The 32nd Annual Museum Mile Festival Announced for June 8

NEW YORK, NY.- Now celebrating its 32nd year, the annual Museum Mile Festival takes place rain or shine on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Well over one million people have taken part in this annual celebration since its inception. Festival attendees can walk the Mile from 82nd Street to 105th Street and visit nine of New York City ’s finest cultural institutions open free that evening to the public. In addition, several of the participating museums offer outdoor art activities for children. The Museum Mile Festival’s opening ceremony takes place at 5:45 pm at El Museo del Barrio ( Fifth Avenue between 104th and 105th Streets), celebrating its reopening year as well as its 40th anniversary. Traditionally, the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs and other city and state dignitaries open the Festival. El Museo del Barrio; The Museum of the City of New York; The Jewish Museum; Cooper-Hewitt, Na

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