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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The New-York Historical Society will host Life's Pleasures: The Ashcan Artists' Brush With Leisure, 1895–1925, an exhibition of about 80 paintings organized by the...
The materials of September 11—a voice describing unforgettable memories, twisted girders, a melted safe deposit box, and a messenger's bicycle adorned with flowers—are a...
The New-York Historical Society will project building-sized images of the genocide in Darfur onto the Museum's exterior walls to make a dramatic statement about the need for...
Chelsea Jeans, a retail store turned September 11th artifact and shrine, closed forever on October 26, 2002. Owner David Cohen entrusted the New-York Historical Society with...
This exhibition of landscape and portrait paintings, drawings, and prints will showcase the New-York Historical Society's Durand holdings—the largest in the world—at the time...
New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War is the final exhibition in the New-York Historical Society's groundbreaking series on slavery and its impact on the people...
A New Light on Tiffany presents groundbreaking research revealing the many women who played a crucial role in the design and creation of Tiffany Studios’ masterpieces...
A generation of critically acclaimed contemporary artists has thought deeply about how America's history of racially based slavery has shaped our society. Legacies ...
As storms of controversy swirl around the role of a free press in the modern world, the need to understand and define the responsibilities of the media has become of increasing...