New York Historical Society — New York City | Citizenry

New York Historical SocietyThe New-York Historical Society brings the vibrant story of New York to life, preserving its rich heritage through dynamic exhibitions, groundbreaking research, and engaging educational programs. As the city’s oldest museum, it serves as a vital hub for exploring the past…Location: Upper West Side, ManhattanFocus areas: Arts & CultureWays to take part: Class, Community Group, Patron Group, Tour, WorkshopWebsite: https://www.nyhistory.orgCurrent ways to get involved

An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

Breakfast University

Curator Confidential: The New York Sari

Defining Antisemitism

Gallery Tour: Declaring the Revolution: America's Printed Path to Independence

Gallery Tour: Stirring the Melting Pot

Gallery Tour: The Gay Harlem Renaissance

Gallery Tours - Docent-led Tours

Member Programs

Primary Source: Movement and the City

The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb

Virtual Presentation: The Gay Harlem Renaissance

Virtual Presentations

Women's History Salons

Upcoming events

Gallery Tour: Betye Saar’s Black Dolls — 2026-09-10

New York: The Future of Cities — 2026-09-10

Meet the Curator: The Weitzman Shoe Museum — 2026-09-11

Walking Tour: Mansions of Riverside Drive — 2026-09-12

Breakfast University (Fall Semester) — 2026-09-14

The Story of America in 7 Books (Fall Semester) — 2026-09-14

Anthony Fauci and the History of Vaccines — 2026-09-15

Gallery Tour: Democracy Matters — 2026-09-15

Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People — 2026-09-22

History by a Hair: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings, & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery — 2026-09-24

Gallery Tour: Democracy Matters — 2026-09-25

Museums and Culture Internship Fair — 2026-09-25

A Nation in Conversation: David Blight and Khalil Gibran Muhammad — 2026-09-28

John and Abigail Adams: The Modern Partnership at the Heart of the American Revolution — 2026-09-29

Gallery Tour: Democracy Matters — 2026-09-30

Breakfast University (Fall Semester) — 2026-10-05

Submarines and Ironclads: The Confederate Technology That Almost Won the Civil War — 2026-10-05

The Story of America in 7 Books (Fall Semester) — 2026-10-05

Gallery Tour: Revolutionary Women — 2026-10-09

Gallery Tour: The Weitzman Shoe Museum — 2026-10-10

Midterms: Are Free Elections at Risk? — 2026-10-13

Gallery Tour: Revolutionary Women — 2026-10-20

Breakfast University (Fall Semester) — 2026-11-09

The Story of America in 7 Books (Fall Semester) — 2026-11-09

Breakfast University (Fall Semester) — 2026-12-07

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