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Lucky for us, Luna Luis Ortiz has a passion for history. A native New Yorker, he’s been a fixture on the house and ballroom scene since the late 1980s as a performer, photographer, and activist. So, when New-York Historical Society curator Rebecca Klassen was looking for advisers to help develop our exhibition Letting Loose and...

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Growing up in the North Jersey suburbs in the 1960s, I never thought of my family as makers of American history. But looking back on our weekend trips to Bear Mountain and the banks of the Hudson River, I realize that we participated in an important chapter of the 20th century: the flowering of the...

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If you were an adventurous visitor to New York City in the 1950s or 1960s, you might have found your way to the 82 Club. A basement nightclub at 82 East Fourth Street, it wasn’t much to look at from the outside. Located in what was then a remote edge of the Lower East Side,...

The post Welcome to 82 Club: The Naughty Story of a Legendary New York Drag Institution  appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

One of the signature elements of New-York Historical’s exhibition Hudson Rising is the imposing, elegant slabs of white pine and red oak that greet visitors. The live-edged trunks evoke the forests of New York State’s Adirondacks and help make the presence of nature palpable. Hudson Rising—closing on Sunday, August 4—presents the Museum’s stellar collection of Hudson River School landscape...

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John Hancock needed a check-up. New-York Historical’s portrait of the famed signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first governor of Massachusetts is on view as part of the exhibition Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere. However, before it gets installed, the Museum’s Paintings Conservation Lab wanted to learn more about it. New-York Historical actually knows very...

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On the evening of July 9, 1776, downtown New York City was in a rebellious mood. The Declaration of Independence had been read aloud that day in lower Manhattan for the first time, announcing to the city that the Revolution against British rule had begun. That night, 40 colonial soldiers and sailors under the command...

The post A Horse’s Tail: How a Legendary Piece of a King George III Statue Landed at the New-York Historical Society appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

Tycoons love to survey their empires. And in the 1870s, that empire was San Francisco. The city was in a period of ravenous growth fueled by mining discoveries like the 1848 Gold Rush and the Comstock Lode, and the first transcontinental rail line, a feat that made the men behind the Central Pacific Railroad—Mark Hopkins,...

The post San Francisco is a Ghost Town: The Story Behind Eadweard Muybridge’s Spooky Panorama appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

Henry Pelham created an image for the ages. On the snowy night of March 5, 1770, a group of British soldiers were confronted by an unruly crowd of colonists near the Custom House in Boston. The melee that followed ended with the panicked troops firing into the crowd, killing several colonists, including Crispus Attucks, a...

The post How Paul Revere Scooped a Rival and Created One of the Most Infamous Images in American History appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

Before he became a titan of American literature and the witty bard of life in the 19th century, Mark Twain was just another young man looking for his big break in New York City. In the New-York Historical exhibition Mark Twain and the Holy Land (opening Oct. 25), we’re exploring the fabled journey behind one...

The post Mark Twain in New York: How an Ambitious Young Writer Talked His Way onto a Luxury Cruise to the Holy Land appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

Here’s the first thing you need to know about Anne Marguérite Joséphine Henriette Rouillé de Marigny, Baroness Hyde de Neuville besides her remarkable name: Napoleon himself was so struck by her courage that he decided not to execute her husband. The Baroness is the subject of the New-York Historical exhibition Artist in Exile: The Visual...

The post Who was the Baroness? Discovering the Exciting Life and Work of the ‘Artist in Exile’ appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

In December, the Carolina Parakeet will be the featured bird in New-York Historical’s Audubon’s Birds of America Focus Gallery. Below, curator Roberta J.M. Olson outlines the tragic story of the bird’s extinction, which became official almost 100 years ago.  In the early 19th century, artist and naturalist John James Audubon (1785–1851) sounded the alarm about habitat loss...

The post When is a Parakeet a Canary? John James Audubon and the Extinction of North America’s Only Native Parrot appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

When you think about a brooch, you might think of your grandmother’s beautiful and intricate butterfly pin. Or maybe you’ve read about the various adornments that Queen Elizabeth II wears on special occasions. But for people living in the Victorian era, something as simple as a brooch was weighted with meaning and heavily scrutinized by...

The post Brooches for Every Occasion: Death and Jewelry in the Victorian Era appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

The New-York Historical Society Museum wants a wedding cake topper. Not just any cake topper: a same-sex version with two men or two women that speaks to the titanic shift in American culture that happened when gay marriage was legalized at the federal level in 2015. So if we’re so eager, why not just buy...

The post Want to Donate an Object to New-York Historical? Here’s How it Happens appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

Bill Graham once said he didn’t remember much about his childhood. Maybe that’s because he preferred to forget. One of the most influential rock & roll promoters of all time, Graham was quite literally the man behind the music. The manager of the legendary Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco and the Fillmore East in New...

