cultural reality as well as monthly literary and art festivals, book fairs and art exhibits.
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
4881 Broadway (at 204th Street), New York, NY 10034.
Tel: 212-304-9422.
Fax: 212-304-0635.
The Dyckman Farmhouse is Manhattan's last Dutch-colonial farmhouse. During the 19th Century, it was used to produce fruits and vegetables for the NYC market. The house features a collection of Revolutionary War artifacts.
Hispanic Society of America
613 West 155th Street, New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-926-2234.
Fax: 212-690-0743.
Email: info@hispanicsociety.org.
Founded in 1904, the HSA is dedicated to the art and culture of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. In addition to permanent collection displays that include paintings by El Greco, Velásquez, Goya and Sorilla, the museum offers many exhibitions and lectures on a variety of topics.
Morris-Jumel Mansion
65 Jumel Terrace (Edgecombe Avenue at 160th Street), New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-923-8008.
Fax: 212-923-8947.
Email: info@morrisjumel.org.
Built in 1765, Morris-Jumel Mansion is the oldest house in Manhattan and is a museum highlighting 232 years of New York history, culture, and arts. Twelve period rooms exhibit the life and times of Colonel Roger Morris, the original builder, George Washington, who occupied the house, and the merchant family of Stephen and Eliza Jumel. The Morris-Jumel has a colorful calendar of events throughout the year including a classical music series, a jazz festival and children's arts workshops. MJM is looking for volunteers.
Northern Manhattan Places of Interest
Email: nad7@columbia.edu.
Nell Dillon-Ermers' remarkable guide to Northern Manhattan attractions. She arranges the information in ten-block sections, provides a wealth of historical and architectural details, and includes links to Web sites when available.
Russian American Cultural Heritage Center (RACH-C)
34 Hillside Avenue, 4C, New York, NY 10040.
Tel: 212-567-5834.
Email: olga@culturelinks.net.
An educational and charitable community development organization serving the Russian American community. RACH-C strives to preserve the culture, traditions and values immigrants have brought from their Russian-speaking countries of origin, so that these can be enjoyed and respected by their children, and help enrich American culture. The organization encourages writers and artists in their endeavors, and provides advice and technical assistance to Russian American organizations and individuals who are attempting to bring worthwhile projects to life. It also provides workshops, seminars, etc., regarding the history, culture and characteristics of Russsian Americans.
Uptown Treasures
A guide to historical and cultural institutions in Washington Heights and Inwood.
Wave Hill
West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471.
Tel: 718-549-3200.
Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades in the northwest Bronx. Award-winning gardens, greenhouses, and woodlands offer people of all ages the opportunity to explore their connections to the natural world. Programs are offered in horticulture, environmental education, woodland management and the arts.
West Harlem Art Fund
550 West 155th Street, New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-694-8824.
Fax: 212-694-8824.
Email: whaf155@verizon.net.
WHAF is a community-based, cultural arts and preservation organization serving the West Harlem and Washington Heights/Inwood communities. It produces a successful gallery program at the Mary Lasker and Russ Berrie Medical Science complex, and numerous art exhibitions. In summer 2006, WHAF will produce the Hallelujah Harlem Public Art Fest, where outdoor sculpture installations will grace several parks throughout Harlem, and launch the Harlem-Heights Culture Loop.