New-York Historical Society’s Expansion to House LGBTQ Museum
At the beginning of the month, the New-York Historical Society announced that it will be expanding with a new addition […]
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NY’s Natural History Museum Cleared to Remove Roosevelt Statue
In June 2020, amidst nationwide protests against police violence and racism, the American Museum of Natural History in New York […]
Met Museum Installs Land Acknowledgement Plaque
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has installed a plaque on its facade recognizing that the museum sits on the […]
Bill Introduced to Expand NY’s African Burial Ground Monument into Museum
At the beginning of April, lawmakers in the US Senate and House of Representatives reintroduced a bill that would expand […]
Artist Collective Pulls Out of Museum of Chinese in America Exhibit Over Mass Incarceration Concerns
The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) had planned to open a retrospective on activist artist collective Godzilla in May. […]
Guggenheim Museum Signs Contract with New Union
On Tuesday, February 16 the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City signed the first union contract in the […]
New Interactive Map Shows Historic Landmarks Related to Black History
This week the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission launched an interactive story map that highlights historic landmarks related to […]
Underground Railroad Stop in Brooklyn Designated Historic Landmark
Following a nearly fifteen-year long fight, a historic home in Brooklyn connected to the Underground Railroad has been designated a […]
Archeological Dig in Long Island Tells Story of Town’s First Black Landowner
Archeologists in Huntington, a town located on a north shore of Long Island, are digging to find artifacts related to […]
NYC Hispanic Society Announces New Director
The Hispanic Society Museum and Library in New York announced the appointment of Guillaume Kientz as the institution’s new director […]