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Kew Gardens Hills

Kew Gardens Hills offers a cultural pairing: a neighborhood library on Vleigh Place and the Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College. The museum is a public art destination with an academic calendar, so timing matters.

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Kew Gardens Hills Library’s folded gray facade and glass corner at Vleigh Place and 72nd Road.
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Kew Gardens Hills Library

Library exterior photographed in 2018; illustrates the named library, not every part of Kew Gardens Hills.

Understanding Kew Gardens Hills

Community Board 8 records the local civic association's foundation as the Queens Valley Homeowners Civic Association in 1941.

The original Kew Gardens Hills Library opened in 1967. A 2013 city design account describes an expansion with a cast-concrete folded roof and angled glass facade. The branch now operates on Vleigh Place.

At Queens College, the Godwin-Ternbach Museum presents historical and contemporary art. Its mission includes the public alongside students and faculty. This offers a different kind of visit from simply passing through a college campus.

Places to explore

  • Godwin-Ternbach Museum

    405 Klapper Hall, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard

    Exhibitions and programs are free. The museum follows the Queens College academic calendar and closes during recesses and holidays. Confirm an exhibition is open before traveling; use Klapper Hall as the destination rather than an unspecified campus entrance.

  • Kew Gardens Hills Library

    72-33 Vleigh Place

    The branch supplies public programs, reading space and computer access. QPL lists wheelchair access. Its public architecture also gives a concrete connection to the neighborhood’s recent civic history.

Planning a visit

Choose between Klapper Hall at Queens College and the Vleigh Place library before planning travel. This guide does not assume access through every campus entrance.

Check library hours separately from the museum's timetable.

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