Museum Of The City Of New York

THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOSTERS UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISTINCTIVE NATURE OF URBAN LIFE IN THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL METROPOLIS. IT ENGAGES VISITORS BY CELEBRATING, DOCUMENTING, AND INTERPRETING THE CITY'S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.

EXHIBITION AND PUBLICATIONS: STUYVESANT TO SID VICIOUS: COLLECTING NEW YORK'S STORIESJANUARY 22, 2019 TO NOVEMBER 28, 2021THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK'S CELEBRATED COLLECTION OF SOME 750,000 OBJECTS AND IMAGES IS A POWERFUL AND VARIED DOCUMENT OF THE CITY'S PAST, CAPTURING THE STORIES OF NEW YORK'S PEOPLE AND PLACES. IT IS ALSO A LIVING AND GROWING RESOURCE, AS NEW ACQUISITIONS ADD TO THE ABILITY OF THE COLLECTION TO SPEAK TO MORE AND MORE OF NEW YORK'S INFINITELY COMPLEX HISTORY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.STUYVESANT TO SID VICIOUS: COLLECTING NEW YORK'S STORIES SHARES SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HUNDREDS OF ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTION OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS WITH THE PUBLIC, RUNNING THE GAMUT FROM THE COLONIAL ERA TO THE RECENT PAST. THESE STELLAR OBJECTS AND IMAGES ENRICH THE COLLECTION AS A RESOURCE FOR CURATORS, RESEARCHERS, AND THE BROADER AUDIENCE OF PEOPLE WHO SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPELLING AND LAYERED IDENTITY OF NEW YORK AND ITS STORIES. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE A FULL GALLERY OF NEWLY ACQUIRED HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS BY BOTH WELL-KNOWN AND EMERGING ARTISTS, INCLUDING JANETTE BECKMAN, BRUCE DAVIDSON, HELEN LEVITT, RUDDY ROYE, RICHARD SANDLER, GAIL THACKER, JAMES VAN DERZEE, HARVEY WANG AND MANY OTHERS. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDE A WINDOW INTO DIVERSE LIVES AND EXPERIENCES OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING A DRAMATIC 1948 STUDIO PORTRAIT OF THE MARX BROTHERS BY YOUSEF KARSH; AN IMPROMPTU STREET PORTRAIT BY ALLAN TANNENBAUM IN 1978 OF SID VICIOUS OF THE SEX PISTOLS LEAVING THE CHELSEA HOTEL IN HANDCUFFS FOLLOWING THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND NANCY SPUNGEN; AND RUDDY ROYE'S CONTEMPORARY COLOR PORTRAITS OF RESIDENTS OF BEDFORD STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN. THESE POWERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENT THE CITY THROUGH THE TALENTED EYE OF A WIDE VARIETY OF ARTISTS AND CAPTURE THE INTIMATE, VARIED STORIES OF LIVES LIVED IN THE CHANGING METROPOLIS. ALSO FEATURED ARE SEVERAL RECENTLY DONATED ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY LONG-TIME NEW YORKER ILLUSTRATOR SAUL STEINBERG, HIGHLIGHTING THE ARTIST'S DISTINCTIVE STYLE AND KEEN SENSE OF OBSERVATION OF THE CITY. THEY ARE JOINED BY OTHER OBJECTS IN MANY MEDIA THAT DEMONSTRATE THE POWER OF THE COLLECTION TO SHED LIGHT ON THE EVOLVING CITY, ITS DAILY LIFE, ITS CREATIVITY, AND THE PERSPECTIVES OF ITS RESIDENTS. THESE INCLUDE A LAND GRANT AND CORRESPONDING MAP SHOWING LANDS OWNED BY PETRUS