NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
170 Central Park West, New York, N.Y. 212-873-3400 www.nyhistory.org
EXHIBITION AND PROGRAM LISTINGS
September 2010
EXHIBITIONS
Through September 5
The New-York Historical Society presents the first large-scale exhibition of materials from the Grateful Dead Archive. Drawn almost exclusively from the Archive housed at the University of California Santa Cruz, Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society, chronicle’s the history of the Grateful Dead, its music, and phenomenal longevity through an array of original art and documents related to the band, its members, performances, and productions. Exhibition highlights from the archive include concert and recording posters, album art, large-scale marionettes and other stage props, banners, and vast stores of decorated fan mail.
September 17, 2010 – January 9, 2011
Organized by New-York Historical Society and El Museo del Barrio and will be on display at El Museo del Barrio located on 1230 5th Avenue.
The first exhibition to explore how New York's long and deep involvement with Spain and Latin America has affected virtually every aspect of the city's development, from commerce, manufacturing and transportation to communications, entertainment and the arts. Bringing together the resources of New York's oldest museum and its leading Latino cultural institution, this unprecedented exhibition will span three centuries of history: from the founding of New Amsterdam in the 1600s as a foothold against the Spanish empire to the present day, as represented by a specially commissioned documentary by award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns. Nueva York will bring this story to life with hands-on interactive displays, listening stations, video experiences and some 200 rare and historic maps, letters, broadsides, paintings, drawings and other objects drawn from the collections of the two museums, as well as from many other distinguished institutions and private collections.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION: Evening Public Programs will be presented at the New York Society for Ethical Culture at 2 West 64thStreet at Central Park West.
To purchase tickets by phone, call Smarttix at (212) 868-4444 or go to SmartTix.com
Saturday, September 25th 6:30 pm
Mariano Rivera, Julio Pabón
This hour-long program celebrates Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera’s life and work, highlighting his extraordinary contribution to the world of baseball, sports, American culture, and community, and includes a ceremony honoring him with the Latino Sports “Most Valuable Player” award.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
October 5, 2010 – January 31, 2011
An exhibition recalling the desperate fight for life that used to be waged by juvenile diabetes patients, and commemorating the events of 1921 that inaugurated a new era of hope for them and their families. Exploring the roles of science, government, higher education and industry in developing and distributing a life-saving drug, the exhibition will bring to life the personalities who discovered insulin and raced to bring it to the world, and will tell the story of one extraordinary New York girl—Elizabeth Evans Hughes--who was among the very first patients to be saved. The exhibit will feature digital interactives, film, artifacts, and ephemera drawn form the Historical Society’s own collections and from the University of Toronto, Eli Lilly and Company, the Rockefeller Institute, the Joslin Clinic, and New York Academy of Medicine.
The Historical Society’s presentation of the exhibition will coincide with the publication of Breakthrough: Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle by Arthur Ainsberg and Thea Cooper to be published August 31, 2010, by St. Martin’s Press.
INFORMATION HOTLINE:
To reach Museum’s offices call: 212-873-3400
ONLINE INFORMATION:
www.nyhistory.org
MUSEUM HOURS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 5, 2010:
Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Open Fridays until 8:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am to 5:45 pm
TOURS OF LUCE BY APPOINTMENT
September 6 – September 30, 2010
MUSEUM HOURS OCTOBER 5, 2010 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011:
Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Open Fridays until 8:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am to 5:45 pm
ADMISSION:
ADULTS $12.00
Senior Citizens & Educators $9.00
Students $7.00
Children under 12 FREE
Museum Members FREE