The MOMA QNS exterior has arrived in Long Island City. Tribune photo by Ira Cohen

As the Queens arts scene continues to grow and be recognized by art-lovers from around the City, the buzz this year is about the MoMA QNS and the new look for the Queens Museum of Art.

MoMA QNS
45-20 33rd Street at Queens Boulevard, Long Island City

www.moma.org/momaqns
In July 2002, the world-renowned Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) moved all of its exhibitions into Queens until 2005 as its 53rd Street building in Manhattan is renovated. Dubbed MoMA QNS, the Long Island City site will be a multi-use facility housed in a redesigned building that was once part of the Swingline staple factory. MoMA QNS will serve as the base of the Museum’s exhibition program and operations until the museum moves back to Manhattan and will provide MoMA with 160,000 square feet of new space for exhibition galleries, study centers, workshops, storage, offices, and a café/bookstore.
MoMA QNS was designed by Cooper, Robertson and Partners of New York.

The QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART
New York City Building (in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park), Flushing
(718) 592-9700
www.queensmuse.org
Hours: Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. On Tuesday, the Museum is only open to groups by appointment only. The museum galleries are closed on Monday. Suggested donation are: $4 for adults; $2 for seniors and students; free for children under five.
There is a new and exciting look in store for the Queens Museum of Art (QMA) and they are so proud, they’ve put it on display.

Eric Owen Moss Architects’ design for the new and expanded QMA was the first place winner in the New York City Department of Design and Construction’s open competition. As part of an exhibition open March 10 through July 7, 2002, the winning design as well as other finalists will be on display in the Museum. The exhibit is a tribute to the long history of the building, which was erected to serve as the city’s official pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair and has evolved well beyond the scope of its original function. During its sixty-two year existence, the building has represented the City of New York at two World’s Fairs, served as summer City Hall to Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, acted as the original site of the United Nations General Assembly, provided office space to noted Parks Commissioner Robert Moses, and currently houses an internationally recognized contemporary art museum.

Located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the Queens Museum of Arts permanently displays the “Panorama of the City of N.Y.,” a scale model of the entire City of New York.

Meanwhile, creative imaginations are flowing, culture is alive and history takes on new meaning every day at the following Queens locations:

ALLEY POND ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston
(718) 229-4000
APEC is a private, non-profit environmental conservation corporation.

ALLIANCE OF QUEENS ARTISTS
99-10 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills
(718) 520-9842
www.arts4u.org
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Alliance of Queens Artists is a non-profit arts organization devoted to the creation and advancement of the visual arts. It maintains an artist gallery with innovative and changing exhibits featuring local work.

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE

There’s hands-on fun for all ages at the American Museum of the Moving Image.Tribune photo by Liz Goff

35th Ave. and 36th St., Astoria
(718) 784-0077 (program info)
(718) 784-4777 (travel info)
www.arts4u.org
Hours: Daily, noon to 5 p.m.; closed Monday; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $8.50 for adults, $5.50 for seniors and students with college ID, $4.50 for children five-18, and free for children under four.
Hands-on fun for all ages and a glimpse into the world of movie magic. Film screenings on Saturdays and Sunday free with museum admission (unless otherwise noted).

BAYSIDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Building 208, Fort Totten
Bayside
(718) 352-1548
www.baysidehistorical.org
Hours: Exhibits open Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and during the week by special arrangement.
The Bayside Historical Society, founded in 1964, is dedicated to the preservation of Bayside’s history. Seasonal and special programs offered.

BLACK SPECTRUM THEATRE
117th Street & Baisley Boulevard, Jamaica
(718) 723-1800
www.blackspectrum.com
Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission varies with event.
Founded in 1970 by Executive Producer Carl Clay, the Black Spectrum offers a variety of performing arts companies for different age groups celebrating both artistry and black culture.

BROOKLYN-QUEENS CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

42-76 Main St.
(718) 461-8910
www.brooklynconservatory.com
The conservatory’s facility serves over 600 students and provides concerts, events and community outreach programs throughout the year.

CHUNG-CHENG ART GALLERY
Sun Yat Sen Hall, St. John’s University, Jamaica
(718) 990-7476
www.nyc-arts.org/nyc-arts/name/name_by_borough/queen7/chungcheng.html
Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
The gallery has a permanent collection of 600 pieces of Chinese art and offers a variety of films, lectures and demonstrations.

