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Exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society are made possible by Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang, the Saunders Trust for American History, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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Our Composite Nation: Frederick Douglass’ America

February 11, 2022 - Ongoing

In the late 1860s—at a moment of great hope for the promise of equality under the law—the famed orator and once-enslaved abolitionist Frederick Douglass took his “Our Composite...

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Monuments: Commemoration and Controversy

January 28, 2022 – July 3, 2022

Monuments: Commemoration and Controversy explores monuments and their representations in public spaces as flashpoints of fierce debate over national identity, politics...

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"Turn Every Page": Inside the Robert A. Caro Archive

October 22, 2021 – ongoing

Turn Every Page”: Inside the Robert A. Caro Archive is the first public exhibition drawn from the archive of the author whose award-winning works on Robert Moses and...

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Black Dolls

February 25, 2022 – June 5, 2022

Black Dolls explores handmade cloth dolls made primarily by African American women between 1850 and 1940 through the lens of race, gender, and history. The exhibition...

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Art for Change: The Artist & Homeless Collaborative

December 3, 2021 – April 3, 2022

Art for Change: The Artist & Homeless Collaborative examines the history of modern homelessness in New York City through the lens of the Artist & Homeless...

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Holiday Express: Toys and Trains from the Jerni Collection

November 26, 2021 – February 27, 2022

This year Holiday Express goes to the amusement park! Joining a selection of toy trains, figurines, and miniature models from the renowned Jerni Collection, this year's festive...

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Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October 1, 2021 – January 23, 2022

The New-York Historical Society honors the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG)—the trailblazing Supreme Court justice and cultural icon—with a special exhibition in fall 2021, based...

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Close Encounters in the Colonies: Treasures from the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection

October 1, 2021 – January 23, 2022

Close Encounters in the Colonies: Treasures from the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection traces the origins and development of central themes of American life—colonization...

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Aristotle: From Antiquity to the Modern Era

September 10, 2021 – January 2, 2022

Aristotle is arguably the single most important philosopher in the western tradition. For centuries, his works dominated inquiry into science, logic, metaphysics, ethics, and...

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Cover Story: Katharine Graham, CEO

May 21 – October 24, 2021

Native New Yorker Katharine Meyer Graham (1917-2001) never expected to become the president, publisher, and CEO of the Washington Post, but she thrived in that...