What to see: exhibition highlights

People, Place, and Influence: The Collection at 100

FINAL WEEKS! Closing April 21

What can an array of shoes, like the ones seen above, tell us about New York City history? They can reveal the stories of the diverse people who have called NYC home, and show how the city has influenced fashion and style. Visit the exhibition to dive into the city’s history, put on your historian hat and explore objects through interactive experiences on-site and on the MCNY Collections Portal, and reflect on how we can continue to collect and present an ever-growing city.

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What to do:

This Week:

It’s a new month with all new projects to explore in the NYC Discovery Lab! Visit us Saturday and Sunday, 11am–4pm, to learn how the city’s environment has changed over time.

Coming up:

Get ready for an eventful week at the Museum! First, join us for a screening of New York on Film: Pariah Thursday, April 11 at 6:30pm. Film critic Wilson Morales will introduce Dee Rees's celebrated debut. Then, on Saturday, April 13, take part in Open Studio: Figure Drawing Salon with artist-in-residence Manny Vega at 1pm and join a film screening and conversation that explores the struggles of living in NYC at Activists on Screen: Affordable Housing at 3pm. Come early to reflect upon the connections between political action and poetry with Poetry as Pedagogy: Nuyorican Poetry at 12pm.

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What to discover:

DIGITAL CONTENT: INSTAGRAM

Local artist Brooke Hagel helped us bring singer Marian Anderson’s story to life with this fashion illustration. See another of Anderson’s gowns on view through April 21.

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MCNY BLOG: STORIES
Augustus Hepp’s Central Park in Blue
See the landmarks of the park we know so well through this window into the early days of New York’s best-known public space.

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