The Skyscraper Museum

Address:	39 Battery Pl, New York, NY 10280, USA
Phone:	+1 212-968-1961
Site:	skyscraper.org
Rating:	3.6
Working:	Closed Closed 12–6PM 12–6PM 12–6PM 12–6PM 12–6PM

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Reviews 25

Edouard B

Un très petit musée et pour être honnête il manque de substance. Les plus grands édifices sont presentés sur des panneaux mais pas grand chose sur les techniques de construction etc... Le seul film presenté est disponible dans la salle principale sur un petit ecran et ne parle que des twin towers. Assez déçu.

Ekaterina Zolov

The place was actually not bad, some decent history and models, but the girl on the front was rude, and she closed the door in front of the another visitor face at 5.25 pm when the museum is opened until 6.00 pm!!! And when I tried to chose some book to buy she followed me all the way and threw some stuff on the table so loud, like she tried to kick me out of the museum!! Ive been leaving in USA for several years and Ive never seen the customer service in museum like this even if its 5$ admission fee!!(some national museums are free just to let you know) Better check wiki guys , save your nerves and time!

Antoine Humeau

Musée pas bien gros à lambiance un peu associative, 5€ seulement, intéressant, mais qui gagnerait à être étoffé (histoire de la construction de NYC, quelques éléments sur la course à la hauteur tout au long du XXème siècle, etc). Des vidéos et animations seraient par ailleurs bienvenues.

Terresa Ling

This is a really small museum that is only one floor. I went there on a Free museum day. When I was there, they had videos in black and white showing the times when fashion and clothes that were made in factories were wheeled out in these carts. There are also structures that show which are the tallest buildings in the world which was very neat. At the time I went, they also showed how the old World Trade Center was built, as well as a miniature version of the Freedom Tower, as well as the surrounding buildings in the area - very cool!

CorreyHope Kustin

This is a walk around self serve-Take a pamphlet kind of place. It tells about a few skyscrapers like Woolworth Building and Freedom Tower.I saw nothing about Empire State building or other world renown buildings. The museum is state of the art and clean so I give it Excellent but it needs more information. For something so far out of the way in Battery Park, I would have liked to learn more about architecture, designers, etc than see a few models. Next time I will cross the street to the Jewish Museum!

Sukhjit Singh

Ever wonder how this stuff is built? Well nows your chance to really find out how NY started and where the history of these tall behemoths comes from. Its free, mostly a quiet place so you can really take your time and enjoy. If your not an architect or someone who has a love of history, it might be better to come by with a tour guide so you can really understand some of the aspects but if you like a challenge and a bit of knowledge in your cap, drop by anytime and feel the history of these giants

Topher Ziobro

I hope this is just the beginning, I could see this place soaring to great heights (please pardon the pun). Currently this museum is just one floor but it has some really cool scale models of skylines around the world from NYC to Shanghai. Theres a lot of interesting historical facts about New York buildings printed on the wall, but I was surprised not to see more artifacts. I also wish there was an interactive element to some of the exhibits. Its a good start, hoping they build on this.

Fabio Vinuesa

Pequeño Museo dedicado a los rascacielos de New York y del mundo, diseñado por Roger Duffy del estudio Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Muy interesante, solo recomendable para los arquitectos o amantes de la arquitectura.

Der Joggel

Ganz ok, wenn man gerade nichts besseres vor hat. Die 5 $ Eintritt gehen für das, was man sehen kann in Ordnung ... und wenn es regnet, freut man sich über alles, was man nicht draussen machen muss :)

Thomas Stöckigt

Man sollte nicht zuviel erwarten, allerdings als kleiner Zeitfüller in 1h gut zu schaffen. Man bekommt für 5 Dollar viel Wissen über die Entstehung der Stadt und der vielen Wokenkratzer.

montse nieto

El museo tiene mucha información sobre los edificios de la ciudad y también sobre otros edificios altos del mundo creo que vale la pena lo visite porque estaba incluido en el nypass.

Colleen Flett

Ive been here several times and enjoyed every visit. The place is very small, but packed work a lot of information. There is a small permanent exhibit about the original World Trade Center and lower Manhattan. The admission fee is only $5, and the staff is incredibly friendly. I would give them a five off they were larger. They also have an amazing website that is worth checking out.

Mike Nosfe

Εξυπηρετικα τα παιδια που δουλευουν μεσα. Εχει καποιες πληροφοριες για τους ουρανοξιστες. Αν βρεθει στο δρομο σας μπειτε μεσα αλλα μη ξεκινησετε απο καπου μονο και μονο για αυτο.

Hans Ketels

I was not able to get past the animal at the front desk, she was highly insulted that I tried to pay with a $50 bill for the tickets. She was rude and started up with my wife. She actually followed us outside of the building cursing and waiving her finger on my face in front of our 9 year old child. No wonder there was no one in the place...

Michael G

This museum is very small! It takes about a half hour to walk through. My favorite parts are the Burj Khalifa exhibit (the tallest building in the world) and the Freedom Tower exhibit. Ive been there twice and I remember last time it was very hot in there because the air conditioning wasnt on but the overall experience is nice.

Loli Such

Esperaba mucho más de un museo de arquitectura de Nueva York. Es muy pequeño con algunas fotos y comparativas de como crecio Nueva York en altura.

Gustavo Swing

Kleines aber feines Museum. Wenn man sich Zeit lässt, ist man in einer Stunde durch. Dafür zahlt man aber auch nur 5 Dollar, also eigentlich ein guter Deal.

Vanessa Hartmann

Nicht so cool. Viel Text zum Lesen und wenig Videos in schlechter Qualität. Dafür günstig....In 1h ist man durch. Schade! Hätte mehr erwartet

Ranjith Ramesh

Really small place, with Miniatures of all the greatest towers ever build and I still cant believe that there was no Empire State Building in that! Gives up the history of how NYC became a city of towers and the description for slender towers. not worth it, maybe an architect would disagree.

Gomer Aquino

Small museum chronicling the literal rise of New Yorks skyline. Lots of vintage photos showing the early skyscrapers and the architecture employed. Other modern skyscrapers in other countries are also highlighted. Lady staff at the reception was rude and not helpful.

Massimo Baraldi

Interessante museo sui grattacieli con plastici e ricostruzioni 3D dei più importanti e più alti del mondo.

Kevin Daly

Pretty disappointing. If it werent included in the New York Pass it wouldnt be worth going to at all. Most of it was an ad for Singapore, and the rest was very underwhelming. Barely worth 20-30 minutes, definitely not worth paying for on its own.

Gabrielle Cassard

This was a nice little museum with interesting facts about some of the first skyscrapers built in New York. It was interesting reading about how they were built and how developing technologies paved the way for the New York Skyline we see today!

Eric Grossmann

The sky is the limit at this up-and-coming museum in Battery Park. Soar to new heights as you walk along the Museums timeline installation of architectural history with a visit to the past, present and future of the worlds tallest buildings.

Desmond Chow

The Skyscraper Museum is best suited for history buffs as it explains in great detail all the famous buildings in Manhattan. This is a small museum and largely photography based. Not much to look at. We spent 30 minutes in there tops.