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The Hearst Foundations
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation

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Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer
New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature

Education programs at New-York Historical receive generous support from
The Achelis and Bodman Foundation
The Edith and Frances Mulhall Achilles Memorial Fund
Acorn Hill Foundation
Altman Foundation
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Pine Tree Foundation of New York
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Rice Family Foundation
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The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation
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Thompson Family Foundation
Tiger Baron Foundation
The Waterfall Family Foundation
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Winston Foundation
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Upcoming

Browse a round-up of upcoming exhibitions from the New-York Historical Society

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Online

Explore our online exhibitions that cover such a wide array of topics as the Black American experience, the environmental history of the Hudson River, and the history of the presidency.

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Current

What's on view at New-York Historical? Get an up-close look at all of our current exhibitions and installations.

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Explore the New-York Historical exhibitions that available as traveling shows.

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Program Genre - EDUCATION

Education

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History After Dark

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Family

Free daily tours at 1 pm and 2:30 pm (subject to availability)

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Due to a private event, Dexter Hall and Scenes of New York City will be closed all day on Thursday, July 28.

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For collection image requests that are unrelated to current and upcoming exhibitions, visit our Rights & Reproduction Department.

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Subway: Take the B (weekdays only) or C to 81st Street. We're also a 12-minute walk from the 72nd Street station for the 1, 2, and 3 trains at Broadway at 72nd Street. For a complete subway map, visit the MTA website. 

Please note: The 81st Street subway station is  not wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible subway station is the 72nd Street station.

Bus: The M79 bus travels east/west on West 79th Street across Central Park, with a nearby stop on West 81st Street. Other buses also stop at or nearby, including the M7, M10, M11, M86, and M104 buses. For complete bus information, visit the MTA website.

There is a limited amount of street parking on 77th Street, 76th Street and Central Park West.

Nearby parking garages can be found at:
203 W 77th Street, (212) 362-2308
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201 W 75th Street, (212) 874-0581

All garages are between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.

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Support New-York Historical by Joining the Chairman's Council

Members of the Chairman’s Council are partners in the New-York Historical Society’s mission to engage a broad range of people in American history through deeply researched exhibitions, thought-provoking programs, and educational activities that bring history to life.

This highly engaging group is provided opportunities to meet and learn from some of today’s most prominent historians, attend VIP events, and receive complimentary tickets to all of New-York Historical's  fascinating public programs.

For more information, contact the Office of the Chairman’s Council at (212) 485-9221, or email ChairmansCouncil@nyhistory.org.

You are invited to attend Weekend with History, an annual event featuring the winner of the New-York Historical Society Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History

Request up to two free tickets per membership and enjoy VIP seating for most in person public programs.

Receive VIP invitations to previews of major exhibitions.

Attend an annual Fall Event featuring a prominent historian, author, or newsmaker.

Receive free admission to New-York Historical for your and your guests.

Participate in exclusive curator-led tours of New-York Historical exhibitions throughout the year.

Enjoy a 10% discount for you and your guests at Storico and purchases at the NYHistory Store and Parliament Espresso and Coffee Bar.

* Some benefits may be temporarily unavailable due to COVID-19. The non-tax-deductible amount for each gift has been temporarily reduced.

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Attend an intimate Dinner with History or Cocktails with History program. These gatherings provide access to leading historians, authors, or newsmakers. Past programs have featured Douglas Brinkley, Ken Burns, Ron Chernow, Niall Ferguson, Annette Gordon-Reed, Walter Isaacson, Andrew Roberts, David Rubenstein, and Bob Woodward.

Attend an annual Weekend with History event in Palm Beach at no additional charge.

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All benefits at the Vice Chair level, plus:

Receive an invitation to participate in an annual historian-led trip.

Participate in a multi-day fall seminar at New-York Historical presented by the Bonnie and Richard Reiss Institute for Constitutional History. Past seminar leaders have included Akhil Reed Amar, Linda Greenhouse, and James Oakes.


Enjoy a private, curator-led tour of one exhibition of your choice with up to six guests.

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