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Exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society are made possible by Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang, the Saunders Trust for American History, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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The Art and Whimsy of Mo Willems

March 18, 2016 - September 25, 2016

This spring, the New-York Historical Society presents The Art and Whimsy of Mo Willems, an ambling journey across a career that started on Sesame Street and...

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Summer of Hamilton

July/August 2016

Summer of Hamilton was a museum-wide celebration of the life and remarkable achievements of the man who...

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The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman

May 20, 2016 - August 21, 2016

The avant-garde sculptor Elie Nadelman (1882-1946) is widely recognized for his elegant, modernist works. Less familiar is the pioneering folk art collection he established...

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Ali: A Tribute

June 10, 2016 - August 14, 2016

The New-York Historical Society commemorates the passing of Muhammad Ali with a special installation to celebrate his life and achievements....

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Anti-Semitism 1919–1939

April 12, 2016 - July 31, 2016

Anti-Semitism 1919–1939 traces the slow indoctrination of citizens, both non-Jewish and Jewish, through words and images that were seen daily in Germany....

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First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare

June 07, 2016 - July 17, 2016

This summer, the New-York Historical Society joins forces with two of the city’s leading cultural institutions, the ...

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Picasso's "Le Tricorne"

May 29, 2015- Ongoing

Currently on display at the New-York Historical Society is a newly acquired and conserved Picasso in the exhibition Picasso's "Le Tricorne." It is the first work by...

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Audubon's Perfect Pitch: Songbirds

April 06, 2016 - June 19, 2016

John James Audubon, a perfectionist by nature, exercised tight control over the production of the hand-colored etchings in Robert Havell Jr.’s shop during the production of The...

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Threads of Women's History: Recent Needlework Acquisitions

March 04, 2016 - May 22, 2016

This Women’s History Month, a selection of recently-acquired needlework by Sarah Janeway Van Zandt (1771–1841), Maria Ewing Sherman Fitch (1851–1913), and Amanda Morse Gilman (...