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The New York Historical

The New York Historical

The New York Historical comprises New York’s oldest museum and a nationally renowned research library.
Location
New York, United States
Founded in
1804

Current events

The Hollywood ten (Left to right: Samuel Ornitz, Ring Lardner Jr., Albert Maltz, Alvah Bessie, Lester Cole, Herbert Bieberman, Edward Dmytryk), 1950. Courtesy of the New York Historical
Blacklisted, an american story
13 Jun — 19 Oct 2025
David Lei, Flaco stretching his wings, pre-flyout routine, February 15, 2023. Courtesy of The New York Historical
The year of Flaco
7 Feb — 6 Jul 2025

Permanent events

Billie Jean King. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Billie Jean King
Permanent event
Audubon’s Birds of America Focus Gallery. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Audubon’s Birds of America Focus Gallery
Permanent event
Roy J. Zuckerberg Hall of American Silver. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Roy J. Zuckerberg Hall of American Silver
Permanent event
DiMenna Children’s History Museum. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
DiMenna Children’s History Museum
Permanent event

Past events

Gertrude's, Brown turban, 1941-45. Courtesy of the New-York Historical Society Gallery. Photo by Anna-Marie Kellen for the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection
Real clothes, real lives: 200 years of what women wore
27 Sep 2024 — 22 Jun 2025
Arlene Gottfried, Eternal light choir performing, 1980. Cibachrome print. Courtesy of the New York Historical
Picture stories, photographs by Arlene Gottfried
31 Jan — 25 May 2025
Merkel Meyer and Ottmann Lithography, Trade card: Manhattan bird store. Courtesy of the New-York Historical Society Gallery
Pets and the city
25 Oct 2024 — 27 Apr 2025
Draft title page spread for The power broker, ca. 1974. Courtesy of Robert A. Caro Archive, Patricia D. Klingenstein Library and New-York Historical Society
Robert Caro. The power broker at 50
6 Sep 2024 — 2 Feb 2025
Fanny F. Palmer, Currier & Ives, publisher, The rocky mountains: emigrants crossing the plains, 1866. Courtesy of Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Millberg and the New-York Historical Society Gallery
From Paul Revere to Edward Hopper
28 Jun — 27 Oct 2024
Richard Haas, Untitled (view of Manhattan looking south from latting observatory), 2006. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society Gallery. Gift of Cooley LLP, 2022.41.1. Image: Richard Haas
Lost New York
19 Apr — 29 Sep 2024
Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution
14 Feb — 23 Aug 2020
Holiday Express. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Holiday Express
1 Nov 2019 — 23 Feb 2020
Alexander McQueen. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Alexander McQueen
15 — 17 Feb 2020
Mark Twain and the Holy Land. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Mark Twain and the Holy Land
25 Oct 2019 — 2 Feb 2020
Artist in Exile. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Artist in Exile
1 Nov 2019 — 26 Jan 2020
Beyond Midnight. Courteys of New-York Historical Society
Beyond Midnight
6 Sep 2019 — 12 Jan 2020
Collector's Choice. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Collector's Choice
Permanent event
Objects Tell Stories. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Objects Tell Stories
Permanent event
Gallery of Tiffany Lamps. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Gallery of Tiffany Lamps
Permanent event
The Big Picture. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
The Big Picture
16 Aug — 8 Dec 2019
Stonewall 50 at New-York Historical Society. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Stonewall 50 at New-York Historical Society
24 May — 1 Dec 2019
Life: Six Women Photographers. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Life: Six Women Photographers
28 Jun — 6 Oct 2019
Stonewall 50 at New-York Historical Society. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Stonewall 50 at New-York Historical Society
24 May — 22 Sep 2019
Revolutionary Summer. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Revolutionary Summer
4 Jul — 15 Sep 2019
Hudson Rising. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Hudson Rising
1 Mar — 4 Aug 2019
Augusta Savage. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Augusta Savage
3 May — 28 Jul 2019
Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow
7 Sep 2018 — 3 Mar 2019
Billie Jean King. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Billie Jean King
19 Oct 2018 — 27 Jan 2019
Harry Potter: A History of Magic. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Harry Potter: A History of Magic
5 Oct 2018 — 27 Jan 2019
Walk This Way. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Walk This Way
20 Apr — 8 Oct 2018
Out of Many, One. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Out of Many, One
7 Jul — 30 Sep 2018
New York Through the Lens of George Kalinsky. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
New York Through the Lens of George Kalinsky
2 Feb — 20 Sep 2018
Summer of Magic. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Summer of Magic
15 Jun — 16 Sep 2018
Celebrating Bill Cunningham. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Celebrating Bill Cunningham
8 Jun — 9 Sep 2018
Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms
25 May — 2 Sep 2018
The Vietnam War. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
The Vietnam War
4 Oct 2017 — 22 Apr 2018
Hotbed. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Hotbed
3 Nov 2017 — 25 Mar 2018
Holiday Express: Toys and Trains from the Jerni Collection. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Holiday Express: Toys and Trains from the Jerni Collection
27 Oct 2017 — 25 Feb 2018
Arthur Szyk. Soldier in Art. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Arthur Szyk. Soldier in Art
15 Sep 2017 — 21 Jan 2018
American Visionary. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
American Visionary
23 Jun 2017 — 7 Jan 2018
The Duchess of Carnegie Hall. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
The Duchess of Carnegie Hall
18 Aug — 15 Oct 2017
Eloise at the Museum. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
Eloise at the Museum
30 Jun — 9 Oct 2017
W​orld War I Beyond the Trenches​. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
​W​orld War I Beyond the Trenches​
26 May — 3 Sep 2017
New York & The Nation in The Robert H. and Clarice Smith. Courtesy of New-York Historical Society
New York & The Nation in The Robert H. and Clarice Smith
1 Jan 2000 — 1 Jan 2017

The New York Historical

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Central Park West, 170
New York NY 10024 United States
+1 212 873 3400
www.nyhistory.org
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From 10am to 6pm
Friday from 10am to 8pm
Sunday from 11am to 5pm

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