STUYVESANT, THE LAST DUTCH GOVERNOR, AND DONATED BY HIS DESCENDANTS; ONE-OF-A-KIND ARTISTS' POSTERS FROM THE 2017 WOMEN'S MARCH; AND HATS DESIGNED BY BILL CUNNINGHAM. GARMENTS THAT BELONGED TO SCULPTOR LOUISE NEVELSON AND BEAUTY ENTREPRENEUR HELENA RUBENSTEIN SPEAK TO EACH WOMAN'S CULTIVATED ARTISTIC PERSONA AND PERSONAL STYLE; ALONGSIDE SKETCHES AND DRAWINGS DOCUMENTING THE CAREER OF MID-20TH CENTURY DESIGNER VALENTINA, THESE ILLUSTRATE THE CHANGE IN WOMEN'S WORK AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL FROM THE OPENING CELEBRATION OF THE SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY SPEAKS BOTH TO THE CHANGING INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY, AS WELL AS A LONG TRADITION OF CELEBRATING SUCH MILESTONES IN THE CITY'S HISTORY. A COLLECTION OF ADVERTISING POSTERS FOR LOCAL EVENTS SUCH AS BAZAARS AND GALAS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO NEW YORK'S UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOODS AND TIGHTLY KNIT COMMUNITIES, WHILE A COLLECTION OF MATERIALS FROM THE CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM ANIMATES LIFE OF NEW YORK CITIZENS DURING WORLD WAR II. TOGETHER THE BEAUTIFUL, ECLECTIC, AND POIGNANT IMAGES AND OBJECTS ON VIEW CREATE A COLLECTIVE PORTRAIT OF HOW A DIVERSE RANGE OF NEW YORKERS HAVE SEEN THEMSELVES AND THEIR CITY. THE EXHIBITION WILL ALSO UNDERLINE FOR THE PUBLIC THAT THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION IS AN DYNAMIC ASSET FOR TELLING THE STORIES OF OUR CITYDOCUMENTING ITS CHANGING POPULATION, THE EXPERIENCE OF ITS PHYSICAL PLACE, ITS TUMULTUOUS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY, AND THE VIBRANT ARTS AND DESIGN SCENE THAT HAVE MADE NEW YORK A CULTURAL CAPITAL. THEIR VERY VARIETY SPEAKS TO THE BREADTH AND IMPORTANCE OF THE ENTERPRISE OF PRESERVING THE CITY'S STORIES, AND THE ONGOING WORK OF BUILDING A COLLECTION THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF ALL OF NEW YORK'S STORIES.CITY/GAME: BASKETBALL IN NEW YORKJANUARY 22, 2020 TO JUNE 20, 2021BASKETBALL IN NEW YORK IS A SAGA SET IN SCHOOLYARDS, STREET CORNERS, GYMNASIUMS, AND PACKED ARENAS, WHERE A SHARED SPORTS CULTURE CUTS ACROSS RACE, ETHNICITY, CLASS, AND LANGUAGE. CITY/GAME: BASKETBALL IN NEW YORK CAPTURES THE EXCITEMENT AND EVOLUTION OF THIS QUINTESSENTIALLY URBAN GAME AND THE ENERGY OF THE DIVERSE NEW YORKERS WHO PLAY IT AND LOVE IT. RELIVE HISTORIC HIGHS AND LOWS, AND REVISIT LEGENDARY PLAYERS LIKE KNICKS LEGEND WALT "CLYDE" FRAZIER, HALL OF FAMER KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR, WNBA TRAILBLAZER NANCY LIEBERMAN, AS WELL AS CURRENT STARS SUCH AS QUEENS-BORN LIBERTY STAR TINA CHARLES AND THE CITY'S LATEST HEADLINE PLAYER, KEVIN DURANT. FROM RUCKER PARK TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, FROM JAZZ BANDS TO SNEAKER STORIES, EXPERIENCE WHY BASKETBALL IS TRULY THE CITY GAME.NEW YORK RESPONDS: THE FIRST SIX MONTHSDECEMBER 18, 2020 TO MAY 9, 2021OPENING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, NEW YORK RESPONDS: THE FIRST SIX MONTHS LOOKS AT THE STILL-UNFOLDING EVENTS OF 2020 THROUGH THE EYES OF OVER 100 NEW YORKERS. THIS