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06/02/2020

#BlackoutTuesday

06/01/2020

A Statement from Museum of the City of New York

Over the past week, we have all seen a deepening of our national trauma. The unconscionable deaths of George Floyd and others continue and amplify a long history of racism, injustice, inequality, and violence. They come at a moment when the global pandemic is having a particularly devastating impact on Black and brown communities. We condemn bigotry, police brutality, and the senseless loss of life, and we stand together with the Black community and all those searching for a more peaceful, safe, just, and equitable world.

The collective anger, protests, and demands for change at this critical moment draw on legacies rooted in the long history of the fight against racism in our city and nation. These are topics that the Museum has worked hard to illuminate over many years, in exhibitions such as "Activist New York" – including in its content on The Movement for Black Lives and The Young Lords and health equity -- "King in New York," and "New York at Its Core," among many others. We believe deeply in the heightened importance of that work at this moment.

We commit to continuing to share stories that shine a light on New York’s history of diversity, struggle, resilience, and reinvention. We likewise commit to fighting discrimination and promoting inclusion, equity, and accessibility within our own institution and community, striving to contribute to a better future for all New Yorkers.

William C. Vrattos
Chairman

Whitney W. Donhauser
Ronay Menschel Director & President

📷 “Black Today (When Living is a Protest),” Ruddy Roye, 2015. Courtesy of Ruddy Roye

06/01/2020

Teachers and educators: Registration is open now for our virtual professional development course. Discover hidden voices...

05/29/2020

P Credit Course: People of New York

Teachers and educators: Registration is open now for our virtual professional development course. Discover hidden voices that shine a light on New York’s array of diverse communities and neighborhoods. https://bit.ly/2McEvL2

Examine the past, present, and future of the city through the lives of individual New Yorkers in this P Credit course for educators.

05/29/2020

Bask in the glow with this #MuseumMomentofZen.
📸: Wurts Bros. (New York, N.Y.), Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, 1964, X2010.7.1.15903

05/28/2020

If you're missing baseball, Yankee Stadium, and other NYC landmarks, check out #NewYorkFromHome. Along with our friends Urban Archive, we're bringing you a virtual city tour: https://bit.ly/3bWk5AF
📸: Frank Bauman, Look magazine, 1955, X2011.4.6147-55

05/28/2020

Who are the champions and change makers emerging in your community during this crisis? Nominate them at mcny.org/changemakers through June 1. Then, join us June 10 as we honor New York's resilience and some of the incredible individuals stepping up around our city.
📸: Austin Wideman

05/27/2020

It's #NationalSunscreenDay - hope these beachgoers got the memo.
🏖️ 😊
📸: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc., Orchard Beach, 1938, 88.1.1.5206

RIP #LarryKramer, whose art and activism inspired countless advances within the LGBTQ community in New York and around t...

05/27/2020

Larry Kramer, Playwright and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84

RIP #LarryKramer, whose art and activism inspired countless advances within the LGBTQ community in New York and around the world, and whose often provocative views and strategies are highlighted in our exhibition New York At Its Core. As NYC confronts another epidemic, his potent words take on new meaning: “Don’t lose that anger. Just have a little more patience and forgiveness. For yourself as well.”

He worked hard to shock the country into dealing with AIDS as a public-health emergency. But his confrontational approach could sometimes overshadow his achievements.

05/27/2020

#OnThisDay 90 years ago the Chrysler Building opened to the public.
📸: Alfred Mainzer, Curt Teich & Co., Chrysler Building at Night, New York City, 95.120.4E

How will future generations remember the pandemic? The New York Times examines how museums are documenting and collectin...

05/26/2020

How Will We Remember the Pandemic? Museums Are Already Deciding

How will future generations remember the pandemic? The New York Times examines how museums are documenting and collecting objects in response to coronavirus. Sean Corcoran, our curator of prints and photography, shared some of our own efforts. https://nyti.ms/2THphld

Wanted: Artifacts that show how Americans navigated the Covid-19 crisis. The trick is determining what’s historically valuable.

Celebrate New York's resilience and honor the champions and change makers stepping up during the COVID-19 crisis. Tune i...

