Education Mission
The Education Department at the New-York Historical Society offers a wealth of resources and learning opportunities designed to make history come alive!
Education programs are made possible through endowments established by the National Endowment for the Humanities and The Hearst Foundations. Programs are supported, in part, by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. Additional support is provided by The Barker Welfare Foundation, The Hyde and Watson Foundation, the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation and Verizon.
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Lessons & Videos
AMP Units
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The Declaration of Independence |
1776 |
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Antebellum Slavery |
Big River |
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The Gold Rush |
Paint Your Wagon |
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Women’s Suffrage and Abolition |
Bloomer Girl |
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Reconstruction |
Show Boat |
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Westward Expansion |
Oklahoma! |
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The Progressive Era |
Fiorello! |
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The Great Depression |
Annie, Street Scene |
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World War II |
This Is the Army, On the Town, South Pacific |
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Post-World War II New York |
West Side Story |
Videos of Classroom Lessons
Watch the following videos to see AMP lessons in action in New York City classrooms. Hear from administrators, teachers, and students about their experiences with AMP.
A class at Brooklyn's I.S. 187 uses American Musicals Project materials to discuss the debate surrounding the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Multiple social studies classrooms throughout New York City go through a series of American Musicals Project lessons from 1776 to West Side Story. Watch students and teachers interact with and respond to the materials.
