December Programs & Exhibitions at N-Y Historical Society
NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
170 Central Park West, New York, N.Y. 212-873-3400 http://www.nyhistory.org/
EXHIBITION AND PROGRAM LISTINGS
December 2009
EXHIBITIONS
FDR's Brain Trust and the Beginning of the New Deal
through March 25, 2010
During the 1932 Presidential primary, FDR gathered around him a core group of political, economic, and legal scholars, many from Columbia University. This "Brain Trust" became the central component of the New Deal. The exhibition focuses on the three key members of the Brain Trust, Raymond Moley, Rexford Tugwell, and Adolph Berle, and two of the cabinet members with whom they worked to bring about FDR's radical changes, Frances Perkins and Harry Hopkins.
John Brown: The Abolitionist And His Legacy
through March 25, 2010
Planned by the Gilder Lehrman Institute in collaboration with N-YHS
October 16, 2009 marked the 150th anniversary of John Brown's doomed raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859. Brown, an ardent abolitionist who believed in racial equality, embraced violence as a means to end slavery. Executed in 1859, he has been both vilified as a murderer and celebrated as a martyr. This exhibition of rare materials from the Gilder Lehrman Collection and N-YHS explores Brown's beliefs and activities at a critical juncture in American history and invites us to ponder the struggle for civil rights down to the present.
Lincoln and New York
through March 25, 2010
From the launch of Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 campaign with a speech at Cooper Union through the unprecedented outpouring of grief at his funeral procession in 1865, New York City played a surprisingly central role in the career of the sixteenth President—and Lincoln, in turn, had an impact on New York that was vast, and remains vastly underappreciated. Now, for the first time, a museum exhibition traces the crucial relationship between America’s greatest President and its greatest city. The culminating presentation in the Historical Society’s Lincoln Year of exhibitions, events, and public programs, this extraordinary display of original artifacts, iconic images, and highly significant period documents is the Historical Society’s major contribution to the nation’s Lincoln Bicentennial.
Dutch New York Between East and West: The World of Margrieta van Varick
through January 3, 2010
Presented at the Bard Graduate Center, 18 West 86th Street
Dutch New York explores the life, times, and possessions of a fascinating woman and her family. Born in the Netherlands, Margrieta van Varick (1649-1695) spent the better part of her life at the extremes of the Dutch colonial works: in Malacca (now Malaysia) and Flatbush (now Brooklyn). Arriving in Flatbush with her minister husband, Rudolphus, in 1686, she set up a textile shop, having brought with her an astonishing array of Eastern and European goods. We know about the wealth of objects thanks to an inventory taken in 1696 documenting her personal and commercial belongings. The groundbreaking research for this exhibition, drawing on the rich and deep collections of the Society and with selected loans from other museums in the U.S. and abroad, and its accompanying catalogue makes an original contribution to the histories of New York City, Dutch colonial and commercial networks, lives of women in the Dutch overseas colonies, and material culture of New York under Dutch and English rule. The exhibition has been curated by Marybeth De Filippis, Assistant Curator of American Art at the N-YHS and a BGC graduate; Deborah L. Krohn, Associate Professor and Coordinator for History and Theory of Museums at the BGC; and Peter N. Miller, Dean and Chair of Academic Programs at the BGC.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Tuesday, December 1, 6:30 pm
LINCOLN AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
Harold Holzer, Craig L. Symonds, James M. McPherson
The Civil War began five weeks after Lincoln took office and ended only one week before he died: thus with no military experience, he spent his entire presidency managing the world's largest army and navy. The leading scholars of his "military record" explore his remarkable self-education, relationship to generals and admirals, and revolutionary embrace of new technology and joint command.
Wednesday, December 2, 6:30 pm
ROOSEVELT’S ADVISORS
Alan Brinkley, Adam Cohen, Julie M. Fenster
Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. In battling the Great Depression, he had to make critical policy decisions to rebuild the nation. In this program, three authors discuss the essential contribution of Roosevelt's advisors—how they influenced him and how heavily he relied on them.