CROWD-SOURCED EXHIBITION PRESENTS OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOS, AND OTHER ARTWORKS THAT DOCUMENT AND INTERPRET THE COVID PANDEMIC, THE RACIAL JUSTICE UPRISINGS, AND THE RESPONSES OF NEW YORKERS AS THEY FOUGHT TO COPE, SURVIVE, AND FORGE A BETTER FUTURE. A JURY OF A DOZEN NEW YORKERS REPRESENTING MANY WALKS OF LIFE HELPED TO MAKE THE SELECTION FROM AMONG TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND FROM PARTNER INSTITUTIONS.ON JULY 23, THE MUSEUM UNVEILED THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS EXHIBITION, AN OUTDOOR INSTALLATION FEATURING 14 IMAGES THAT HAD BEEN SUBMITTED AS PART OF OUR ONGOING COLLECTING EFFORTS. TOGETHER, THESE POWERFUL ARTIFACTS AND ARTWORKS SPEAK TO THE DRAMATIC EFFECTS OF THESE UNPRECEDENTED MONTHS ON THE CITY, ITS RESIDENTS, AND THE DYNAMICS OF URBAN LIFE ITSELF.THE CITY WITHIN: BROOKLYN PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEX WEBB AND REBECCA NORRIS WEBBMARCH 11, 2020 TO APRIL 18, 2021BEFORE IT BECAME PART OF NEW YORK CITY IN 1898, BROOKLYN WAS A CITY OF ITS OWNTHE FOURTH LARGEST IN THE NATION. EVEN TODAY, AS NEW YORK'S MOST POPULOUS BOROUGH, BROOKLYN REMAINS A "CITY WITHIN THE CITY" THREE TIMES THE SIZE OF MANHATTAN. IT IS FROM THIS POINT OF INSPIRATION THAT THE CITY WITHIN: BROOKLYN PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEX WEBB & REBECCA NORRIS WEBB PRESENTS MORE THAN THIRTY IMAGES BY CELEBRATED PHOTOGRAPHERS ALEX WEBB AND REBECCA NORRIS WEBB.ALEX WEBB HAS SOUGHT TO CANVASS BROOKLYN WITH AN EMPHASIS ON EXPLORING ITS TREMENDOUS CULTURAL DIVERSITY, FROM MEXICAN AND CARIBBEAN BROOKLYN TO CHINESE BROOKLYN. BY CONTRAST, REBECCA NORRIS WEBB HAS PHOTOGRAPHED THE GREEN HEART OF BROOKLYN, ITS PARKS AND GARDENS, AS THE CONTEMPLATIVE CORE FOR THIS BODY OF WORK. THROUGH THE WORK OF ALEX WEBB AND REBECCA NORRIS WEBB WE COME TO SEE THE COMPLEX BEAUTY OF THE BOROUGHITS PEOPLE, ITS URBAN LANDSCAPE, AND ITS VERDANT GREEN SPACES.WHO WE ARE: VISUALIZING NYC BY THE NUMBERSNOVEMBER 22, 2019 TO OCTOBER 18, 2020NEW YORK CITY IS A DENSE, CHAOTIC MOSAIC OF SOME EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION PEOPLE, EACH WITH THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL STORIES. HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND AND DESCRIBE THIS ENDLESSLY COMPLEX COLLECTIVITY WHAT WE SHARE AND WHAT DISTINGUISHES US? CENSUS DATA HAS LONG BEEN A RESOURCE USED TO DRAW OUT UNEXPECTED AND PROVOCATIVE PATTERNS, CONNECTIONS, AND INSIGHTS ABOUT WHO NEW YORKERS ARE SINCE OUR NATION'S FIRST COUNT IN 1790. IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 2020 CENSUS, WHO WE ARE: VISUALIZING NYC BY THE NUMBERS SHOWCASES WORK NOT JUST BY DATA ANALYSTS AND DEMOGRAPHERS, BUT ALSO BY CUTTING-EDGE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS WHO USE THESE TOOLS TO ENLIVEN AND HUMANIZE STATISTICS AND TO SHED NEW LIGHT ON HOW WE UNDERSTAND OUR URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND OURSELVES. TOGETHER, THESE INTRIGUING AND VARIED WORKS DEMONSTRATE THE POWER AND IMPORTANCE OF NUMBERS IN HELPING US UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE.

