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Exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society are made possible by Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang, the Saunders Trust for American History, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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Freedom Now: Photographs by Platon

November 11, 2011 - April 29, 2012

The African-American struggle for civil rights is the subject of a series created by British photographer, Platon. Seen through a fresh perspective, Platon’s photographs...

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Urban Views: American Cities 1717-1986

November 11, 2011 - April 22, 2012

This exhibition features large scale views of American cities. Throughout the centuries, cartographers and artists have been engaged in attempts to show the cityscape as a...

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Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn

November 11, 2011 - April 15, 2012

Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn is the first exhibition to relate the American, French and Haitian revolutions as a single, global narrative. Spanning decades of...

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Audubon: National Treasures—The Five Watercolors for the Second Fascicle of "The Birds of America"

January 17, 2012 - April 08, 2012

Looking at these five watercolors you are enjoying an experience similar to that of John James Audubon’s (1785–1851) original subscribers to The Birds of America (1827...

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Hudson River School Highlights: Landscapes From The New-York Historical Society's Collections

February 10, 2012 - April 01, 2012

The Hudson River School has long been 'at home' in the New-York Historical Society. New-York Historical's first membership diploma was engraved around 1821 by Asher B. Durand....

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Remembering 9/11

September 08, 2011 - February 05, 2012

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of September 11, the New-York Historical Society presents a special exhibition, Remembering 9/11.

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Audubon: National Treasures—The Five Watercolors for the First Fascicle of "The Birds of America"

November 11, 2011 - January 15, 2012

Looking at these five watercolors you are enjoying an experience similar to that of John James Audubon’s (1785–1851) original subscribers to The Birds of America (1827...

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It Happened Here: The Invention of Santa Claus

November 25, 2011 - January 08, 2012

Though legend has it that Santa Claus hails from the North Pole, he was actually a New Yorker who came into the world on West 23rd Street in what is now the trendy Chelsea...

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A New York Hanukkah

November 25, 2011 - January 08, 2012

Hanukkah lamps, or Hannukiot, are candelabra characterized by nine candle branches and used in the ritual candle-lighting associated with the celebration of Hanukkah, the...

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Breakthrough: The Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Insulin

October 05, 2010 - January 31, 2011

Recalling the desperate fight for life that used to be waged by juvenile diabetes patients, and commemorating the events of 1921 that inaugurated a new era of hope for them and...