COLDEN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Horace Harding Expressway (LIE) at Kissena Boulevard, Flushing
(718) 793-8080
www.coldencenter.org
Tickets: Colden Center box office, Monday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.(check Saturday)
Admission: varies with event
Located on the Queens College campus, Colden Center hosts a variety of educational, cultural and community events.

F.S.F. COMMUNITY THEATER GROUP
41-60 Kissena Blvd., Flushing
(718) 961-0030
The group has presented at least one show annually for 22 years. Performances are held at the Free Synagogue of Flushing.

FLUSHING COUNCIL ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS
137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing
(718) 463-7700
Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $3 for adults; $2 for seniors and students; $1 for children under 12; free to members.
The Flushing Council sponsors a number of programs aimed at exposing children from surrounding schools to the arts as well as hosting special exhibits throughout the year in conjunction with Flushing Town Hall and operating tour of the Queens Jazz Trail.

FLUSHING TOWN HALL
137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing
(718) 463-7700
www.flushingtownhall.org
Also home for the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, Flushing Town Hall continuously hosts a variety of live musical performances and mutli-medium art exhibits.

GODWIN-TERNBACH MUSEUM
Room 405, Paul Klapper Hall, Queens College Campus, Horace Harding Expwy. (LIE) at Kissena Blvd., Flushing
(718) 997-4747 or call the Arts Hotline at 997-ARTS
www.qc.edu/Library/art/gtm.html
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The museum mounts four major exhibitions each year.

GREEK CULTURAL CENTER
27-18 Hoyt Ave. South, Astoria
(718) 726-7329
The center provides information and hosts programs related to Greek culture. Call for information and program hours.

HOLOCAUST RESOURCE CENTER AND ARCHIVES
Queensborough Community College
The City University of New York
222-05 56th Ave., Bayside
(718) 281-5770
www.qcc.cuny.edu/HolocaustCenter
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A research facility containing material related to the Nazi Holocaust. They also host specific exhibits periodically.

INDEPENDENT ARTS GALLERY
140-40 Queens Blvd., Jamaica
(718) 658-2526
The Independent Arts Gallery offers continuous opportunities for professional artists with disabilities to have their works reviewed and critiqued.

ISAMU NOGUCHI GARDEN MUSEUM

A view of Garden Area 2 of the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum. Courtesy of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation

32-37 Vernon Blvd., Long
Island City
(718) 204-7088
www.noguchi.org
Suggested Contribution: $4 for adults; $2 for students and seniors.
The museum displays a comprehensive collection of artwork by Isamu Noguchi in a tranquil garden setting.
The Museum moved into its permanent Long Island City location but is not yet open to the public.
Officials there said they plan to reopen sometime in June. For updated information, call the Museum.

JACKSON HEIGHTS ART CLUB
St. Mark’s Church
33-50 82nd St., Jackson Heights
(718) 426-9821
Classes are two-and-a-half hours. Watercolor: Monday, 7:30 p.m. and Thursday 1 p.m. Oil, acrylics and pastel: Tuesday 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Drawings: Wednesday, 1 p.m. Children’s classes: Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.; 3 p.m.
Hosts competitions and exhibits for local artists.

JAMAICA Center for Arts and Learning

The Jamaica Center For Arts and Learning gallery features works by local artists and its resident artist.

161-04 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica
(718) 658-7400
www.jcal.org
The Jamaica Arts Center provides arts education, workshops and exhibitions for New York City residents and local school districts.

Kaufman Studios
34-12 36 St., Astoria
(718) 706-5389
www.kaufmanastoria.com
With timeless classics still being filmed there such as Sesame St., Kaufman Studios also boasts to be the home of movie hits like Picture Perfect, starring Jennifer Aniston of the hit show Friends, and Marvin’s Room, starring Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep. The Lifetime cable-TV service produces programming there, and sports-talk radio station WFAN-AM broadcasts from the studios.

KING MANOR MUSEUM KING PARK
Jamaica Ave.
btwn. 150th & 153rd Streets
(718) 706-0545
Hours: March to December, Saturday and Sunday, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. (last tour at 3:30 p.m.); second and last Tuesday of every month, 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. Groups by appointment.
The only historic house in southeast Queens, the King Manor Museum functions as a history museum and a community center with a wide variety of events.

LANGSTON HUGHES COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTER

100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona
(718) 561-1100
Hours: Monday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 1 to 6 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 1 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center is the largest circulator of Black history material in Queens.

