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Discover 400 years of American history at New York’s first museum.
Upper West Side, New York City
Joined January 2009
A very happy Halloween to you! We are open today with pay-as-you-wish admission from 5–8 pm and early bird comedy from 6–7 pm. 📷 Tennyson A. Beals, Children dressed up for Halloween, Henrietta School/Columbus Hill Day Nursery
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#Onthisday in 1936, It Can’t Happen Here opened at New York City’s Adelphi Theatre. A dystopian satire, the play imagines what would happen if a fascist demagogue were elected president. Visit Blacklisted: An American Story through Nov 2 to learn more. https://t.co/5DBvkMMawj
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Happy #NationalPumpkinDay 🎃 🎃 🎃 📷 Lewis Wickes Hine, Photographs of boys with pumpkins, Milbank Convalescent Home, Valhalla, N.Y., 1928. The New York Historical, Patricia D. Klingenstein Library
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Feeling witchy 🔮 Only one week until Halloween... Is your costume ready? As a reminder, we will be open on Halloween, with pay-as-you-wish admission from 5–8 pm and early bird comedy from 6–7 pm! 📷 Mrs. Charlotte Augusta Astor Haig, ca. 1883. The New York Historical
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Opening soon! Declaring the Revolution: America’s Printed Path to Independence investigates how printed materials that espoused democratic ideals paved the way for the Revolution. Featuring items from the collection of @DM_Rubenstein. Learn more at https://t.co/oukshU7oty.
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Thank you @Bedatri and @voguemagazine for covering the @NYHistory "The New York Sari." I’m honored that my mother’s story, along with the stories of many South Asian women, are profiled in this piece and exhibition. https://t.co/fZ154nH5FY
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The “New York Sari” exhibition at the New York Historical Society tells the stories of South Asian identity, migration, and political rebellion through the millennia-old garment.
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#Onthisday in 1987, the stock market crashed, on what is now called "Black Monday." From our collection—the day after Black Monday, the Daily News ran this story with its unforgettable headline. 📷 Eugene Gordon, Newspaper clipping, Daily News front page, October 20, 1987
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"Hey. Hey. HEY. Check this out." 🫴 🦴 Happy #NationalFossilDay! 📷 Charles Willson Peale, Self-Portrait, 1824. Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
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“...democracy was achieved as a result of a struggle...it is something that needs to be safeguarded.” Learn more about how we at The New York Historical will be marking the 250th anniversary of the US, in The New York Times.
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Institutions around the country are preparing for the nation’s 250th anniversary, even in the face of political crosswinds.
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Dive into the American story with the nation's greatest history professors. Tickets are now available for Breakfast University, a new monthly lecture series. We kick off in January with "Are We Rome? Are We Repeating Their Rise and Decline?" Learn more at
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Dive into the American story with our new lecture series featuring the nation's greatest history professors.
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Mary Edmonia Lewis was born in 1844, the daughter of a Chippewa artist and a free Black man. Her sculpture The Death of Cleopatra depicts the Egyptian queen after she has taken her own life—an unusual subject, as most artworks represent Cleopatra alive.
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I was honored to celebrate the opening of the @NYHistory new exhibit “The New York Sari,” created in partnership with @epicenter_nyc and my office. Read more about the exhibits opening and how it celebrates the influence South Asian women have had on NYC in @QNS.
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In the 1940s, the FBI began reviewing Hollywood films for "Communist messaging." Even the 1946 classic It's a Wonderful Life came under fire as "a rather obvious attempt to discredit bankers..." Learn more in Blacklisted: An American Story, through November 2.
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Now open! Visit us soon to see The Gay Harlem Renaissance, which transports visitors to the 1920s and 30s to learn about the vibrant and endlessly creative queer figures of this era. On view through March 8. https://t.co/40I1A1Q6lM
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"A note can be small as a pin or as big as the world, it depends on your imagination." Happy birthday to Thelonious Monk, born on this day in 1917. 📷 William P. Gottlieb, Thelonious Monk, 1947. Library of Congress
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Don't miss our talk on the Garland Fund with John Fabian Witt and David Blight on Oct 14
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Author John Fabian Witt joins historian David Blight to discuss the Garland Fund, the early-20th century wealth fund that sought to rein in the excesses of capitalism.
What the rich could learn from one man's decision to disperse inherited wealth in the '20s
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Just two more weeks to see Dining in Transit, which will close after October 19! Visit soon to see souvenir menus, recipe books, collectible tableware, and more, and learn how travel and dining evolved during this crucial moment in transportation history: https://t.co/KGKKY9z79s
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Opening in one week! The Gay Harlem Renaissance explores the queer Black creative community of 1920s and 30s Harlem. Learn more at https://t.co/40I1A1Q6lM. 📷 Gladys Bentley, ca. 1940. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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The Committee for the First Amendment has just been reconvened. Here, a statement from the original Committee from 1947, calling out against the Red Scare trials. 📷 The Committee for the First Amendment, 1947 (National Archives)
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On October 24, 5-7:30 PM, join us for our annual Museums and Culture Internship Fair! This fair highlights internship opportunities for college and graduate students interested in working in the cultural field. Free for students. You can RSVP here:
rsvp.nyhistory.org
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