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Arts & Culture

New Stanley Kubrick Exhibit Reveals the Director’s Formative Years as a Photographer

From a blood-filled elevator to the mechanic red eye of HAL 9000, Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film masterpieces cemented his

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catherine foley May 15, 2018

Arts & Culture

Join the Talk, “State of the Public Art,” at The Museum of the City of New York

On Tuesday, March 27th at 6:30 PM, the Museum of the City of New York will be hosting the

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Untapped New York Mar 20, 2018

Arts & Culture

10 Alternative Activities to Celebrate Presidents’ Day in NYC

Celebrated on the third Monday of February, Presidents’ Day (also known as Washington’s Birthday) is a time when we

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samara rynecki Feb 13, 2018

Arts & Culture

11 Ways to Celebrate Black History Month 2018 in NYC

Celebrate Black History Month this year with a rich offering of culture, food, history and tours. You’ll find events

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Untapped New York Feb 2, 2018

Arts & Culture

Explore The History of NYC Ice Skating at the Museum of the City of New York

Major & Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing & Lithographic Co., printer Empire City Skating Rink, ca. 1868. Color lithograph. Museum of the

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verapenavic Dec 19, 2017

Architecture

Historian Jill Jonnes to Talk About the Future of Penn Station at NYC’s Museum of the City of New York

Jill Jonnes to speak at the Museum of the City of New York. Image courtesy of the Museum of the

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Untapped New York Nov 1, 2017

Arts & Culture

Museum of the City of New York Celebrates A Century of Women in Politics in NYC & Beyond

2017 NYC Women’s March Poster, Museum of the City of New York, 2017.27.1B On November 6, 2017,

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apoorva tadepalli Oct 9, 2017

Architecture

11 Not to Miss Archtober Events in NYC

Archtober (pronounced like the “arch” in architecture) is New York City’s annual Architecture and Design month in October that

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jasmine saunders Oct 2, 2017

Architecture

The Museum of the City of New York Opens New Exhibition, “To Quench the Thirst of New Yorkers: The Croton Aqueduct at 175”

Double Arch Bridge in Ossing (formerly Sing Sing), 2017. Photograph by Nathan Kensinger. Courtesy of the artist. The Museum of

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jasmine saunders Sep 11, 2017

Arts & Culture

The Museum of the City of New York Opens New Exhibition, “AIDS at Home: Arts and Everyday Activism”

On May 23rd, the Museum of the City of New York premiered an exhibition that focuses on ways that the

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Eden Gordon May 31, 2017

Arts & Culture

History of the Museum of the City of New York Explored in ‘Treasures of New York,’ Premiering Tonight

Photo by Filip Wolak courtesy MCNY How do you boil down the whole history of New York? The question might

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Susan Xu May 4, 2017

Architecture

5 Fun Maps to Discover at the Museum of the City of New York

Map at the Museum of the City of New York, gift of McKim, Mead & White Maps are an important

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Michelle Young Apr 20, 2017