New excuses to visit the Big Apple

Gawk at the revamped TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport or check out the newly renovated and expanded Museum of Modern Art

The interior of the TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport features sweeping asymmetrical arches and lofty curved ceilings.
The interior of the TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport features sweeping asymmetrical arches and lofty curved ceilings. PHOTOS: DAVID MITCHELL/ TWA HOTEL, IWAN BAAN, COURTESY OF MOMA, ALISON DE SOUZA, ANDAZ 5TH AVENUE
Indian sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee’s artwork Yakshi (1984, right) is on display at the Museum of Modern Art (left).
Indian sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee’s artwork Yakshi (1984, right) is on display at the Museum of Modern Art (left). PHOTOS: DAVID MITCHELL/ TWA HOTEL, IWAN BAAN, COURTESY OF MOMA, ALISON DE SOUZA, ANDAZ 5TH AVENUE
Clockwise from top: the rotunda of The Guggenheim Museum, the artwork of Brooklyn’s Isabelle Ewing and the Hudson Yards subway station.
Clockwise from top: the rotunda of The Guggenheim Museum, the artwork of Brooklyn’s Isabelle Ewing and the Hudson Yards subway station. PHOTOS: DAVID MITCHELL/ TWA HOTEL, IWAN BAAN, COURTESY OF MOMA, ALISON DE SOUZA, ANDAZ 5TH AVENUE
Alison de Souza In New York
Updated
Nov 16, 2019, 05:00 AM
Published
Nov 16, 2019, 05:00 AM
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For lovers of modern art and architecture, there is no shortage of reasons to come to New York City - from the bevy of world-class museums to Art Deco landmarks such as the Empire State Building.

But two revamped attractions have supplied new excuses to visit: the glorious Mad Men-era TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and the Museum of Modern Art (Moma), which reopened last month after a US$450-million (S$612-million) renovation that seeks to expand the definition of modern art.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 16, 2019, with the headline New excuses to visit the Big Apple. Subscribe

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