COLLECTION CARE:DURING FY21, THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK CONTINUED TO MODIFY ITS APPROACH TO COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT HEALTH GUIDELINES AND CLOSURES. DESPITE A REDUCTION IN STAFF AND LIMITED ACCESS TO THE OFFICES DURING SEVERAL MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC, WORK NEVERTHELESS CONTINUED IN INVENTORYING AND CATALOGING OBJECTS FROM MANY COLLECTION AREAS, AS WELL AS TENDING TO THE PHYSICAL NEEDS AND ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE COLLECTIONS IN OUR STORAGE FACILITIES.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.WITH AN ESTIMATED THREE-QUARTER MILLION COLLECTION OBJECTS IN TOTAL, THE MUSEUM NOW HAS RECORDS FOR OVER HALF A MILLION, AND DURING THIS PERIOD 5,609 RECORDS FOR THESE OBJECTS WERE CATALOGUED OR SIGNIFICANTLY UPDATED. AS PART OF THIS ONGOING WORK, WE DIGITIZED 7,558 OBJECTS WITH A SUPPORTING 9,876 DIGITAL IMAGES. DURING FY2021, THE MUSEUM LAUNCHED A SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE TO ITS COLLECTIONS PORTAL, AND AS A RESULT, A TREMENDOUS BACKLOG OF RECORDS AND IMAGES WERE ADDED TO THE WEBSITE BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2021. THEY ARE FURTHER DESCRIBED BELOW.WORK CONTINUED ON A GRANT FUNDED BY THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS), FOCUSING THE LENS: CREATING ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE WORK OF JOHN VACHON IN THE LOOK MAGAZINE COLLECTION. DURING FY2021, 7,390 IMAGES WERE DIGITIZED, 488 IMAGES WERE CATALOGED, AND 1,144 IMAGES AND ACCOMPANYING CATALOG RECORDS WERE UPLOADED TO THE COLLECTIONS PORTAL. ANOTHER IMLS-FUNDED PROJECT SAW IMPORTANT ACTIVITY DURING FY2021: THE ART OF THE STAGE: DIGITIZING AND CATALOGING THEATRICAL DESIGN RENDERINGS. A TOTAL OF 794 DESIGN DRAWINGS WERE CATALOGED, WITH 759 RECORDS AND 763 ACCOMPANYING IMAGES UPLOADED TO THE COLLECTIONS PORTAL.THE FINAL DELIVERABLE FOR THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) FUNDED PROJECT EYES ON AMERICA: PROCESSING AND CATALOGING THE LOOK COLLECTION WAS MET, WITH 103 RECORDS AND 637 ACCOMPANYING IMAGES UPLOADED TO THE WEBSITE. FY2021 ALSO SAW THE WINDING UP OF TWO OTHER NEH-FUNDED PROJECTS. PRESERVING PERFORMANCE PAST: CONSERVATION AND DIGITIZATION OF THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK'S COLLECTION OF THEATRICAL BROADSIDES SAW 426 RECORDS WITH 435 IMAGES UPLOADED TO THE COLLECTIONS PORTAL, AND A FINDING AID PUBLISHED ON THE MUSEUM'S WORDPRESS SITE. DISCOVERING THE YANKEE DOODLE BOY: DIGITIZATION OF THE EDWARD B. MARKS MUSIC COMPANY COLLECTION ON GEORGE M. COHAN SAW 84 RECORDS WITH AN ACCOMPANYING 4,512 IMAGES UPLOADED TO THE WEBSITE, AND A FINAL FINDING AID PUBLISHED TO THE MUSEUM'S WORDPRESS SITE.DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE MUSEUM ENDEAVORED TO BRING ITS COLLECTIONS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. THE COLLECTIONS STAFF SPEARHEADED A WEB-BASED PROJECT MARIAN ANDERSON: A DIGITAL INSTALLATION. FOUR GARMENTS BELONGING TO MARIAN ANDERSON WERE PHOTOGRAPHED, THAT WERE UPLOADED TO THE COLLECTIONS PORTAL WITH AN ACCOMPANYING 41 IMAGES.WORK CONTINUED ON THE INSTITUTIONAL ARCHIVES PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE LEON LEVY FOUNDATION. THE INSTITUTIONAL ARCHIVIST PROCESSED 40 BOXES, PRIORITIZING THE HIGH-RISK MATERIAL FIRST. