CURRENT UPCOMING PAST
VALENTINA
Feb 14, 2009 through May 17, 2009
The life and career of legendary fashion pioneer Valentina Sanina Schlee.
UNSEEN WORKS: STETTHEIMER DOLLHOUSE
Mar 10, 2009 through May 3, 2009
Unseen Works From the Stettheimer Dollhouse
PARIS/NEW YORK: DESIGN FASHION CULTURE 1925-1940
Oct 3, 2008 through Feb 22, 2009
A landmark exhibition exploring the artistic relationship between two world capitals from 1925-1940
EUDORA WELTY IN NEW YORK: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EARLY 1930S
Nov 7, 2008 through Feb 16, 2009
Depression-era photographs of New York and Mississippi as captured by the compassionate lens of Eudora Welty
BROKEN GLASS
Nov 14, 2008 through Apr 12, 2009
Photographs of the South Bronx by Ray Mortenson
GROWING AND GREENING NEW YORK
Dec 11, 2008 through Apr 22, 2009
How must New York and New Yorkers change to make a sustainable urban future possible?
NEW YORK FAST FORWARD: NEIL DENARI BUILDS ON THE HIGH LINE
Jun 10, 2008 through Oct 12, 2008
Acclaimed architect Neil Denari's uniquely cantilevered building heralds the transformation of the historic High Line.
STREET DANCE: THE NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHS OF RUDY BURCKHARDT
Feb 1, 2008 through Apr 13, 2008
Experience the urban environment through the work of this singular and unconventional photographer
UNDER NEW YORK SKIES: NOCTURNES BY YVONNE JACQUETTE
Feb 1, 2008 through May 11, 2008
Nighttime views of the city by one of America's most distinguished contemporary painters
MANHATTAN NOON: PHOTOGRAPHS BY GUS POWELL
Dec 15, 2007 through May 18, 2008
A glimpse of the everyday, inspired by the poems of Frank O'Hara
JOHN SLOAN'S NEW YORK
Nov 15, 2007 through Mar 23, 2008
Explore streets, sidewalks, and rooftops of early 20th century New York through the work of this important Ashcan artist
THE GLORY DAYS: NEW YORK BASEBALL 1947-1957
Jun 27, 2007 through Dec 31, 2007
Visit a golden era when New York ruled baseball and vice versa
THE JEWISH DAILY FORWARD: EMBRACING AN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY
Apr 22, 2007 through Nov 25, 2007
A look at the heyday of 20th-century Jewish immigrant life through the lens of the pioneering Yiddish newspaper
CAMPAIGNING FOR PRESIDENT: NEW YORK AND THE AMERICAN ELECTION
Jun 24, 2008 through Nov 4, 2008
New York's role in American politics from the inauguration of George Washington to the present
NEW YORK RISES: PHOTOGRAPHS BY EUGENE DE SALIGNAC
May 4, 2007 through Oct 28, 2007
Discover the works of an unknown master who documented the building of New York's iconic structures
FACING FASCISM: NEW YORK AND THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
Mar 23, 2007 through Aug 12, 2007
An investigation of ordinary New Yorkers who responded to an impending global crisis
SETTING THE STAGE: SCENIC DESIGNS BY DONALD OENSLAGER
Feb 14, 2008 through May 4, 2008
Creations from one of theater's most legendary scenic designers
ROBERT MOSES AND THE MODERN CITY: REMAKING THE METROPOLIS
Feb 1, 2007 through May 28, 2007
Remaking the Metropolis
A CITY ON PAPER: SAUL STEINBERG'S NEW YORK
Dec 1, 2006 through Mar 25, 2007
A unique vision of the city by one of its most beloved artists
CATHOLICS IN NEW YORK, 1808-1946
May 16, 2008 through Dec 31, 2008
A social & political history of the diverse group of people who established the formidable Catholic presence in New York
WILLING TO BE LUCKY: AMBITIOUS NEW YORKERS IN THE PAGES OF LOOK MAGAZINE
Oct 21, 2006 through Jan 3, 2007
Ambitious New Yorkers in the pages of LOOK magazine
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: THE BELLEVUE HOSPITAL WALL OF PRAYER
Sep 1, 2006 through Sep 17, 2006
The Bellevue Hospital Wall of Prayer
BLACK STYLE NOW: HIP HOP FASHION IN NEW YORK CITY
Sep 9, 2006 through Feb 19, 2007
A groundbreaking exploration of hip hop style and the black fashion revolution
IT'S IN THE BAG: PURSES FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
Oct 7, 2006 through Jan 28, 2007
Purses from the Museum's Costume Collection
THEATER DRAWINGS BY ROBERT MILES PARKER
Jul 21, 2006 through Jan 28, 2007
Whimsical sketches of the Theater District's architectural treasures