05/26/2020

NYC Champions & Change Makers

Celebrate New York's resilience and honor the champions and change makers stepping up during the COVID-19 crisis. Tune in live on June 10 for performances, touching stories, and stories that honor our city - past, present, and future. https://bit.ly/2TEW1LM

Join us, virtually, as we pay tribute to the countless acts of heroism – great and small – across the five boroughs.

05/25/2020

In 1873, New York was the first state to designate #MemorialDay as a legal holiday. NYC features many military memorials across the five boroughs, including the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park, New York.

📸: Curt Teich & Co., Union News Company (New York, N.Y.), ca. 1920, 97.59.43

05/25/2020

It's the unofficial start of summer. Hope you're staying cool. ☀️ 🌡️
📸: Edmund Vincent Gillon, ca. 1977, 2013.3.2.2199

05/24/2020

We remember and honor all of the incredible service men and women.
#MemorialDay #MemorialDayWeekend

📸 Andrew Herman/Federal Art Project, Union Square. 1940. 43.131.8.3

05/23/2020

Our lives in New York have changed dramatically over the past several weeks. We want to hear your perspective.

What are some of the things you're seeing from your window? Comment here or share your view! #MyNYCPerspective

📷 ©gudrungeorges - submitted via #CovidStoriesNYC

05/22/2020

Cheers to the unofficial start of summer and a very special #MuseumMomentofZen.

📷 Sid Grossman (1915-1955), Federal Art Project, Swimming Pool and Children. 1939 Museum of the City of New York 43.131.9.62

05/22/2020

Whether it's a rooftop, fire escape, stoop or terrace, New Yorkers always seem to be able to carve out a spot to soak in some ☀️ . Where will you be commemorating 🇺🇸 Memorial Day Weekend 🇺🇸 (while social distancing, of course)?

📷 Wurts Bros. (New York, N.Y.) 400 East 59th Street. Apartments, rooftop with Mrs. Newstead. 1941. Museum of the City of New York X2010.7.1.8029

05/21/2020

#CovidStoriesNYC

05/21/2020

Tune in here today at 1PM for "Curators from the Couch" - a livestream conversation between MCNY's curator of prints and photography Sean Corcoran and photographers Val Rizzo and Ruben Natal-SanMiguel, discussing #CovidStoriesNYC and the role of photography in documenting the coronavirus pandemic.

📷 Valery Rizzo, "The New Normal" 2020

05/21/2020

Who couldn't use a vacation right now?

We're packing our bags and heading off (virtually) to ports near and far, along with Museum friends including John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum; U.S. Botanic Garden; and more. Follow #MuseumVacation for some serious day-off vibes.

📷 Byron Company (New York, N.Y.) Ships, S.S. Rotterdam, Holland America Line, ca. 1932 Museum of the City of New York 93.1.1.13175

Do you know a champion or changemaker from your community during the #Covid19 crisis? Nominate them as part of our effor...

05/20/2020

Champions and Change Makers: Nominate A New Yorker

Do you know a champion or changemaker from your community during the #Covid19 crisis? Nominate them as part of our effort to document this pivotal moment for our city. https://www.mcny.org/changemakers

Who is making a difference in your community during the COVID-19 crisis? Share them with us and help us preserve their stories at the Museum.

05/19/2020

"Just after weeks of only going into Central Park to keep sane, I decided to walk south into midtown and below with a friend just to see what was open and what was going on. Was amazed how few people, even on a beautiful day, were in the streets. It's a people-less vision of NYC I've only seen in snowstorms in the middle of the night." - NYC photographer @RussRowland muses about this photo, shared with us via #CovidStoriesNYC.

This Thursday (May 21) at 1PM, tune in to the second episode of "Curators from the Couch" -- our new livestream program...

05/19/2020

Curators from the Couch: #CovidStoriesNYC

This Thursday (May 21) at 1PM, tune in to the second episode of "Curators from the Couch" -- our new livestream program featuring MCNY curators in conversation with artists and influencers. Curator of Prints and Photography Sean Corcoran leads this chat with local photographers Valery Rizzo and Ruben Natal-San Miguel about the Museum's #CovidStoriesNYC open call and the overall experiences of photographing NYC on pause, https://bit.ly/3bHkOFl

Sean Corcoran, curator of photography, will join photographers who have submitted their images to #CovidStoriesNYC, which is MCNY's initiative to document the perspectives and stories happening around New York during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Take a virtual daily commute to the people, places, and things that make NYC great. https://bit.ly/2RGunwY

05/18/2020

MCNY Unlimited

Take a virtual daily commute to the people, places, and things that make NYC great. https://bit.ly/2RGunwY

Your daily virtual commute to the people, places, and things that make NYC great.

