Met Museum Appoints new Co-chairs and First Woman in Top Role
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art recently announced the election of two co-chairs to head its board of trustees– the […]
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Whitney Museum Cancels Exhibit After Charges of Unethical Acquisition Practices
The Whitney Museum of American Art will reopen early next month after closing due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the […]
Employees at New York’s Met Museum Undergo Second Round of Layoffs
Workers at the country’s museums continue to be hit by layoffs as the coronavirus pandemic forces institutions to remain closed. […]
Tenement Museum Union Files Complaint After Museum Lays Off 76 Workers
On July 22, New York’s Tenement Museum laid of seventy-six workers. This layoff included every part-time education employee– ninety-two percent […]
Museum of the City of New York Calls for Images of Black Lives Matter Protests
Like cities across the country, New York has seen nearly non-stop protests since the police killing of George Floyd. Now, […]
Louis Armstrong House Museum Launches First Virtual Exhibit
Like many touring musicians, jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong spent much of his career on the road, spending most nights at […]
New-York Historical Society Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic
Since the New-York Historical Society’s founding in 1804, the museum has collected materials in response to current events. The founders, […]
Brooklyn Historical Society and Brooklyn Public Library Announce Merger
Researchers of Brooklyn history will soon have one less archive to have to dig through. The Brooklyn Historical Society and […]
NY State Office of Parks Welcomes New Interpreter of African American History
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, the government agency that oversees the state’s historic sites, […]
Museum of Chinese in America’s Archive Severely Damaged by Fire
Last Friday a fire decimated a historic building at 70 Mulberry Street in New York’s Chinatown. The building was home […]