Calendar

January 2012

Will China Take Over the World?

To purchase tickets to public programs, please call (212) 485-9268 or visit nyhistory.org/programs. Programs and gallery tours $24 (Members $12) unless otherwise noted.

Revolution in New York and Around the World

New York Rising
Out of the ashes of British occupation, New York emerged as the first capital of the United States. Discover New York’s critical contribution to America’s founding in our all-new Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History.
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Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn
Through April 15, 2012
Come see the only surviving first printing of the Haitian Declaration of Independence and the original Stamp Act, outside the UK for the first time. When news of the Stamp Act came to New York in 1765, it sparked a revolution!
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Visit the DiMenna Children's History Museum

The DiMenna Children’s History Museum is the first museum dedicated to bringing American history to life through the eyes of children.

Plan your family’s visit today and join us for scavenger hunts, story hours, re-enactments and more!

Caffè Storico Now Open

Caffè Storico, Stephen Starr’s newest restaurant, has opened in the New-York Historical Society. The Venetian cicchetteria serves Italian small plates (cicchetti), along with an array of artisanal hand-made pastas, classic secondi such as roasted sea bass and dry-aged steaks, Italian desserts, and an all-Italian wine list, with nearly half the selection available by the glass. Award-winning chef Jim Burke, formerly of James in Philadelphia, helms the kitchen, where he brings his distinctive and earthy classical Italian cooking style. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner daily, and brunch on the weekends. Caffè Storico’s menu offers something for everyone – both museum visitors and guests alike – whether it’s a light midday bite, a late lunch of panini and fresh salads, or a leisurely dinner. Designed by SLDesign, the restaurant features white artisan-crafted 15-foot-high display cases that surround the restaurant and exhibit china curated from the museum’s collection, evoking the charm of the museum’s 19th century Victorian past.

Go Behind the Scenes

Go behind the scenes and find out what historians are reading, discover the richness and diversity of our library’s collections, explore the history of sports in the metropolitan New York area and more on the New-York Historical Society’s blogs.

The American Musicals Project Annual Gala Benefit

Monday, March 26, 2012

Join us for our fourteenth annual gala concert, Making History with American Music, featuring Broadway entertainment and an elegant dinner by Stephen Starr Events – all in support of the American Musicals Project (AMP). An innovative education program, AMP utilizes video clips from American musical theater and primary source materials from New-York Historical’s renowned collection to engage young learners in the study of history. Your support will help bring history to life through exciting hands-on workshops for students and teachers and will enable the continued development of this unique approach to teaching our future citizens the lessons of our past.

For more information, to purchase tickets or to make a donation, please contact us at amp@nyhistory.org or (212) 485-9217.

Celebrate Haitian Artistry

Papier-mâché Rooster $145.00

The New-York Historical Society Museum Store has chosen to feature the works of Haitian artisans during the exhibition, Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn. We are honoring the struggles faced by participants in the 1791-1803 Haitian Revolution by highlighting the talents of their living descendants, and, at the same time, helping them to earn a living during their ongoing struggles in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake.

The Radical Camera at The Jewish Museum

Present a copy of this e-mail to save $3 on admission to The Jewish Museum’s current exhibition! The Photo League included some of the most noted photographers of the day such as Weegee, Paul Strand, Lisette Model and Berenice Abbott. They hit the streets like no photographers had done before and captured images of ordinary life in early to mid twentieth century New York City. Artful street photography was born here. Now you can see their work all in one place; nearly 150 original black and white photographs are on view at The Jewish Museum through March 25, 2012.

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Treasures of New York

To celebrate the reopening of our space, New-York Historical Society President and CEO Louise Mirrer and WNET President and CEO Neal Shapiro hosted the premiere of the WNET film Treasures of New York: The New-York Historical Society on Wednesday, December 14th.  Visit THIRTEEN’s website, www.thirteen.org, to learn more and to sign up for WNET’s weekly eNewsletters.