Institute For the Study of the Ancient World

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15 E 84th St
New York, NY 10028
Just steps away from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ISAW is a center for scholarly research and graduate education that offers free exhibitions and public programming about its investigations of the ancient world from the western Mediterranean to China.Photo from The Lost World of Old Europe: The Danube Valley, 5000-3500:Female Figurine, Cucuteni, 4050-3900 BCPhoto: Marius Amarie

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5.06 reviews
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Rima F.
12/27/2018

Amazing current exhibit on ancient silver in the Roman world. Beautifully curated, instructive descriptions, quiet atmosphere. Everything you could want in a small lovely museum! this is the...

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Dewan A.
1/27/2017

Amazing! 1) Museum is owned by NYU. 2) Mainly has artifacts from Greco-Roman world. Even though they claim to represent the entire "Ancient World". Almost nothing on India or China. 3) But the...

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Emma C.
10/3/2011

ISAW contains a great museum space on the first floor of their center that is free and open to the public. The institute itself is in a historic six-story limestone townhouse (it's beautiful) on...

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Joe L.
8/4/2015

If it weren't for a New York Times article I would have never known about this small NYU outpost that is only one block away from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I am so glad that I discovered...

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Kevin C.
6/5/2015

I found this little known museum when I just happened to be in the area and needed to kill a few hours, and I'm glad I did! There were only 2 exhibit rooms but they were both very professionally...

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