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX OBJECTS FROM THE ARCHIVE WERE DIGITIZED, WITH AN ACCOMPANYING 2,267 IMAGES.THE END OF FY2021 SAW THE KICKOFF OF A NEW PROJECT FUNDED BY THE ROBERT DAVID LION GARDINER FOUNDATION TO CATALOG AND DIGITIZE SELECT ITEMS FROM THE HARRY T. PETERS PAPERS. A COLLECTIONS FELLOW WAS HIRED TO ASSIST WITH BASIC CATALOGING AND DIGITIZATION. 1,251 BASE CATALOG RECORDS WERE CREATED, WITH 8 OBJECTS PHOTOGRAPHED, ACCOMPANIED BY 178 IMAGES. MCNY'S TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS DEPARTMENT (TEX) TOURED THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS: STANLEY KUBRICK PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGHOUT EUROPE DURING FY2021, WITH DISPLAYS AT THE MUSE DES BEAUX-ARTS IN LE LOCLE, SWITZERLAND FROM OCTOBER 2020 THROUGH APRIL 2021 AND AT THE FINNISH MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN HELSINKI FROM APRIL 2021 THROUGH AUGUST 2021.THE MUSEUM ALSO CONTINUED IN ITS ACTIVE EFFORTS TOWARDS PERMANENT COLLECTION ACQUISITIONS RESULTING IN A NUMBER OF NOTABLE FY2021 ACCESSIONS. OF THESE ACQUISITIONS, HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: - SIXTY-EIGHT PIECES OF EPHEMERA RELATING TO ANTIWAR PROTESTS, STUDENT ACTIVISM, ELECTORAL POLITICS, AND 1960S GROUPS SUCH AS THE PANTHER 21 AND THE YIPPIES FROM LATE 1960S AND EARLY 1970S. - THIRTY-NINE (39) GELATIN SILVER PRINTS OF LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY BETWEEN 1940 AND 1960S BY MARTIN ELKORT - TWO (2) COLORED PENCIL DRAWINGS OF RESIDENTS IN THE BRONX DURING THE PANDEMIC BY THE ARTISTS SHELLYNE RODRIGUEZ. - ONE (1) PAINTING OF GEORGE FLOYD CREATED BY ARTISTS FOR GEORGE TO BE CARRIED DURING PROTESTS IN NEW YORK CITY DURING 2020 - THE (1) JOEY ARIAS "AQUAMAN" COSTUME FROM "MERMAIDS GO RETAIL" FROM THE PERFORMANCES ON THE ROOF AT DANCETERIAWITHIN FY21 THERE WERE A TOTAL OF FORTY-ONE (41) GIFTS OR PURCHASES TOTALING OVER 350 NEW ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTION.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:FREDERICK A.O. SCHWARZ EDUCATION CENTER IN FY21 (JULY 1, 2020 JUNE 30, 2021), THE SCHWARZ CENTER SERVED OVER 66,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES NEARLY 34,000 PARTICIPANTS LOGGED ON OR VIEWED SCHWARZ CENTER-PRODUCED VIDEO AND LIVESTREAM CONTENT, AND AN ADDITIONAL 32,000 ACCESSED THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION WEBPAGES WHICH INCLUDE TEACHER RESOURCES, ART-MAKING ACTIVITIES, AND MORE. THIS BOOST IN ONLINE ACTIVITY WAS SUPPORTED IN PART BY THE LAUNCH OF THE MUSEUM'S DIGITAL EDUCATION HUB WHICH CREATED A SINGLE HOME FOR ALL VIRTUAL SCHWARZ CENTER CONTENT AND PROGRAMS.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.ADDITIONALLY, AN UNANTICIPATED SUCCESS OF VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING IS THAT IT ALLOWS FOR A WIDER GEOGRAPHIC REACH, AND ATTENDANCE FOR MANY PROGRAMS EXCEEDED PREVIOUS ONSITE CAPACITY. EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS AT THE CENTER INCLUDE VIRTUAL AND ONSITE FIELD TRIPS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME PROGRAMS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND COURSES FOR TEACHERS, CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. FIELD TRIPS MAKE UP THE BULK OF THE SCHWARZ CENTER'S ATTENDANCE, LINKING HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY TOPICS PERTAINING TO NEW YORK CITY TO THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SCOPE