The Museum Hack Blog

Ever wonder about dinosaur romance? Or who the baddest b*tch in history was? Or the origin of black cat folk lore? Museum Hack knows what's up, and we share it here with reverant irreverance. Plus šŸ”„ tips like how to have a successful museum date and frameworks to tell stories like our renegade guides.

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How many museums are in New York City?

We believe that theĀ Metropolitan Museum of Art is the BEST museum in the entire world. And definitely the very best in NYC. But how many museums are there in the city? NY.com saysĀ there are 83 museums in total among the 5 boroughs. 100 museums in New York City, according toĀ this website. 32 museums in Manhattan, […]

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Stories
Taylor Gmahling

5 Best Holiday Activities in New York City

Christmas in New York City is legen (wait for it) DARY! LEGENDARY! With countless holiday activities to choose from, weā€™ve created a short list of the best of the best (in our humble opinion).

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Stories
Alex Johnson

The Origin of the Moron

In 1910, Henry H. Goddard coined the term “moron” because he needed a word for my ancestors. Ouch, buddy.

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Stories
Zak Martellucci

The Legend of Carl Akeley

The most interesting man in the world isn’t the Dos Equis dude. It’s a badass adventurer named Carl Akeley.

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Alex Johnson

The Real Story of John Hancock

Most Americans know three things about John Hancock: he was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, he signed his name really big on said declaration, and his signature is now so famous that we call signatures ā€œJohn Hancocksā€ in American English. Itā€™s three more things than Iā€™m famous for, but I canā€™t help […]

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