Latin America Cultural Center of Queens
120-65 Queens Blvd.
(718) 261-7664
Hosts cultural events celebrating the Latin American traditions and art throughout the year.

LOCAL ARTS COLLABORATIVE AND EXCHANGE (LACE)
c/o Jackson Heights Community
Development Corp. (JHCDC)
33-47 91ST St.,
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 458-3600
Hours: Daytime General Meetings: second Tuesday of every month, 1:30 p.m. at the JHCDC; Evening General Meetings: third Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m. at the Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center, 102-09 Northern Blvd.)
LACE is a diverse network of artists and supporters interested in contributing more to the cultural life of the community. It also produces a directory to allow local businesses and local arts to connect.

LaGUARDIA AND WAGNER ARCHIVES
LaGuardia Community College campus, Long Island City, Room E238
(718) 482-5065
www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/defaultc.htm
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: free
There are 14 permanent exhibits on the history of greater New York with an emphasis on the mayoralty and the borough of Queens. The Archives will also be hosting the papers of all the City Council members who left office as a result of term limits.

LaGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City
(718) 482-5151
Hours: Box office open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Admission: Depends on show; call for information.
The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY offers a wide variety of cultural and educational programs.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG ARCHIVES QUEENS COLLEGE
65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing
Benjamin Rosenthal Library, 6th Floor
(718) 997-3670
Louis Armstrong House
34-56 107th St., Corona
(718) 478-8274
www.satchmo.net
Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call for appointments.
The archives contain a treasure trove of Armstrong’s own collections of recordings, musical instruments, memorabilia, photographs, scrapbooks and other priceless material. Armstrong’s house is now open to the public,who can see how the saxophone legend spent his time away from the spotlight.
Hours: Tuesay-Friday:10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Weekends: noon-5 p.m. Admission is $8, students and seniors pay $4.

MISSING-IN-ACTION STUDIO GALLERY
140-10 Franklin Ave. (A49) at the corner of Kissena Blvd., Flushing
(718) 961-0464
Hours vary. Admission is free.
The gallery exhibits slant towards the topical and avant garde, and includes artists working in all media.

The Museum for African Art
36-01 43rd Ave., Long Island City
(718) 784-7700
www.africanart.org
Hours: Monday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $2.50 for seniors, students and children, and free for members.
The Museum of African Art moved to Long Island City last year while its permanent Manhattan home is being constructed, bringing nearly two decades of African art collecting with it.
The Museum, which is scheduled to move back to Manhattan in 2005, is dedicated to increasing awareness and appreciation of African art and culture through exhibitions, publications, education and outreach. It offers teaching programs, lectures, art-making workshops, dance performances and films, and has museum tours for groups of 10 or more.

NATIONAL ART LEAGUE
44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston
(718) 224-3937 (recorded message)
(718) 229-9495
www.nationalartleague.org
The NAL is a non-profit organization dedicated toward the advancement of the creative arts of drawing, painting and sculpture. Classes as well as exhibits are offered.

NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE
47-01 111th St. (In Flushing Meadows-Corona Park), Corona (718) 600-0675 (recording); (718) 699-0005
www.nyhallsci.org
Hours: Monday through Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Thursday through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $6 adults, $4 kids ages 4 to 5 and senior citizens. Admission is free to everyone Thursday and Friday, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The museum, which emphasizes hands-on technology and science exhibits, now attracts over 290,000 visitors a year.

OLLANTAY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
2nd floor, 94-09 Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights
(718) 565-6499
Hours by appointment only.
The center presents cultural programs from Spanish-speaking countries world-wide.

ORATORIO SOCIETY OF QUEENS
Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing
(718) 460-0726
www.queensoratorio.org
The society traditionally presents two or more concerts a year, in winter and spring.

P.S. 1 CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER
22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City
(718) 784-2084
www.ps1.org
Hours: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. Admission: $5 suggested donation; $2 for seniors and students; free for members.
Queens’ own Contemporary Art Center, founded in 1971 by Alanna Heiss, re-opened after being closed three years for renovations. The internationally recognized museum has been a defining force in the alternative space movement, and is known in the avant-garde arts community for its cutting-edge approach to exhibitions and direct involvement of artists with the scholarly aspects of traditional museums.

QUEENS BOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY
89-11 Merrick Blvd. (Main Branch)
(718) 990-0700
The Queens Borough Public Library offers a number of cultural and book-related events in branches throughout the borough. The Queens Library Gallery, located at the main branch, is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDEN
43-50 Main St., Flushing
(718) 886-3800
Summer hours: Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Winter hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
The 38-acre Queens Botanical Garden includes formal display gardens, an extensive rose garden, teaching gardens, a wedding garden, a pinetum and an arboretum.