The post Bill Graham’s American Journey: A Rock & Roll Mastermind Started Life as an Orphaned World War II Refugee appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

The history is right there in Wyoming’s official nickname: the Equality State. In 1889, delegates to Wyoming’s constitutional convention voted to do something that had never been done before: permanently guarantee women the right to vote in a constitution, without any preconditions. Article No. VI, Section 1, states plainly: “The rights of citizens of the...

The post “This Great Experiment”: How Wyoming Gave Women the Vote 30 Years Before the United States appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

To help support the city’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the health of our visitors and staff, New-York Historical is temporarily closing to the public as of Friday, March 13, at 6 pm through the end of the month. While you can’t drop by to see our Meet the Presidents exhibition in...

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To help stop the spread of COVID-19 in New York City, New-York Historical is temporarily closed to the public through the end of the month. Our Women March exhibition is off limits for the time being, but we’re celebrating Women’s History Month from afar. So, why not dip into our our vast collection of audio recordings from past...

The post History at Home: From Wonder Woman to Margaret Thatcher, 7 Public Programs About Remarkable Women appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

To help stop the spread of COVID-19 in New York City, New-York Historical is temporarily closed to the public through the end of the month. Our Women March exhibition is off limits for the time being, but we’re celebrating Women’s History Month from afar. So dip into our our vast collection of audio recordings from past Public Programs and listen to a...

The post History at Home: 2 Public Programs About Women on the Supreme Court appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

To help stop the spread of COVID-19 in New York City, New-York Historical is temporarily closed to the public through the end of the month. So take this time to dip into our our vast collection of audio recordings from past Public Programs and listen to a couple of fascinating talks about two memorable First Ladies from the Revolutionary Era who...

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Bestselling author and journalist Walter Isaacson has been a frequent guest of New-York Historical over the years, always bringing tantalizing tales of innovation and ingenuity. Enjoy four of his past public programs below: on Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, and Albert Einstein, and a deep dive into the technologies that are shaping our digital future....

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When Ulysses Grant Dietz’s older brother gave him a wedding cake topper for Christmas in the early 2000s, he meant it mostly as a gag gift. Made of molded plastic, the topper features two tuxedo-clad men linking arms under a flower-bedecked bower. On the underside, it’s stamped with the words “Adam & Steve.” The topper’s...

The post The Love Story Behind New-York Historical’s New Wedding Cake Topper appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

What can history museums do during an epidemic? Like many institutions across the globe, the New-York Historical Society is temporarily closed to help contain the spread of COVID-19. And like so many New Yorkers, our curators and librarians are preoccupied with concern for their loved ones and grief over what’s happening in our beloved city....

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America lost a great journalist in 2019 when Cokie Roberts died at the age of 75 from complications due to breast cancer. New-York Historical also lost a beloved friend. Roberts, a legendary reporter and commentator for ABC News and NPR, had appeared often in our Public Programs over the years to talk about American history and politics, and she...

The post History at Home: Cokie and Steven Roberts and Their Unique Haggadah appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

Author and scholar Douglas Brinkley has been described by CNN as “a man who knows more about the presidency than just about any human being alive.” So it was a match made in history heaven when New-York Historical named him our official presidential historian in 2017. He’s long been a fixture at our Public Programs series and...

The post History at Home: 2 Public Programs About the Roosevelts and America’s Natural Treasures appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

April 22, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, was a remarkably non-partisan affair that brought an estimated 20 million people out into the streets, parks, and beaches across the United States. In New York alone, Earth Day celebrations, rallies, and teach-ins shut down 5th Avenue...

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“Booze sales are booming,” read a recent CNN headline focused on a spike in liquor, beer, and wine sales as Americans shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our current moment is just another side note in America’s long, complex relationship with alcohol.  Over the years, our Public Programs have explored many facets of this history. Enjoy audio recordings of two past programs below: one...

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As the COVID-19 crisis continues, perhaps it’s no surprise that alcohol sales are booming. With many of us confined to our homes (if we’re lucky), braving commutes to carry out essential work, or simply trying to figure out how to make a mask out of your last pair of clean underwear, there seems to be no...

The post Cocktails in a Crisis: New-York Historical’s Iconic Barware and a History of Happy Hours in Dark Times appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

Our Public Programs have long explored the rich history of Jewish life in America from the colonial era to the present day. They’ve also, not surprisingly, grappled with the ongoing scourge of anti-Semitism and its pernicious hold on world affairs. Listen to two audio programs below that tackle two very different facets of Jewish life: first, a fascinating...

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In 2010, our Public Program series welcomed an all-star lineup: journalist and then-New York Times columnist Bob Herbert, The New Yorker‘s Adam Gopnik, and boxing writer and sports historian Bert Sugar (who sadly, passed away in 2012). The subject of their talk was an irresistible one for any sports fan who’s missing the action during lockdown: longshots, underdogs,...

