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Join us this week as we celebrate the pets of New York City, pay tribute to a trailblazing film director, uncover Manhattan's Irish history, and more! Check out all of this week's exciting events below from Untapped New York and our partners.
The iconic lobby of the Met Opera alone is a stunning space, and the massive theater is breathtaking, but all of the magic is created behind the scenes. On this special access tour, guests will see firsthand how the opera's extravagant productions come to life in buzzing backstage areas like the scenic and carpentry shops, the wig shop, costume shop, and see where the actors prepare in their dressing rooms.
Take a stroll along 5th Avenue and see it as it was during the Gilded Age when grand mansions of millionaires and New York City's high society lined the illustrious street! You will see stunning photographs of opulent homes that have been demolished and examine the facades of homes that still stand.
Presented by Village Preservation, Co-Sponsored by Anthology Film Archives
A tribute to acclaimed filmmaker Miloš Forman, who passed away in 2018, Village Preservation and Anthology Film Archives will host special screenings of Forman’s rarely-seen American debut, and one of the greatest of all his films, TAKING OFF (1971). Presented in collaboration with actor Miles Chapin, who appeared in Forman’s THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT (1996) and MAN ON THE MOON (1999), the first screening, on Wednesday, November 20, will begin with a conversation between Chapin, the great playwright John Guare (who co-wrote TAKING OFF), and other special guests!
When registering, you will receive a confirmation from Anthology Film, NOT Village Preservation.
Commemorate the 10th anniversary of JR’s unforgettable “Unframed—Ellis Island” exhibit on a special tour with Save Ellis Island! This unique installation brought the abandoned Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital back to life with larger-than-life archival photographs. JR’s wheat-pasted photographs were not meant to be permanent. Due to the ever-changing environment of the abandoned hospital, not all these captivating works remain. We are fortunate to have access to over a dozen images. Don’t miss this opportunity to view a fading masterpiece!
Discover the largest art installation in the subway system, see architectural ghosts of partially abandoned stations, and use the subway as your own time machine as you explore the evolution of the underground system from its opening in 1904 to today! Led by an expert New York City tour guide, you’ll discover hidden art and features of the subway that everyday commuters walk right by.
Explore the visual history of New Yorkers and their animal companions over the last two and a half centuries on an exclusive guided tour of Pets and the City. Through a broad spectrum of works of art, objects, documents, memorabilia, and clips from film and television, the exhibition surveys the evolution of pets—from their presence among the Lenape and Haudenosaunee and the hunting culture of settlers through their insinuation into the urban family and onto the pampered pets of today, which enjoy their own public rights.
Discover a 19th-century stone cottage from Ireland in the heart of downtown Manhattan, raise a pint of light or dark ale at the city's oldest Irish pub, and learn about the impact Irish immigrants have made on life in New York as you trace the Irish-American experience from the shores of Cobh to the streets of New York City with Irish podcaster Ashley Cathaláin, a Long Beach resident who hails from county Armagh!
Situated at the heart of New York City, Midtown and its surrounding neighborhoods are the dynamic epicenter of the metropolis. This locality’s frenetic energy finds physical translation in the dazzling lights of Time Square and the ascendant skyscrapers of the business district. During this Midtown Manhattan Architecture Tour, we will chart the history of Midtown through its architecture, starting with examples from the early twentieth century and culminating with the latest additions to this area’s urban landscape. Among the buildings we will visit and discuss are Grand Central, the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings, the Sony Building, the Austrian Culture Center, MoMA, Rockefeller Center, and many others.
Our award-winning Secrets of Grand Central Tour lets you peer into hidden tennis courts, find out what’s hiding beneath the iconic clock at the center of the main concourse, visit an office-turned-speakeasy, locate a forgotten celestial mural, and so much more! Discover hidden gems that daily commuters walk past each day inside the historic train terminal.
Presented by Village Preservation
Join Village Preservation for a panel discussion with Elizabeth Mueller, Anthony Damiano, and Laura Wolf-Powers on the City’s “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” proposal. The Adams Administration is trying to change the city’s zoning rules in an ostensible effort to address the city’s affordable housing crisis. Its proposal, “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity,” is currently under public review and constitutes a far-ranging upzoning aimed at stimulating the construction of market-rate housing. This panel, hosted by Special Projects Director Juan Rivero and featuring planning and housing scholars with expertise in the residential markets of Austin, Minneapolis, and New York City, will consider the City’s contention, in view of empirical evidence about the relation between market-rate housing supply and housing costs.
Presented by Village Preservation, Co-Sponsored by Salmagundi Club, Coffee House Club, and Merchant’s House Museum
Andrew Berman, Executive Director of Village Preservation will be joined in conversation by Carl Raymond, host of The Gilded Gentleman history podcast. Andrew will discuss his career in historic preservation over the past 22 years. He will share several case studies of projects that have met with success as well as challenges in the preservation of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. In addition, Andrew will discuss some of the issues facing historic preservation in the current environment, as well as some simple yet deeply powerful actions passionate local preservationists can do to make a difference.
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