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Our Fair City: Building a More Equitable New York

Justin Davidson of Curbed asks some of the city's most creative and engaged thought-leaders, experts, and practitioners about how the need for a fairer city can shape New York's built environment in the next five years.

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Map of New York City, including outer boroughs. Colored sections mark different languages spoken in each location.
November 22, 2019 - October 18, 2020

Who We Are

To mark the 2020 census, artists and designers demonstrate the power of numbers in helping us understand New York and New Yorkers.
Rearview of Sally Davies' apartment on East 5th Street at night with illuminated windows.
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Collecting New York's Stories

How can objects and images tell the dynamic and eclectic stories of New Yorkers? Find out through some of the Museum's recent acquisitions.
Photograph of artists from the exhibition, Women of Sweetgrass, Cedar and Sage, friends and community members outside the American Indian Community House Gallery taken in 1985.
September 27, 2019 - March 8, 2020

Urban Indian

Examine the shared meaning of being a Native person living in New York through artworks, performing arts, and community memorabilia.
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New York at Its Core

What made New York New York? Follow the story of the city’s rise from a striving Dutch village to today’s “Capital of the World,” and consider its future in our changing world.
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