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Title: Forensic science and humanitarian action [electronic resource] : interacting with the dead and the living. Volume 1 / edited by Roberto C. Parra, Sara C. Zapico, Douglas H. Ubelaker.
Imprint: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020.
Shelfmark: Wiley
Subjects: Forensic sciences.
Forensic anthropology.
Dead -- Identification.
Humanitarian assistance.
Dead -- Identification. fast (OCoLC)fst00888389
Forensic anthropology. fast (OCoLC)fst00931952
Forensic sciences. fast (OCoLC)fst00932011
Humanitarian assistance. fast (OCoLC)fst00963553

Title: Translation as actor-networking [electronic resource] : actors, agencies, and networks in the making of Arthur Waley's English translation of the Chinese 'Journey to the West'.
Author: Luo, Wenyan, author.
Imprint: New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Actor-network theory.
Actor-network theory. fast (OCoLC)fst01736774

Title: Evaluating the evaluator [electronic resource] : a novel perspective on translation quality assessment / Hansjörg Bittner.
Author: Bittner, Hansjörg, 1963- author.
Imprint: New York : Routledge, 2020.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Translating and interpreting -- Evaluation.
Translating and interpreting -- Evaluation. fast (OCoLC)fst01154799

Title: Intercultural competence in the work of teachers [electronic resource] : confronting ideologies and practices / edited by Fred Dervin, Robyn Moloney, Ashley Simpson.
Imprint: Milton : Routledge, 2020.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Multicultural education.
Teachers -- Training of.
Intercultural communication.
Language and languages -- Study and teaching.

Title: Exploring Working Memory [electronic resource] : selected works of Alan Baddeley / Alan Baddeley.
Author: Baddeley, Alan D., 1934-
Imprint: London : Taylor and Francis, 2017.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Short-term memory.
Memory.
Memory. fast (OCoLC)fst01015913
Short-term memory. fast (OCoLC)fst01117483

Title: A theory of contract law [electronic resource] : empirical understandings and moral psychology / by Peter A. Alces.
Author: Alces, Peter A., author.
Imprint: New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2011.
Shelfmark: Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects: Contracts.
Contracts -- Philosophy.
Contracts. fast (OCoLC)fst00876969
Contracts -- Philosophy. fast (OCoLC)fst00876990

Title: Alfred Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' [electronic resource] : a reading guide / Anna Barton.
Author: Barton, Anna, 1979-, author.
Imprint: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2012]";"©2012
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892. In memoriam.
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892 -- Criticism and interpretation.
In memoriam (Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron). fast (OCoLC)fst01937933
English poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism

Title: Post-Keynesian theory revisited [electronic resource] : money, uncertainty and employment / Matteo Iannizzotto.
Author: Iannizzotto, Matteo, author.
Imprint: Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, 2020.
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Keynesian economics.

Title: Bisexuality in the ancient world [electronic resource] / Eva Cantarella translated by Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin.
Author: Cantarella, Eva, author.
Imprint: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [1992]";"©1992
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Male homosexuality -- Rome -- History.
Male homosexuality -- Greece -- History.
Bisexuality -- Rome -- History.
Bisexuality -- Greece -- History.
Bisexuality. fast (OCoLC)fst00833344
Male homosexuality. fast (OCoLC)fst01430687
Greece. fast (OCoLC)fst01208380
Rome (Empire) fast (OCoLC)fst01204885

Title: Three rival versions of moral enquiry [electronic resource] : encyclopaedia, genealogy, and tradition : being Gifford lectures delivered in the University of Edinburgh in 1988 / by Alasdair MacIntyre.
Author: MacIntyre, Alasdair C., author.
Imprint: Notre Dame, IN. : University of Notre Dame Press, [1990]";"©1990
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Aristotle. Nicomachean ethics. English.
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 -- Ethics.
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 -- Ethics.
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900. Zur Genealogie der Moral.
Catholic Church. Pope (1878-1903 : Leo XIII). Aeterni Patris.
Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Ethics -- Methodology.
Ethics -- Study and teaching.
Thomists.
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 fast (OCoLC)fst00061554
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. fast (OCoLC)fst00029176
Aeterni Patris (Catholic Church. Pope (1878-1903 : Leo XIII)) fast (OCoLC)fst01362198
Encyclopaedia Britannica. fast (OCoLC)fst01356308
Nicomachean ethics (Aristotle) fast (OCoLC)fst01357515
Zur Genealogie der Moral (Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm) fast (OCoLC)fst01360086
Ethics. fast (OCoLC)fst00915833
Ethics -- Methodology. fast (OCoLC)fst00915842
Ethics -- Study and teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst00915851
Thomists. fast (OCoLC)fst01150182

Title: A theory of semiotics [electronic resource] / Umberto Eco.
Author: Eco, Umberto, author.
Imprint: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1979.";"©1976
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Semiotics.
Semiotics. fast (OCoLC)fst01112351