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NEW GALLERY SPACES OPENING IN 2017

In early 2017, our fourth floor will be transformed into a new destination for historical education and innovation. During the current renovation, objects from our permanent collection are on view throughout the Museum.

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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, 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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Exhibitions > Past Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Audubon: Birdman for a Fledgling Nation
Saturdays and Sundays between July 2 – September 25, 2016

The New-York Historical Society Education Department presents its fourth annual pop-up exhibition on Governors Island this summer. Curated by New-York Historical’s...

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The Art and Whimsy of Mo Willems
March 18, 2016 - September 25, 2016

This spring, the New-York Historical Society presents The Art and Whimsy of Mo Willems, an ambling journey across a career that started on Sesame Street and...

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World Trade Center Four Decades: Photographs by Camilo José Vergara
August 30, 2016 - September 18, 2016

In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of September 11, 2001, World Trade Center Four Decades: Photographs by Camilo José Vergara documents the ever-evolving...

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Summer of Hamilton
July/August 2016

Summer of Hamilton was a museum-wide celebration of the life and remarkable achievements of the man who...

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The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman
May 20, 2016 - August 21, 2016

The avant-garde sculptor Elie Nadelman (1882-1946) is widely recognized for his elegant, modernist works. Less familiar is the pioneering folk art collection he established...

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Ali: A Tribute
June 10, 2016 - August 14, 2016

The New-York Historical Society commemorates the passing of Muhammad Ali with a special installation to celebrate his life and achievements....

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Anti-Semitism 1919–1939
April 12, 2016 - July 31, 2016

Anti-Semitism 1919–1939 traces the slow indoctrination of citizens, both non-Jewish and Jewish, through words and images that were seen daily in Germany....

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First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare
June 07, 2016 - July 17, 2016

This summer, the New-York Historical Society joins forces with two of the city’s leading cultural institutions, the ...

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Picasso's "Le Tricorne"
May 29, 2015- Ongoing

Currently on display at the New-York Historical Society is a newly acquired and conserved Picasso in the exhibition Picasso's "Le Tricorne." It is the first work by...

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Threads of Women's History: Recent Needlework Acquisitions
March 04, 2016 - May 22, 2016

This Women’s History Month, a selection of recently-acquired needlework by Sarah Janeway Van Zandt (1771–1841), Maria Ewing Sherman Fitch (1851–1913), and Amanda Morse Gilman (...

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