ARTISTS
2025
This fall, The New York Historical presents The New York Sari, an exploration of one of the world鈥檚 oldest-known garments and its impact on New York.
A new exhibit invites visitors into the opulent dining rooms of ocean liners and cramped corridors of early airplanes while engaging with the social issues inexorably intertwined with transportation.
The New York Historical has acquired the archive of longtime New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham.
The New York Historical has announced that it has acquired Bill Cunningham鈥檚 archive, which includes photographs, negatives, slides, contact sheets, prints, correspondence, and ephemera of the iconic fashion photographer鈥攖ens of thousands of images in total.
Tens of thousands of photos, negatives and memorabilia from the New York Times photographer (himself designated a living landmark) will go to the museum and have a permanent home.
An exhibition charts the evolution of meals en route during the 20th century, displaying vintage photographs, magazines and menus to explore how transportation companies used the culinary experience to create distinct brand identities.
The New York Historical highlights the intersection of politics, art, and culture that shaped America鈥檚 Red Scare in Blacklisted: An American Story, a traveling exhibit created by the Jewish Museum Milwaukee.
The grande dame of the city鈥檚 museums, the Metropolitan is overwhelming. The museum is best enjoyed in small bites, if you are able to make repeat visits.
From historical shows about labor to investigations of color to John Singer Sargent鈥檚 renderings of hands, we鈥檙e enjoying a variety of art this week.
In a show at the New York Historical, Arlene Gottfried carries on the tradition of Arbus and Winogrand in the 鈥�70s and 鈥�80s, but with unalloyed sympathy for her subjects.
Your guide to this season鈥檚 must-see museum exhibitions and art events in and around New York City.
Fred McDarrah made singular portraits of Bob Dylan, Susan Sontag, and other luminaries of the 1960s. But his photojournalism also cemented the era鈥檚 visual style鈥攁nd defined a political movement.
2024
Our staff and contributors look back on the city鈥檚 year in art, from blockbusters to under-the-radar art heroes and unsung histories.
At the New-York Historical Society, a new exhibition chronicles the lives of pets and their owners since the 18th century.
The museum will now be called the New York Historical and will name a new Wing for American Democracy after two major benefactors, H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar L. Tang.