New York at Its Core
Museum of the City of New York, Ongoing
New York at Its Core
Filling two major galleries at MCNY, New York At Its Core narrates four centuries of history to provide visitors with a vivid understanding of how the homeland of the Lenape People became the site of the nation’s and then the world’s most populous and influential urban center.
Blending artifacts, interactive touch screens, animated maps and projections, audio-video stations, and interpretive text, New York At Its Core was honored by being chosen the Overall Award Winner in the American Alliance of Museum’s annual Excellence in Exhibition Competition in 2018. As co-curator, I was thrilled to be part of an amazing team of professionals and scholars who brought New York At Its Core to life in 2016. Designed by Studio Joseph, Local Projects, and Pentagram. Visit it!
Erin’s Isle, an immigrant packet ship, scale model. Museum of the City of New York.
Objects from Sarah Kierstede’s 17th-century Manhattan homestead site. Lent by the New York State Museum, Albany.
Selected Press
Sam Roberts, “This Museum Show Explains Why New York Is So New Yorky,” New York Times, November 17, 2016. Read Here.
Jennifer Smith, “Museum Explores the Core of New York,” Wall Street Journal, November 11, 2016. Read Here.
Ariella Budick, “New York at its Core, Museum of the City of New York,” Financial Times, January 1, 2017. Read Here.
New York at Its Core: 400 Years of New York City History
Museum of the City of New York