PORTRAIT OF JAMAICA BAY
Feb 10, 2007 through Apr 22, 2007
Photographs by Travis Roozée
THE DESIGNS OF ALVIN COLT: COSTUMES AND CHARACTERS
Feb 17, 2007 through Jul 8, 2007
Designs for some of Broadway's most memorable costumes
NEW YORK CREATIVE: PORTRAITS BY EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER
Jun 27, 2006 through Oct 15, 2006
Portraits of celebrated writers, painters, and performers by Everett Raymond Kinstler
THE HIGH STYLE OF DOROTHY DRAPER
May 2, 2006 through Oct 9, 2006
The life and career of New York's decorating maven
WE SKATE HARDCORE: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM BROOKLYN'S SOUTHSIDE
May 25, 2006 through Aug 6, 2006
Photographs from Brooklyn's Southside by Vincent Cianni
ON THE COUCH: CARTOONS FROM THE NEW YORKER
Apr 6, 2006 through Aug 6, 2006
Psychotherapy-themed humor from The New Yorker magazine
LEARNING FROM DISASTER
Apr 18, 2006 through Jun 13, 2006
A look at the strengths and vulnerabilties of a city in the aftermath of disaster
NEIGHBORHOOD EXPLORERS
May 2, 2006 through Jul 9, 2006
Transforming the Park Avenue Viaduct
SHERRIL SCHELL: UNKNOWN MODERNIST
Apr 12, 2006 through Jun 13, 2006
Rarely seen works from a pioneer of modern photography
TRANSFORMED BY LIGHT: THE NEW YORK NIGHT
Dec 21, 2005 through May 7, 2006
Explore how illumination shaped the modern city
THE MYTHIC CITY: PHOTOGRAPHS OF NEW YORK BY SAMUEL H. GOTTSCHO, 1925-1940
Nov 1, 2005 through Apr 9, 2006
Samuel Gottscho's photographs of New York between the world wars
HARLEM IS...MUSIC: PORTRAITS BY CARL VAN VECHTEN
Jan 28, 2006 through Apr 17, 2006
Original photographs of African-American musicians, singers, and composers from Harlem
NEW YORK COMES BACK: MAYOR ED KOCH AND THE CITY
Oct 20, 2005 through Mar 26, 2006
Mayor Ed Koch and the City
STILL NEW YORK: WATERCOLORS BY FREDERICK BROSEN
Nov 8, 2005 through Apr 2, 2006
Watercolors by Frederick Brosen
NEW YORK CHANGING: DOUGLAS LEVERE REVISITS BERENICE ABBOTT'S NEW YORK
Jul 26, 2005 through Nov 13, 2005
Rephotographing Berenice Abbott's masterpiece
ONCE UPON A TIME: MCLOUGHLIN CHILDREN'S BOOKS FROM THE LIMAN COLLECTION
Nov 15, 2005 through Jan 16, 2006
McLoughlin Children's Books from the Liman Collection
THE DESTRUCTION OF LOWER MANHATTAN: PHOTOGRAPHS BY DANNY LYON
Jun 21, 2005 through Sep 18, 2005
Danny Lyon's photographs of a vanishing neighborhood, 1966-67
NEW YORK FAST FORWARD: BUILDINGS BY ENRIQUE NORTEN/TEN ARQUITECTOS
Jun 6, 2005 through Oct 30, 2005
The architecture of Enrique Norten
TOLERANCE AND IDENTITY: JEWS IN EARLY NEW YORK
May 10, 2005 through Oct 2, 2005
An exploration of North America's oldest Jewish community
GLAMOUR, NEW YORK STYLE
Feb 14, 2005 through Jul 4, 2005
Glamorous costumes, people, and locations from over 200 years of New York history
INDUSTRY AND IDLENESS
Jul 1, 2005 through Sep 18, 2005
Prints from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York
EL BARRIO: PUERTO RICAN NEW YORK
Jan 21, 2005 through Jun 12, 2005
East Harlem as an incubator of New York Puerto Rican identity
THE GATEHOUSE
Mar 1, 2005 through Jun 7, 2005
The first in a series on innovative new architecture in the city
RADICALS IN THE BRONX
Nov 9, 2004 through Mar 30, 2005
Exploring the origins of the cooperative housing movement in New York
THREE ON THE SUBWAY: NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY PHOTOGRAPHS
Oct 13, 2004 through Jan 17, 2005
Photographs by Bruce Davidson, Sam Hollenshead, and Camilo Jose Vergara
PICTURING NEW YORK: THE PAINTINGS OF PETER RUTA
Apr 14, 2004 through Oct 11, 2004
The Paintings of Peter Ruta
MAGNUM'S NEW YORKERS
Feb 4, 2004 through Jul 25, 2004
NEW YORK'S MOYNIHAN
Mar 29, 2004 through Sep 26, 2004
GLASS AND GLAMOUR: STEUBEN'S MODERN MOMENT, 1930-1960
Nov 7, 2003 through Apr 25, 2004
Steuben's Modern Moment, 1930-1960
BIG & GREEN: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Oct 17, 2003 through Jan 19, 2004
Towards sustainable architecture in the 21st century
HARLEM LOST & FOUND
May 3, 2003 through Jan 4, 2004
Tracing the architectural history of a vibrant neighborhood

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