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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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Billie Jean King: Champion. Activist. Legend.

August 19–September 8, 2019

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Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow

Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow explores the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded in the 50 years after the Civil War.

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The Vietnam War: 1945 – 1975

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The New-York Historical Society presents a groundbreaking exhibition on one of the most controversial events of the 20th century: the Vietnam War. Populating a 3,000-square-...

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Walk This Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes

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With a focus on the women who designed, manufactured, sold, and collected footwear, Walk This Way presents the story of the shoe as it has never been told before....

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Alexander Hamilton Panel Exhibition

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Alexander Hamilton, rich in both trusted associates and staunch opponents, played a central role in creating the economic, constitutional, social, journalistic, political, and...

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Bill Cunningham: Facades

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In 1968, photographer Bill Cunningham embarked on an eight-year project to document the architectural riches and fashion history of New York City. Scouring the city’s thrift...

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Freedom Journey 1965: Photographs of the Selma to Montgomery March by Stephen Somerstein

This exhibit features the stunning and historic photographs of Stephen Somerstein, documenting the Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March in March of 1965. Somerstein was a...

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The Poetry of Nature: Hudson River School Landscapes from the New-York Historical Society

The Hudson River School rose to eminence in New York during the first half of the 19th century. This loosely knit group of artists, together with like-minded poets and writers...

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Beauty’s Legacy: Gilded Age Portraits in America

Beauty’s Legacy: Gilded Age Portraits in America examines the remarkable critical and popular resurgence of portraiture in the United States during the late-nineteenth...

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The Coast & the Sea: Marine and Maritime Art in America

The New-York Historical Society holds an important collection of marine paintings and maritime artifacts; a reflection of the fact that the early history and culture of the...