Saturday December 5, 11 am
HEROES OF LIBERTY WALKING TOUR
Cal Snyder
Iconic images of Washington, Lafayette, Lincoln, and Garibaldi stand in Washington and Union Squares, telling a fervent tale of patriotism and the making of the images of freedom. We will also look at Versici's sculptural hymn to liberty and Union Square Liberty Pole. Including work by Henry Kirke Brown, Frederic-August Bartholdi, and Stanford White. Walking Tours are limited to 35 guests per tour.
Tuesday, December 8, 6:30 pm
RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE
Richard Brookhiser, Rich Lowry
In this intimate memoir of a mentor/protégé relationship, Richard Brookhiser takes a personal look at the late William F. Buckley, Jr.—a media celebrity of the last generation—against the backdrop of political life from the Vietnam War to the post-9/11 world.
To purchase tickets by phone call Smarttix (212) 868-4444 or go to www.smarttix.com and click on New-York Historical Society link
LIVING HISTORY DAYS
What was life like during the Civil War? Visitors to the New-York Historical Society can find out as reenactors show what life was like for soldiers and civilians alike. The New-York Historical Society’s Living History Days series will take place on Saturdays from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM, in conjunction with the Society’s exhibit Lincoln and New York. The program is free with museum admission.
Civil War reenactors will display original weaponry and show visitors what life was like both on the battlefield and on the sidelines of the war on:
December 5: 119th New York Infantry
December 12: 6th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops
December 19: 3rd U.S. Colored Infantry
MUSIC
The following performances are free with museum admission.
Sounds of the City Friday Concert Series
Performances by musicians from the Mannes College of Music
December 4, 6:30 pm
December 11, 6:30 pm
December 18, 6:30pm
INFORMATION HOTLINE:
To reach the Museum's offices, call: 212.873.3400.
ONLINE INFORMATION:
http://www.nyhistory.org
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am to 5:45 pm
Friday until 8:00 pm
closed December 25
ADMISSION:
Adults $12.00
Senior Citizens & Educators $9.00
Students $7.00
Children under 12 FREE
Museum Members FREE
Fridays from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Pay as you wish
December 2009
EXHIBITIONS
FDR's Brain Trust and the Beginning of the New Deal
through March 25, 2010
During the 1932 Presidential primary, FDR gathered around him a core group of political, economic, and legal scholars, many from Columbia University. This "Brain Trust" became the central component of the New Deal. The exhibition focuses on the three key members of the Brain Trust, Raymond Moley, Rexford Tugwell, and Adolph Berle, and two of the cabinet members with whom they worked to bring about FDR's radical changes, Frances Perkins and Harry Hopkins.
John Brown: The Abolitionist And His Legacy
through March 25, 2010
Planned by the Gilder Lehrman Institute in collaboration with N-YHS
October 16, 2009 marked the 150th anniversary of John Brown's doomed raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859. Brown, an ardent abolitionist who believed in racial equality, embraced violence as a means to end slavery. Executed in 1859, he has been both vilified as a murderer and celebrated as a martyr. This exhibition of rare materials from the Gilder Lehrman Collection and N-YHS explores Brown's beliefs and activities at a critical juncture in American history and invites us to ponder the struggle for civil rights down to the present.
Lincoln and New York
through March 25, 2010
From the launch of Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 campaign with a speech at Cooper Union through the unprecedented outpouring of grief at his funeral procession in 1865, New York City played a surprisingly central role in the career of the sixteenth President—and Lincoln, in turn, had an impact on New York that was vast, and remains vastly underappreciated. Now, for the first time, a museum exhibition traces the crucial relationship between America’s greatest President and its greatest city. The culminating presentation in the Historical Society’s Lincoln Year of exhibitions, events, and public programs, this extraordinary display of original artifacts, iconic images, and highly significant period documents is the Historical Society’s major contribution to the nation’s Lincoln Bicentennial.
