New York Under the Lens Lecture Series
New York Under the Lens: Educator Evenings at the Museum of the City of New York
Join the Museum's Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Predoctoral Fellows in History Education for evenings of informative talks and lively discussions uncovering new approaches to examining New York City’s past and present.
These events are geared towards educators but open to all with interest in the topics.
Free. Registration required.
Signs in the City: Outdoor Advertising and the New York City Skyline
Learn how outdoor advertising structures and commercial signage have shaped and defined the New York City skyline over the past century—and continue to do so today.
Defending Public Parks in Early NYC
Learn about parks in lower-income neighborhoods that came under threat as New York City grew—and the activists who struggled to protect them.
Transgender in New York: A Nineteenth-Century Story
Learn how transgender youth asserted their identities and fought for inclusion in nineteenth-century New York.The Museum is grateful to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which supports a Predoctoral Fellowship Program in History Education.
The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center is endowed by grants from The Thompson Family Foundation Fund, the F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment, and other generous donors.
![A photo by an unknown photographer of [Gilda Radner in "Gilda Radner- Live From New York"] in 1979.](https://www.mcny.org/sites/default/files/styles/mcny_col_3_thumbnail/public/MN147951_0.jpg?itok=VSawv9V5)
![A museum photo by William Auerbach- Levy (1889- 1964) of [Skippy Baxter and Eileen Seigh in Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950].](https://www.mcny.org/sites/default/files/styles/mcny_col_3_thumbnail/public/64_100_2141_1.jpg?itok=bsJ7t7Vl)
![A museum photo by Wurts Bros of [Mushing at the North American Winter Sports Show] taken in 1936.](https://www.mcny.org/sites/default/files/styles/mcny_col_3_thumbnail/public/X2010_7_2_06962.jpg?itok=BMO-MlgE)