Notable New Yorkers

The Museum's exhibitions have shared stories of the world’s most influential metropolis. our most recent exhibition, "Collecting New York's Stories: Stuyvesant to Sid Vicious" features highlights drawn from hundreds of additions to the Museum’s permanent collection over the past three years, including photographs that will intrigue anyone who appreciates music legends who have made their mark on the city throughout the years.

Rebecca Jacobs, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, and filmmaker Nate Lavey created an original film in collaboration with Louis Mofsie on The Thunderbirds’ 41st Annual Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow, held in summer 2019.

To celebrate World Ballet Day on Wednesday, October 23, the Museum is looking back through its collections of ballet related photographs, drawings, and ephemera to share.

Highlights of the LOOK Collection as the NEH processing project concludes

With summer upon us it is time to revisit how past New Yorkers spent their time between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Many spent time at country resorts like the Colonial Hotel on Croton Lake, socializing and dining with fellow guests.

On April 15, 1947, America's national pastime was finally integrated with the debut of Jackie Robinson as a Brooklyn Dodger. Explore Robinson's groundbreaking career in Major League Baseball and his legacy as a baseball and civil rights legend that lives on today.

In the second episode of Getting Dressed, our behind-the-scenes series in the Museum's costume storage collection, we take a closer look at an opulent tea gown that's absolutely bursting with color and personality.

The stories of two New York women—the maker and the wearer—are discovered through the history of a garment from the Costume Collection.

Drawn by the creative energies of the Harlem Renaissance, these two talented brothers from Knoxville made a name for themselves in the NYC art scene.

The photographer of the iconic Ramones album cover shares her experiences in New York City's early punk scene.