QUEENS COUNTY FARM MUSEUM
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park
(718) 347-FARM (3276)
Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free, except for special events.
This 47-acre museum has been the site of continuous farming for over 200 years, and includes a historic farmhouse, planting fields, an orchard, farmyard and livestock.

Queens Historical Society
143-35 37th Ave., Flushing
(718) 939-0647
http://www.preserve.org/queen7/
As the historical society for the largest borough in New York City, the Queens Historical Society (QHS) publishes a quarterly newsletter and offers a regular series of lectures, programs and slide presentations. QHS, headquartered in an historic site, Kingsland Homestead, maintains and explores the history of its colonial farmhouse through exhibitions, house and walking tours, and educational programs.

QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART AT BULOVA CORPORATE CENTER

75-20 Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights
(718) 899-0700
Hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
A satellite gallery of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Queens Museum of Art.

QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
80-00 Cooper Ave., Building 22, Glendale
(718) 326-4455
www.queenssymphony.org
The Queens Symphony Orchestra has spent the last half-century providing high quality classical music concerts to the borough in many diverse settings and educational programs, and is well known for its traditional free Sunday afternoon summer concerts, principally in Forest Park’s historic Seuffert Bandshell.
Queens Symphony Orchestra’s classical repertoire and musical expertise always delivers a first-rate performance to appreciative audiences of all ages.
Tickets for the group’s Masterworks Series are available through the box office of its new artistic “home,” Queensborough Community College in Bayside.

Queens Theater in the Park offers both an intimate and a professional performance space in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

QUEENS THEATER IN THE PARK
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
(718) 760-0064
www.queenstheatre.org
Office Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Box office: Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Admission: rates vary depending on show and seat; group rates available. Features include theater, dance, children’s programs, film series and Jewish theater presentations.

QUEENS WILDLIFE CENTER
53-51 111th St., Flushing
(718) 271-1500
Summer hours are from April to October, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Winter Hours: Daily, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tickets are sold up to 30 minutes before closing time. Admission: $2.50 for adults; $1.25 for seniors; $.50 for children ages three to 12; free for children under three.

ROCKAWAY MUSIC AND ARTS COUNCIL (RMAC)
P. O. Box 97
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
(718) 474-6760
The RMAC presents a season of summer concerts from June through August. Fall festivals are staged in September.

The SCULPTURECENTER
44-19 Purves St., Long Island City
(718) 361-1750
www.sculpture-center.org
Hours: Thursday to Tuesdays, 12 p.m. 6 p.m. Admission is free with a suggested donation.
The SculptureCenter in Long Island City – a non-profit museum dedicated to exhibiting contemporary sculpture – was designed by Maya Lin, the artist who designed the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington DC.
The building where the Center is housed, which used to be a trolley repair shop, features 6,000 square-feet of indoor exhibit space and an outdoor exhibit space. The museum plans to open a new addition that will add a work studio and apartment for visiting artists, a sculpture library and a public reading room.

SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK
Broadway at Vernon Blvd.
Long Island City
(718) 956-1819
www.socratessculpturepark.org
Hours: Daily, 10 a.m. to sunset. Admission: free.
This internationally renowned outdoor museum features sculptures, rock gardens, wild grasses and a boulder shoreline along the East River.

THALIA SPANISH THEATER, INC.
41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside
(718) 729-3880
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 4 p.m.
Musical performance tickets cost $18; $l5 for seniors and students. Plays cost $l3; $l0 for seniors and students. There is a special rate for groups of 10 or more (cannot be combined with student/senior discount).
Thalia presents authentic tango and flamenco shows every Friday and plays on Saturdays and Sundays.

Voelker-Orth Museum
149-19 38th Ave., Flushing
(718) 359-6227
www.voelkerorthmuseum.org
In spring of 2003, the new Voelker-Orth Museum will officially open in Flushing, bringing the cultural life of Queens at the beginning of the 20th Century to the borough’s current residents.
The museum, which is located inside of a renovated Victorian House, offers a period room, conference room, music room and exhibit room for year round events, including historically accurate Victorian tea parties. It also has a Victorian garden which will house a bird sanctuary.
The museum plans on offering a summer camp and space for weddings and private parties.