Exhibitions-
Women’s Work
July 21, 2023 ̶ July 7, 2024
In a new exhibition, the Center for Women’s History showcases approximately 45 objects from New-York Historical’s own Museum and Library collections to demonstrate how “women’s work” defies categorization.
Holiday Express 2023-2024: Toys and Trains from the Jerni Collection
November 21, 2023 - February 4, 2024
Immerse yourself in the holiday spirit with our toy trains, figurines, and miniature models from the renowned Jerni Collection.
Knickerbocker Santa: Celebrating 200 Years of “A Visit from St. Nicholas”
December 6, 2023 - February 25, 2024
At the turn of the 19th century, early members of the New-York Historical Society crafted the figure of Santa Claus in America’s public imagination, transforming a fourth-century bishop into a jolly gift-giver with his own team of flying reindeer.
Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School
October 20, 2023 - April 14, 2024
Experience landscape paintings by the renowned, contemporary Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick in conversation with highlights from New-York Historical’s collection of 19th-century Hudson River School paintings.
The Collection: New Conversations
August 2023 ̶ ongoing
What new stories can familiar works of art tell? This exhibition reimagines New-York Historical’s permanent collections through novel groupings that seek to complicate the more established meanings of individual objects.
Enchanting Imagination: The Objets d’Art of André Chervin and Carvin French Jewelers
September 8, 2023 ̶ March 17, 2024
Explore this dazzling exhibition of meticulously created objets d’art from André Chervin with his New York atelier, Carvin French.
Acts of Faith: Religion and the American West
September 22, 2023 ̶ February 25, 2024
This exhibition explores the experiences and traditions of people who, voluntarily or involuntarily, took part in this chaotic and transformative era of the American West.
Running for Civil Rights: The New York Pioneer Club, 1936 – 1976
October 27, 2023 - February 25, 2024
An exciting new exhibition explores the history of the New York City Marathon through the activism and innovation of the New York Pioneer Club and the New York Road Runners.
"Turn Every Page": Inside the Robert A. Caro Archive
ongoing
"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.
Our Composite Nation: Frederick Douglass’ America
ongoing
Discover Frederick Douglass' vision of freedom, citizenship, and equal rights and his hopeful plea for America to live up to its founding ideals.
The Waldorf Astoria Lobby Clock
ongoing
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.
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