05/18/2020

Today is 'National No Dirty Dishes" day -- time to give yourself a break from that constantly regenerating pile of plates and step away from that sink, sponge, and scrubber.
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📷 Stanley Kubrick for Look magazine, "Walter Cartier, Prizefighter of Greenwich Village [Walter Cartier helping his aunt wash dishes.)" 1948. ©SK Film Archives/Museum of the City of New York. X2011.4.11122.127F

05/17/2020

#OnThisDay: The New York Stock Exchange was formed in 1792 under the Buttonwood Agreement. 🏛️
📸: Geo. P. Hall & Son, H. C. Leighton Co., New York Stock Exchange., ca. 1906, X2011.34.1739

05/16/2020

Музей Москвы (@mosmuseum) • Instagram photos and videos

Join Музей Москвы for the Night of Museum Journeys, an international tour of city museums across the globe. Directors, curators, and guides from 25 museums, including Museum of the City of New York, will share short videos of iconic exhibitions. Museum of Moscow will stream live on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3bBeuiP

51k Followers, 255 Following, 2,202 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Музей Москвы (@mosmuseum)

05/16/2020

Imagine working from home on this computer.
#TechnologyMW
📸: Wurts Bros. (New York, N.Y.), ca. 1962, X2010.7.1.10221

05/15/2020

Close your eyes for a #MuseumMomentofZen, wherever you are. 😌
📸: Andrew Herman, Federal Art Project, 1939, Boardwalk Sunbath, 43.131.5.39

05/15/2020

#MCNYlive: City of Rising Waters - Community Responses to Climate Change

City of rising waters: Artists and organizers came together to discuss creative approaches to climate change. For #ClimateMW, revisit this powerful discussion: https://bit.ly/2Z7QOzN

"City of Rising Waters: A Symposium" took place on October 22, 2017 To mark the fifth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy -- a watershed moment for New Yorkers' ...

05/14/2020

Bronx Zoo opened in 1899 and over the decades, residents of Bronx neighborhoods have sometimes drifted off to sleep to the growls of lions! 🦁
See some of your favorite NYC destinations with our #NewYorkFromHome digital tour on Urban Archive. https://bit.ly/3bWk5AF

📸: Edmund Vincent Gillon, Elephants and Elephant House, Bronx Zoo, 1975, 2013.3.1.884

05/14/2020

Chef Pierre Thiam - How to cook fonio from home

Chef Pierre Thiam, who spoke at the Museum for our Unexpected Pairings series, demonstrates how to make fonio.

05/14/2020

"Is Now When I Should Panic?": A Conversation with Roz Chast

Cartoonist Roz Chast joined MCNY for a virtual conversation about her work. Chast's depictions of anxiety-riddled city-dwellers and their quirky and relatable tendencies are a perfect fit for our present moment. She discussed some particularly timely examples of her art with Fran Rosenfeld, the Museum's Director of Public Programs and curator of the 2016 MCNY exhibition Roz Chast: Cartoon Memoirs.

05/13/2020

The City We Became: A Conversation with N.K. Jemisin

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Chef Pierre Thiam - How to cook fonio from home

Chef Pierre Thiam, who spoke at the Museum for our Unexpected Pairings series, demonstrates how to make fonio.

