This post references a show from the summer of 2016. It has come and gone. But there is usually some art exhibit available at Fort Tilden, and even when there isn't - there's plenty to see.
Art on the Beach
How can you see a Museum of Modern Art Exhibit, spend the day at the beach, hike through beach dunes and climb a World War II era bunker for views of the NYC skyline and the Atlantic Ocean at the same time?
The answer is a day at Fort Tilden and Jacob Riis Park
Forbidden Fruit:Street Art in a National Park
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| Rendering of Katharina Grosse, Rockaway! (2016). Image courtesy of MoMA PS1. |
The Rockaway Arts Alliance puts on a big deal arts show every other year. This year it is: Forbidden Fruit, curated by the director of PS 1, which is a MOMA museum.
The show alone would be worth the trek, but once you make the journey - there is the beach, Jacob Riis has a large parking lot ($10/day) and the Rockaway Bazaar which has replaced hot dogs and heated frozen pizza with hipster food and alcohol, and miles of beautiful beach. From the gallery exhibit, people will happily point you towards the trails through the sand dunes that leads to old army bunker that gives you magnificent 360 degrees views.
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| by John Hedderson- The Creation of Adam |
How to Get There
From Manhattan take
If you want a cheaper longer option
Take the #2 train to Brooklyn College and then the Q35 bus to Fort Tilden/Jacob Riis
Driving is easy - if not quick
Jacob Riis has a giant parking lot $10/day
There is parking in Fort Tilden for two hours -free, just tell the park ranger when you turn in you are going to the show and then ask for a parking pass in the exhibit.
The Q53 also goes there- if you are starting in Queens
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