Open up New York City’s cabinet of curiosities on a special behind-the-scenes tour of the City Reliquary Museum with Untapped New York Insiders! This small storefront in Williamsburg houses an eclectic collection of artifacts reflecting everyday life in the city – items often forgotten, discarded, or overlooked. Seltzer bottles, schist core samples, fragments of a vanished art installation, World’s Fair ephemera, and a burnt-out lightbulb from the Statue of Liberty’s torch are just some of the objects in our collection. Each item tells an important story of New York’s history and the people who make it the greatest city in the world.
Photograph Courtesy of the City Reliquary Museum
On this live-streamed virtual tour of the City Reliquary led by Beth Haines, the museum’s Assistant Director, you will get a close look at these artifacts, including some that are rarely on view, and hear about how this collection came to be. You can help support the City Reliquary Museum by becoming a member. After just reaching their goal of fundraising $3,000 a month to help cover rent and utilities, the museum of now raising money to rehire its paid staff.
Photograph Courtesy of the City Reliquary Museum
This live virtual event on Wednesday, December 16th, is organized for Untapped New York Insiders. Not an Insider yet? Become a member today and get two months free with code JOINUS. After that plans start at just $10/month. A video of the tour will also be made available to all our Insiders afterward in the Video Archive section of our website. Already a member? Book here!
