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City Life Org - Museum of the City of New York Presents "Revolutionary New York: Then & Now," a New Public Program Series Exploring the Enduring Legacy of the American Revolution
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (56+ words) Evacuation Day, Edmund P. Restein, 18701880, date depicted November 25, 1783, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Inspired by and presented in conjunction with'The Occupied City: New York and the American Revolution, opened May 1, 2026, and as part of the nationwide America250 commemoration, the Museum…...
City Life Org - The New York Historical Unveils'Revolutionary Women, a New Exhibition Recasting Women as Central Figures in the Making'and Unmaking'of American Independence
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (245+ words) Unidentified artist, Excelsior, last quarter of the 18th century. Oil on linen. The New York Historical, X. 731 On View May 29 " October 25, 2026, to Mark the Nation's 250th Anniversary In the post-war years, women turned to the emerging legal system to assert their rights and…...
City Life Org - The New York Public Library Expands its Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (292+ words) Image Courtesy of The New York Public Library The Library also on Wednesday gave a sneak peak of its special-edition library card commemorating the US semiquincentennial. Available to the public June 1, the card features NYPL's copy of the Declaration of…...
City Life Org - International Collaboration to Investigate Early 17th-Century Ship Timbers Found in Lower Manhattan
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (254+ words) Novi Belgii [The Danckers map and view.], Justus Dankerts (1635-1701), ca. 1682. Museum of the City of New York, 29. 100. 2205. An international research collaboration led by the Museum of the City of New York and the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE, Cultural…...
City Life Org - Museum of Jewish Heritage Launches Collections Online, Providing Free Access to More Than 10, 000 Digitized Artifacts
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (222+ words) The Museum of Jewish Heritage " A Living Memorial to the Holocaust announces the launch of its'Collections Online, a new digital portal that provides free, ongoing public access to the Museum's permanent collection. The second is a room-by-room, object-focused walkthrough of…...