Subject related visits
Wall Street
See the headquarters of some of the world's big banks and financiers, as well as the New York Stock Exchange. Students learn about the operations and importance of these players in global finance, and their place in the economy and importance in doing business
Museum of American Financial History
Students can learn how the spirit of entrepreneurship helped make New York the global centre it is today.
Macy's Tours
Go behind the scenes at this world-famous retail operation to learn about its history, structure, organisation, and future.
Federal Reserve Bank
The Fed helps dictate the shape of the global business environment, so a visit here is ideal to help students understand what constraints and opportunities affect businesses.
Further highlights
- Art & Art History
Metropolitan Museum of Art
One of the most important art museums in the world, students can see an enormous range of exhibits from mediaeval to modern day. Incorporating costume and design, this museum will impress and inspire students' creativity.
MoMA
The most influential museum of modern art in the world exhibits artwork from Impressionism through to Cubism and Surrealism right up to modern day contemporary art, not only showing the works, but also explaining their background and purpose.
Guggenheim
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, this gallery is an architectural innovation that allows students the chance to consider the role of the building and presentation of art, as well as exploring the considerable avant-garde collection.
Fashion Institute of Technology
One of the largest collections of costumes, textiles and fashion in the world, students looking for art and fashion design ideas can look here for inspiration from ancient masters to current students (and designers of the future) at the Institute.
- Citizenship & Learning Skills
The UN Building
Students can learn first-hand about the foremost peacekeeping institution and forum for international cooperation; how it came into being and how it works today to meet the challenges of globalisation and threats to peace and security.
Ground Zero
Students can see the affect of the traumatising terrorist attack of 9/11, seeing the devastation it caused and efforts made by fellow citizens to remember the dead and rebuild their lives.
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
The US is a mixture of immigrant populations. This museum lets students see how the character of the population of the US has changed over time and how Americans have learned to live together.
National Museum of the American Indian
In addition to its immigrant identity, the US also has an indigenous identity with which it has sometimes had difficulty coming to terms with. This museum teaches students about American aboriginal history, sparking questions about the nature of citizenship and human rights.