Dutch New York Between East and West: The World of Margrieta van Varick
through January 3, 2010
Presented at the Bard Graduate Center, 18 West 86th Street
Dutch New York explores the life, times, and possessions of a fascinating woman and her family. Born in the Netherlands, Margrieta van Varick (1649-1695) spent the better part of her life at the extremes of the Dutch colonial works: in Malacca (now Malaysia) and Flatbush (now Brooklyn). Arriving in Flatbush with her minister husband, Rudolphus, in 1686, she set up a textile shop, having brought with her an astonishing array of Eastern and European goods. We know about the wealth of objects thanks to an inventory taken in 1696 documenting her personal and commercial belongings. The groundbreaking research for this exhibition, drawing on the rich and deep collections of the Society and with selected loans from other museums in the U.S. and abroad, and its accompanying catalogue makes an original contribution to the histories of New York City, Dutch colonial and commercial networks, lives of women in the Dutch overseas colonies, and material culture of New York under Dutch and English rule. The exhibition has been curated by Marybeth De Filippis, Assistant Curator of American Art at the N-YHS and a BGC graduate; Deborah L. Krohn, Associate Professor and Coordinator for History and Theory of Museums at the BGC; and Peter N. Miller, Dean and Chair of Academic Programs at the BGC.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Tuesday, December 1, 6:30 pm
LINCOLN AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
Harold Holzer, Craig L. Symonds, James M. McPherson
The Civil War began five weeks after Lincoln took office and ended only one week before he died: thus with no military experience, he spent his entire presidency managing the world's largest army and navy. The leading scholars of his "military record" explore his remarkable self-education, relationship to generals and admirals, and revolutionary embrace of new technology and joint command.
Wednesday, December 2, 6:30 pm
ROOSEVELT’S ADVISORS
Alan Brinkley, Adam Cohen, Julie M. Fenster
Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. In battling the Great Depression, he had to make critical policy decisions to rebuild the nation. In this program, three authors discuss the essential contribution of Roosevelt's advisors—how they influenced him and how heavily he relied on them.
Saturday December 5, 11 am
HEROES OF LIBERTY WALKING TOUR
Cal Snyder
Iconic images of Washington, Lafayette, Lincoln, and Garibaldi stand in Washington and Union Squares, telling a fervent tale of patriotism and the making of the images of freedom. We will also look at Versici's sculptural hymn to liberty and Union Square Liberty Pole. Including work by Henry Kirke Brown, Frederic-August Bartholdi, and Stanford White. Walking Tours are limited to 35 guests per tour.
Tuesday, December 8, 6:30 pm
RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE
Richard Brookhiser, Rich Lowry
In this intimate memoir of a mentor/protégé relationship, Richard Brookhiser takes a personal look at the late William F. Buckley, Jr.—a media celebrity of the last generation—against the backdrop of political life from the Vietnam War to the post-9/11 world.
To purchase tickets by phone call Smarttix (212) 868-4444 or go to www.smarttix.com and click on New-York Historical Society link
LIVING HISTORY DAYS
What was life like during the Civil War? Visitors to the New-York Historical Society can find out as reenactors show what life was like for soldiers and civilians alike. The New-York Historical Society’s Living History Days series will take place on Saturdays from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM, in conjunction with the Society’s exhibit Lincoln and New York. The program is free with museum admission.
Civil War reenactors will display original weaponry and show visitors what life was like both on the battlefield and on the sidelines of the war on:
December 5: 119th New York Infantry
December 12: 6th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops
December 19: 3rd U.S. Colored Infantry
MUSIC
The following performances are free with museum admission.
Sounds of the City Friday Concert Series
Performances by musicians from the Mannes College of Music
December 4, 6:30 pm
December 11, 6:30 pm
December 18, 6:30pm
INFORMATION HOTLINE:
To reach the Museum's offices, call: 212.873.3400.
ONLINE INFORMATION:
http://www.nyhistory.org
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am to 5:45 pm
Friday until 8:00 pm
closed December 25
ADMISSION:
Adults $12.00
Senior Citizens & Educators $9.00
Students $7.00
Children under 12 FREE
Museum Members FREE
Fridays from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Pay as you wish