AND SEQUENCE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES, COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS IN HISTORY, AND THE NEW YORK STATE NEXT GENERATION LEARNING STANDARDS FOR LITERACY IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES. THE MAIN FORMAT CURRENTLY UTILIZED TO DELIVER THESE PROGRAMS ARE VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS AND STUDENT WORKSHOPS, WHICH ENGAGE STUDENTS DIRECTLY THROUGH A DIGITAL PLATFORM IN 4560-MINUTE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES. THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERS GALLERY PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDE 60-MINUTE INTERACTIVE TOURS OF THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AND THE MUSEUMS LONG-TERM EXHIBITIONS ACTIVIST NEW YORK AND NEW YORK AT ITS CORE, AND 75-MINUTE HISTORY LABS, WHICH MEET IN THE CLASSROOMS TO OFFER A CONTENT-RICH EXPERIENCE UTILIZING THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS WHILE FOCUSING ON CORE THEMES IN NEW YORK CITY HISTORY. EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE INQUIRY-BASED, LED BY MUSEUM EDUCATORS WHO ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO REFLECT ON WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THE CITY'S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE AND TO CONNECT THIS NEW KNOWLEDGE TO CLASSROOM LEARNING. DURING FY21, THE SCHWARZ CENTER SERVED 5,272 STUDENTS AND 602 ADULTS THROUGH 193 VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH 27 SESSIONS OF VIRTUAL STUDENT WORKSHOPS, THE SCHWARZ CENTER SERVED AN ADDITIONAL 9,335 STUDENTS AND 501 ADULTS. STUDENTS ROUGHLY MATCH THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM: 41% HISPANIC, 26% AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 16% ASIAN, AND 15% WHITE, WITH NEARLY 73% QUALIFYING AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, ACCORDING TO THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (NYC DOE). THE MUSEUM REMAINED COMMITTED TO OFFERING A NUMBER OF FIELD TRIPS FOR FREE TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM EAST HARLEM AND HAS PROVIDED FEE WAIVERS FOR THOSE SCHOOLS. THIS YEAR, THE MUSEUM ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE NYC DOE AND PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS TO EXPAND THE USE OF THE HIDDEN VOICES CURRICULUM BY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS THROUGH THE HISTORY BY DESIGN PROGRAM. HISTORY BY DESIGN IS A PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-8 INTERESTED IN DIVING DEEPER INTO SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY, AND THE ARTS IN AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT EXPLORES MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES AND ENCOURAGES STUDENT VOICES. MUSEUM EDUCATORS HAVE TAUGHT THIS PROGRAM TO 257 STUDENTS AND 28 ADULTS SINCE THE LAUNCH OF THIS INITIATIVE. THE SCHWARZ CENTER ALSO SERVES PK-12 EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, WEEK-LONG COURSES, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE MAJORITY OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE FREE FOR PARTICIPANTS. THE POPULATION SERVED CONTINUES TO REFLECT A BROAD AND DIVERSE SPECTRUM OF EDUCATORS, WHO REGULARLY SHARE THAT THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO THE CURRENT SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDED