Images from the collections of the Museum of the City of New York can be ordered for personal use, scholarly use, or commercial use.  Objects from the Museum's collections may also be licensed for commercial products.

See below for price structure for common uses in print media. Fees will vary depending on the specifics of each request, including print run, and are subject to change.

For further information about ordering and using reproductions, please contact the Museum's Rights and Reproductions office by telephone at (212) 534-1672 ext. 3375 or ext. 3378, by fax at (212) 534-5974, or by email at rights@mcny.org.  

For more information about the Museum's collections, please contact the Collections Access Department by e-mail: research@mcny.org, by phone: 212/534-1672 ext. 3372, by fax: (212) 534-5974, or by mail: Dept. of Collections Access, Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029.

Personal Use

Have you found an image from the Museum's collection that you would like to hang in your home? We can help you purchase a color or black and white print. See our samples under custom reproductions, or contact our Collections Access Department for help in locating additional images: at research@mcny.org, or 212/534-1672 ext. 3372.  By fax: (212/534-5974), or by mail: Dept. of Collections Access, Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029.

Images purchased for personal use cannot be reproduced, publicly displayed, or distributed. Any use of the image for personal or corporate gain, without prior written permission from the Museum of the City of New York, would constitute a copyright infringement. In most cases, personal use does not require the payment of a permission fee and lasts indefinitely.

Scholarly Use

Scholarly uses are those that are clearly grounded in scholarly pursuits, such as monographs, theses and dissertations.

Scholarly publications, black & white; with print runs up to 45,000

One-time use, North American rights: $30.00
One-time use, world rights $60.00
Cover use $110.00
Fees increase incrementally for larger runs

Scholarly publications, color; with print runs up to 45,000

One-time use, North American rights $80.00
One-time use, world rights $160.00
Cover uses $260.00
Fees increase incrementally for larger runs

Commercial Use

Commercial use allows the reproduction to be used in various situations for personal or corporate gain. Like scholarly use, commercial use is limited in its nature and duration. Uses in advertisements, film, digital formats, newspapers, magazines, calendars and other high exposure or technologically advanced media are negotiated on a case by case basis.

Commercial publications, black & white; with print runs up to 45,000

One-time use, North American rights $45.00 (world rights are double)
Cover uses $175.00
Fees increase incrementally for print runs exceeding 45,000.

Commercial publications, color; with print runs up to 45,000

One-time use, North American rights $110.00 (world rights are double)
Cover use $410.00
Fees increase incrementally for print runs exceeding 45,000.

Licensing

Many of the objects and images in the Museum's extensive collections are available for licensing. We would be delighted to show you items from our collections of Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera; Costumes & Textiles; Currier & Ives Color Images; Decorative Arts; Fire & Police Memorabilia; Maritime; Military History; Painting & Sculpture; Prints & Photographs; Theater; Toys, Dollhouses & Games.

Our current licensees have enjoyed great success with many of our properties. We invite you to visit the Museum to view our collections.

To learn more about licensing opportunities or to schedule an appointment, please contact Lois Myller, at lmyller@mcny.org or call (212) 534-1672 ext. 3309.