Meet us at the clock! The great Waldorf Astoria clock is a legendary part of New York City lore and is on view at New-York Historical during the hotel’s renovation.

"Turn Every Page” is the first public exhibition drawn from the archive of the author whose award-winning works on Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson are regarded as masterpieces of modern biography and history.

Immerse yourself in the world of dolls, doll play, and doll making while examining the creation of racial stereotypes and the persistence of racism in American history.

This depiction of third U.S. president Thomas Jefferson is a plaster cast of the bronze version on display in the Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C.

Enjoy highlights from New-York Historical Society’s vast architectural collections, made up of more than 500,000 drawings dating from the late-18th century through the present.

Discover how monument-making and monument-breaking have long shaped American life as public statues have been celebrated, attacked, protested, altered, and removed. 

Celebrate a dynamic and multifaceted New York City with stunning works from artists like Theresa Bernstein, Keith Haring, Reginald Marsh, Norman Rockwell, and more—part of the extraordinary promised gift from philanthropists and art collectors Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld.

Discover Frederick Douglass' vision of freedom, citizenship, and equal rights and his hopeful plea for America to live up to its founding ideals.

In April 2020, at the height of the onset of the pandemic in New York City, photographer Renate Aller began inviting one friend at a time to join her on the sidewalk in front of her building in Soho, where she set up a camera to chronicle the coming together.

Meet us at the clock! The great Waldorf Astoria clock is a legendary part of New York City lore and is on view at New-York Historical during the hotel’s renovation.

"Turn Every Page” is the first public exhibition drawn from the archive of the author whose award-winning works on Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson are regarded as masterpieces of modern biography and history.