New York Historical Society 4th Floor

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New york historical society 4th floor. New york historical society 170 central park west at richard gilder way 77th street new york ny 10024. In 1787 at a time when slavery was crucial to the prosperity and expansion of new york this school was created by the new york manumission society. New york historical society s revamped fourth floor traces nyc s history the new henry luce iii center focuses on women s history in new york among other topics by jenna scherer apr 29. Tune in to hear a reading of frederick douglass s speech what to the slave is the fourth of july by one of our historical interpreters.

Fourth floor exhibition images and highlights. Douglass delivered the speech on july 5 1852 in rochester new york and his words outline america s continuing struggle to live up to the lofty goals it set for itself at its founding on july 4 1776. The new york historical society is continually developing new ways to engage and inspire the public through retelling the story of american history. 100 illuminated tiffany lamps will feature in the new york historical society s revamped 4th floor by zach edelson january 24 2017 design east interiors.

New york ny march 22 2017 the new york historical society will open its transformed fourth floor to the public on april 29 2017 unveiling a custom designed glass gallery showcasing the museum s preeminent collection of tiffany lamps and a reimagined installation of historic treasures from the museum s permanent collection which. New york city under quarantine. As architects for the society since 2005 pbdw continues to help the society achieve its goals notably through the transformation of the 10 000 sf fourth floor galleries which opened in the. 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.

Phone 212 873 3400 tty 212 873 7489. New york historical society opens transformed fourth floor. These materials drawn from the new york historical society s new york african free school collection explore the experiences of african american children in early nineteenth century new york. Hamilton s hair and the art of mourning jewelry.

The census in the making of america. Exhibitions at the new york historical society are made possible by dr.