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Watch art and history come alive every day at New-York Historical! Learn about the past and engage with your community through our digital audio and video resources.
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The New-York Historical Society makes history matter every day by bringing you engaging educational programs, intellectually stimulating lectures, thought-provoking exhibitions, and fascinating stories in art and history that you never knew. As a public resource for learning, New-York Historical works to offer audio and video digital resources where possible. Our Media Page brings you select programs and events as well as fun facts and deep dives into topics about the history of the United States through the eyes of its cultural nucleus, New York City.
Watch a preview of the exhibition. Journey to where magic and myth began! Capturing the traditions of folklore and magic at the heart of the Harry Potter stories, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, a British Library exhibition, combines century—old treasures including rare books, manuscripts, and magical objects from the collections of the British Library and New-York Historical Society—with original material from Harry Potter publisher Scholastic and J.K. Rowling’s own archives.
Watch the creation of Harry Potter: A History of Magic!
Agnes Hsu-Tang discusses the Dunhuang star chart and other magical objects from the past, on view in the exhibition "Harry Potter: A History of Magic."
Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow explores the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded in the 50 years after the Civil War. When slavery ended in 1865, a period of Reconstruction began, leading to such achievements as the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
Generously supported by AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate, the DiMenna Children's History Museum celebrates American holidays and the importance of chocolate to our nation's history.
