Your Hometown

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Join us for a series of special bonus conversations presented in conjunction with the new podcast “Your Hometown," which focuses on the Museum's hometown -- New York City. 

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Your Hometown is made possible in part with support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Additional support provided by Joan K. Davidson (The J.M. Kaplan Fund), Rudolph Rauch/Lanegate Foundation, Lori and John Berisford, Claudette Mayer, Paul Sperry, Victoria F. Morris, Peter M. Wolf, Kenneth J. Halpern, the Newburgh Institute, David Phelps Hamar, and an anonymous donor.
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Morgan Stanley Lights on Broadway Proposal 2020

1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St., HOURS: Mon-Fri 10-5 | Sat-Sun 10-6
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Collecting New York's Music Stories

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 by Leslie Richin

By Leslie Richin, Digital Community Manager

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Museum Highlights: 2019

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

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When Existence is Resistance

Friday, December 20, 2019 by Sarah Seidman

By Sarah Seidman, the Puffin Foundation Curator of Social Activism at the Museum of the City of New York.

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A Native Talk on Urban Indian

Thursday, December 19, 2019 by Stephanie Luciano

By Stephanie Luciano, Education Intern

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Summer at the Museum

Education intern Stephanie Luciano describes what she learned about herself while teaching kids at the Museum this summer.
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City/Game: Basketball in New York Programs

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Definition Jay from Above, 2010, photograph by Bobbito Garcia © Bobbito Garcia

Basketball was born in a Springfield, Massachusetts, YMCA in 1891, but its real history and development is a New York story. Inspired by our exhibition, City/Game: Basketball in New York (open through January 18, 2021), join us for a series of programs that capture the excitement and evolution of this quintessentially urban game and the energy of the diverse New Yorkers who play it and love it. 

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Supporters

City/Game is made possible in part by ESPN, the NBA, the WNBA, Clara Wu Tsai and Joe Tsai of the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty, Elizabeth R. Miller and James G. Dinan, the National Basketball Players Association Foundation, Con Edison, the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, and An Anonymous Family Foundation. Additional support provided by Crystal McCrary and Raymond J. McGuire, Estee Tobaly and Henry Swieca, Marc Lasry, Nathan Romano, Mitchell S. Steir/Savills, Heather and William Vrattos, the Honorable Diana Ayala - New York City Council District 8, Andrea London, and other generous donors.

Education programs featuring City/Game are made possible by the Gray Foundation.

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The Origins of Window Shopping in New York City

Friday, December 13, 2019 by Phyllis Magidson

By Phyllis Magidson, Curator of Costumes & Textiles

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Shopping in the Late 19th Century

With the Midtown flagship stores of Lord & Taylor and Henri Bendel both closing their doors, we take a look back at the shops in the Ladies’ Mile shopping district of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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The Robert A. and Elizabeth R. Jeffe Distinguished Lecture in Urban History

Our premiere annual series, the Robert A. and Elizabeth R. Jeffe Distinguished Lectures in Urban History, in which leading observers apply insights from disciplines including history, sociology, the arts, and architecture, examines New York City's ongoing evolution. Past speakers include actor John Turturro, and authors Qian Julie Wang, Dr. Jeffrey C. Stewart, Colson Whitehead, and Dr. Jill Jonnes.

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Advance registration is encouraged to guarantee a spot. All sales are final; refunds and exchanges are not permitted. Programs and dates are subject to change.

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This program is made possible by Robert A. and Elizabeth R. Jeffe.

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Holiday Traditions and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 by Stephanie Luciano

By Stephanie Luciano, Education Intern

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