VIA THE WRITTEN MATERIALS, GUEST LECTURES, AND EXHIBITION CONTENT DEVELOPED BY THE MUSEUM. IN FY21, 5,361 EDUCATORS WERE SERVED THROUGH VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS. EDUCATORS CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE MUSEUM'S RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO BRING RELEVANT AND REPRESENTATIVE STORIES TO THEIR TEACHING, AS THEY HELP STUDENTS MAKE SENSE OF THE CHALLENGES THEY ENCOUNTER IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. PARTICIPANTS IN THE SCHWARZ CENTER'S ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS NOTED THAT THESE OFFERINGS WERE CRITICAL TO EASING THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE NEW VIRTUAL LEARNING MODELS, PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO VIRTUAL STUDENT ENGAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. IN FY21, THE SCHWARZ CENTER ALSO SERVED 12,230 VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS THROUGH VIRTUAL FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. IN AN EFFORT TO ENGAGE INTERGENERATIONAL FAMILY AUDIENCES IN THEIR HOMES, THE SCHWARZ CENTER DEVELOPED NEW VIRTUAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THROUGH A SERIES OF ENGAGING LIVE-STREAMED AND PRODUCED VIDEOS: MCNY X PROJECT KID AND MCNY KIDS CREATE. MCNY X PROJECT KID IS A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MUSEUM AND PROJECT K!D, A LIFESTYLE BRAND DEDICATED TO OFFERING FAMILIES CREATIVE AND INVENTIVE WAYS TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER THAT ENCOURAGES KIDS TO CREATE THE WORLDS IN WHICH THEY WANT TO LIVE. THE MUSEUM AND PROJECT K!D CREATED A SERIES OF FREE ART-MAKING VIDEOS GEARED TOWARDS FAMILIES AND KIDS AGES 7+ WHICH WERE POSTED ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, AND YOUTUBE. IN EACH VIDEO, FAMILIES ARE GIVEN STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO CREATE NEW YORK CITY-INSPIRED CRAFT PROJECTS USING EVERYDAY MATERIALS, ALONG WITH FUN FACTS ABOUT THE CITY'S HISTORY AND CLIPS FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS. THE MUSEUM'S MCNY KIDS CREATE IS A SERIES OF FREE, LIVESTREAMED VIRTUAL SESSIONS OF INTERGENERATIONAL OFFERINGS GEARED TOWARDS CHILDREN AGES 7+ BUT OF EQUAL INTEREST TO ADULTS. PARTICIPANTS WERE SHOWN HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION,ENJOYED LIVE INTERVIEWS WITH CHAT AND Q&A SESSIONS WITH NYC ARTISTS AND HEARD BEHIND-THE-SCENES STORIES OF THEIR WORK, AND TOOK PART ININTERACTIVE, ART-MAKING ACTIVITIES. AT A TIME WHEN ARTS PROGRAMS ARE BEING CUT, THE MUSEUM BELIEVES IT IS IMPERATIVE TO NURTURE THE IMPULSE TO CREATE AND GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE AN OUTLET TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES THROUGH ART, AS WELL AS SUPPORT ARTISTS AND OFFER A PLATFORM FOR REACHING AUDIENCES WHEN MANY PROJECTS ARE ON HOLD. THE CENTER ALSO SUPPORTED THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING PROFESSIONALS THROUGH FELLOWSHIP AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS. THESE FELLOWS COMPLETED TRAINING AND TAUGHT THE SCHWARZ CENTER'S PROGRAMS. THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT MUSEUM CAREERS AND DEVELOP THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS NEEDED FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS.

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