Purchase in the City
Taste the Big Apple!
The cultural capital of the world—New York City—is a mere 30 miles south of our campus. Student Affairs and Enrollment Management has partnered with the academic areas and the Purchase College Association to sponsor experiences in and around the greater New York City area.
Home to some of the world’s biggest companies, museums, and theaters, New York City stands at the intersection of innovation, art, and enterprise. We couple the networks and knowledge of our dedicated professors, staff, and alumni to expose Purchase students to the energetic center of so many industries and movements.
The trips create connections among peers, alumni, and faculty, and with the City itself, which becomes an extension of our campus for experiential learning outside the classroom.
This Year’s Schedule
Spring 2025
Fall 2024
- September 1: Museum of the City of New York
- October 12: Trip to Powerhouse @ IC for book talk with author Xochitl Gonzalez
- October 13: Trip to Trinity Church to see Billy Childs and the Billy Childs Trio
- October 22: Lesbian Herstory Archives
- November 9: Trip to Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Jewish Museum
- November 10: Trip to National Museum of the American Indian
- November 21: Trip to Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture
Past Experiences and Trips
2023-2024
- El Museo Del Barrio
- Japan Society
- Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Folk Museum
- Tenement Museum: Immigration Museum NYC
- Museum of the City of New York
- Storm King Art Center
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Chelsea Art Galleries
- Museum of City of New York
- New York City Art Book Fair
- Renaissance Faire
- Bard College - Hessell Museum of Art
- Six Flags
2022-2023
- Toni Morrison Exhibit at Princeton University
- Art Galleries in Chelsea, NY
- The Jewish Heritage Museum - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
- John Ahearn Studio Visit and Exhibition
- Trip to Rockefeller Center
2021-2022
- Union Square Park: SEEINJUSTICE Art Exhibition
- Bryant Park Winter Village
- The Park Avenue Armory: Assembly by interdisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome
- El Museo del Barrio
- NYC Chelsea Galleries
- NYC Galleries
- Lower East Side, Soho, and Tribeca Galleries and Resnick/Pasloff Foundation in Chinatown
- The New York Landmarks Conservancy
- Manhattan History: Key historical sites and contemporary memorialization of the legacy of chattel slavery in New York City.
Fall 2020
Spring 2020
- Museum of Illusions
- Processing Community Day at The New School University Center with various faculty
- National Museum of Mathematics with Professor Tunyan
Additional Virtual Experiences
Many museums and cultural institutions have experiences that you can experience right from your own home. Some of our favorites include:
- Visit Paris and experience the Louvre’s exhibition rooms & galleries.
- Online exhibits from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Explore the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands with virtual tours of the galleries and looks into the artists’ life.
- The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea provides a look into its famous galleries exploring Korean art.