"Is Now When I Should Panic?": A Conversation with Roz Chast

Is Now When I Should Panic? A Conversation with Roz Chast

Fox 5 News Interview with "City/Game: Basketball in New York" Curator Lilly Tuttle

Lilly Tuttle, curator of "City/Game: Basketball in New York," visited Fox 5 News to discuss the exhibition with Ernie Anastos. Skip the line and "score" timed tickets: https://bit.ly/2WLAe93

Winter [Basket] Ball 2020

Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the 2020 Winter [Basket] Ball which celebrated the game of basketball and our new exhibition, “City/Game: Basketball in New York.” The Museum was honored to present the inaugural Gotham Icon Award to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Owen D. Thomas. The Gotham Icon Award celebrates individuals who have paved the way for the next generation in their respective industry. The evening was hosted by ESPN's Michael Eaves. "City/Game: Basketball in New York" is now on view! Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/2WLAe93 #CityGameNY

NOW ON VIEW: "City/Game: Basketball in New York"

The many stories of basketball in New York. Basketball in New York is a saga set in schoolyards, street corners, gymnasiums, and packed arenas, where a shared sports culture cuts across race, ethnicity, class, and language. "City/Game: Basketball in New York" captures the excitement and evolution of this quintessentially urban game and the energy of the diverse New Yorkers who play it and love it. Relive historic highs and lows, and revisit legendary players including New York Knicks legend Walt “Clyde” Frazier, Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, WNBA trailblazer Nancy Lieberman, and current stars including Queens-born New York Liberty star Tina Charles and the city’s latest headline player, Kevin Durant. From Rucker Park to Madison Square Garden, from jazz bands to sneaker stories, experience why basketball is truly the city game. #CityGameNY Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/2WLAe93

Coming Soon: "City/Game: Basketball in New York"

Basketball in New York is a saga set in schoolyards, street corners, gymnasiums, and packed arenas, where a shared sports culture cuts across race, ethnicity, class, and language. "City/Game: Basketball in New York" (opening February 14) captures the excitement and evolution of this quintessentially urban game and the energy of the diverse New Yorkers who play it and love it. Relive historic highs and lows, and revisit legendary players – including New York Knicks legend Walt “Clyde” Frazier, Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, WNBA trailblazer Nancy Lieberman, and current stars – including Queens-born New York Liberty star Tina Charles and the city’s latest headline player, Kevin Durant. From Rucker Park to Madison Square Garden, from jazz bands to sneaker stories, experience why basketball is truly the city game. #CityGameNY

WINTER [BASKET] BALL

Join us to celebrate the game of basketball and the players who shaped it at our #WinterBasketBall on Tuesday, February 11! The Museum will present the Gotham Icon Award to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Owen D. Thomas. Guests will also enjoy a sneak peek at our "City/Game: Basketball in New York" exhibition. Limited tickets are available: https://bit.ly/2tcsrUd

Peter Hermann on What Makes New York New York

What is it that makes New York... New York? We asked, and actor Peter Hermann shared what it is that he loves about the city he calls home. #WhatMakesNYNY

Take a tour through the photography portion of "Collecting New York's Stories: Stuyvesant to Sid Vicious" with Sean Corcoran, Curator of Prints and Photographs. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/349FAdD #CollectingNYStories

Now on View: "Cultivating Culture: 34 Institutions That Changed New York"

New York City’s Cultural Institutions Group (CIG) provides support to 34 institutions across the five boroughs that help cement New York’s status as the cultural capital of the world. #CultivatingCulture (now on view!) tells these institutions’ stories through original imagery and objects, including founding charters, tickets and ephemera related to opening night performances, and other original artifacts that bring the history of the city’s cultural riches to life. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/2SCYeWD

Take a tour through "Who We Are" Visualizing NYC by the Numbers"

Take a live tour through "Who We Are: Visualizing NYC by the Numbers" with guest curator Kubi Ackerman. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/2YCVmMc

What Makes New York New York?

At the Museum of the City of New York, “What makes New York New York?” is more than a question. It’s our mission: to explore and investigate, preserve and share the infinite details that define our city and make it so meaningful to so many. There’s only one place in #NYC where the past meets present, and the future is around the corner. Donate to the Museum of the City of New York’s Annual Fund today, and help us continue to share these important stories! https://www.mcny.org/support

Take a live tour through "The Voice of the Village: Fred W. McDarrah Photographs" with Sean Corcoran, Curator of Prints and Photographs. Hurry, #TheVoiceoftheVillage closes December 1. Plan your visit: https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/voice-village

Louis Mofsie on the Thunderbirds' 41st Annual Grand Mid-Summer Powwow, 2019

The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers host New York City's oldest and largest annual powwow at Queens County Farm Museum each year. The Thunderbirds are an all-volunteer intertribal and multi-ethnic New York CIty-based dance and music organization founded by Louis Mofsie with neighborhood friends in 1963. Each year, this mid-July powwow features three days of intertribal dance competitions and opportunity for celebration through music and dance. Over 40 Tribal Nations are represented at this annual event, which features social dances. The powwow also includes a special Friday and Saturday sunset lighting of the bonfire, when all visitors are invited to dance. "Urban Indian: Native New York Now" is on view now: https://bit.ly/2LbUb2w

Take a tour of “Urban Indian: Native New York Now” with co-curator Dr. Rebecca Hayes Jacobs. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/2LbUb2w

Interview with William Rhoden on Jackie Robinson

Sports journalist William Rhoden (The Undefeated, The New York Times) speaks with Senior Curatorial Associate Susan Johnson to discuss the legacy of barrier-breaking athlete and icon, #JackieRobinson. “In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait of a Baseball Legend” closes on September 22. https://bit.ly/2SvXAZv

Blue Man Group at the Museum of the City of New York

We're looking back at the fun times we had with Blue Man Group before "Blue Man Group: Ready...Go!" closes September 2. Plan your visit before it's too late: https://bit.ly/30Sdin3

"Blue Man Group: Ready...Go!" Meet Micah

Meet Micah – Blue Man Group's biggest fan. He stopped by "Blue Man Group: Ready...Go!" to play their PVC pipe instrument, and you'll be AMAZED by his talent! Hurry, open through September 2nd: https://bit.ly/30Sdin3

Molly Bernard on What Makes New York New York

What is it that makes New York... New York? We asked, and actress Molly Bernard shared what it is that she loves about the city she calls home. #whatmakesnyny

Blue Man Group at Uptown Bounce

When a blue man looks directly at you, do NOT look away.👀🤣🔵 ⁣⁣Blue Man Group stopped by #UptownBounce to get the party started!⁣ 🎉 "Blue Man Group: Ready...Go!" is open through September 2nd! https://bit.ly/30Sdin3

"Blue Man Group: Ready...Go!" (through September 2nd)

In 1991, a trio of bald, blue, and silent figures took up residence downtown in the Astor Place Theatre, and ever since, the group has been captivating audiences young and old with their curiosity, strangeness, and inclination to turn even the most mundane of objects into a musical instrument. One of the centerpieces of the show is a three-part percussive piece made out of PVC tubing. After 27 years, the original instrument was retired from stage life. Before traveling to its final resting place, the pipes will stop over for six weeks at the Museum of the City of New York. With "Blue Man Group: Ready…Go!" visitors learn about the group’s New York City origins, and have the opportunity to bang on a tube while taking a look at the world through the eyes of the Blue Man. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/30Sdin3

Michael Moore on Stanley Kubrick

Filmmaker Michael Moore reflects on photographer and filmmaker Stanley Kubrick on what would have been his 91st birthday.

Miriam Shor on What Makes New York New York

What is it that makes New York... New York? We asked, and Younger's Miriam Shor shared what it is that she loves about the city she calls home.

Take a tour of Blue Man Group: Ready...Go!

"Blue Man Group: Ready...Go!" is now open‬! Take a tour with curator Morgen Stevens-Garmon and plan your visit: http://bit.ly/30Sdin3

Blue Man Group: Ready...Go!

When an actual blue man from Blue Man Group visits the museum...‼️ "Blue Man Group: Ready...Go!" opens FRIDAY. https://bit.ly/30Sdin3

Marcus Samuelsson on What Makes New York New York

What is it that makes New York... New York? We asked, and celebrated chef Marcus Samuelsson shared what it is that he loves about the city he calls home. #WhatMakesNYNY

We Are New York City

The Museum of the City of New York celebrates and interprets the city, educating the public about its distinctive character, especially its heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation. Founded in 1923 as a private, nonprofit corporation, the Museum connects the past, present, and future of New York City. It serves the people of New York and visitors from around the world through exhibitions, school and public programs, publications, and collections.

Learn more about the Museum of the City of New York on our About page: http://bit.ly/2IuRqUx