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.

COLLECTION CARE:WORK IN THE COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT DURING THE FIRST HALF OF FY22 WAS FOCUSED ON WORKING TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE COLLECTION AND TO MAINTAIN EXHIBITIONS AND LOANS ALREADY IN PROCESS. IN JANUARY OF 2022 THE COLLECTIONS TEAM CONSISTED OF FOUR FULL-TIME STAFF: A REGISTRAR, A TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS COORDINATOR, AN INSTITUTIONAL ARCHIVIST, AND A RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTION COORDINATOR. ALTHOUGH BOTH THE REGISTRAR AND INSTITUTIONAL ARCHIVIST LEFT THE MUSEUM IN FY22, BETWEEN JANUARY AND JULY OF 2022 A DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS WAS BROUGHT ON AND HIRED TWO NEW REGISTRARS. THE SECOND HALF WAS FOCUSED ON HIRING ADDITIONAL NEW STAFF AND TRAINING THEM.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.MCNY'S TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS DEPARTMENT (TEX) TOURED THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS: STANLEY KUBRICK PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGHOUT EUROPE DURING FY2022, WITH DISPLAYS AT THE MAGAZZINO DELLE IDEE (WAREHOUSE OF IDEAS) IN TRIESTE, ITALY FROM OCTOBER 2, 2021 THROUGH JANUARY 14, 2022, AND FUNDAO D. LUS IN CASCAIS, PORTUGAL FROM FEBRUARY 26, 2022, THROUGH MAY 16, 2022.THE INSTITUTIONAL ARCHIVE PROJECT WAS PAUSED WHEN THE INSTITUTIONAL ARCHIVIST LEFT IN MARCH OF 2022, AND WAS RESUMED THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR. GRANT WORK TO DIGITIZE PORTIONS OF OUR COLLECTION THROUGH BOTH THE IMLS AND GARDINER FOUNDATION CONTINUED AND WERE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE.THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED OVER 600 WORKS IN FY22, PREDOMINANTLY IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND EPHEMERA, FACILITATED EIGHT OUTGOING LOANS, COORDINATED LOANS FOR AND INSTALLED FOUR EXHIBITIONS AND DEINSTALLED THREE EXHIBITIONS.

EXHIBITION AND PUBLICATIONS:COLLECTING NEW YORK'S STORIESJANUARY 22, 2020 TO MAY 15, 2022COLLECTING NEW YORK'S STORIES FEATURES HIGHLIGHTS OF THE OVER 750,000 ITEMS IN THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION, RUNNING THE GAMUT FROM FINE ART TO SMALL TIDBITS OF EVERYDAY LIFE, FROM THE COLONIAL ERA TO THE RECENT PAST. THE GALLERY PRESENTS ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY LONG-TIME NEW YORKER ILLUSTRATOR SAUL STEINBERG ALONGSIDE GARMENTS, MAPS, DECORATIVE ARTS OBJECTS, AND MANY OTHER ARTIFACTS THAT CAPTURE THE DYNAMIC AND ECLECTIC LIVES LED BY SOME OF THE CITY'S INHABITANTS. TOGETHER, THESE BEAUTIFUL, EVOCATIVE, AND POIGNANT OBJECTS ILLUMINATE THE COMPELLING SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.AND LAYERED IDENTITY OF NEW YORK AND ITS STORIES.RISING TIDE: VISUALIZING THE HUMAN COST OF THE CLIMATE CRISISAPRIL 16, 2021 TO MAY 1, 2022RISING SEA LEVELS AFFECT US ALL. IN RISING TIDE: VISUALIZING THE HUMAN COSTS OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS, DUTCH DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHER KADIR VAN LOHUIZEN ILLUSTRATES THE DRAMATIC CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE ACROSS THE WORLD THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEO, DRONE IMAGES, AND SOUND. EXPERIENCE THE EFFECTS OF RISING SEA LEVELS IN GREENLAND, BANGLADESH, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, KIRIBATI, FIJI, AMSTERDAM, PANAMA, MIAMI, AND OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS HERE IN NEW YORK CITY.PUPPETS OF NEW YORKAUGUST 13, 2021 TO APRIL 2, 2022PUPPETS OF NEW YORK EXPLORES THE EXTRAORDINARY, SURPRISING, AND DIVERSE HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY'S QUIRKIEST RESIDENTS. PUPPETS TRAVELED WITH MIGRANT COMMUNITIES FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE AS THEY MADE THEIR WAY TO THE CITY. LIKE OTHER NEW YORKERS, THEY BOTH ENRICHED THE METROPOLIS AND WERE TRANSFORMED BY IT, AS THEY ENCOUNTERED THE HEADY MIX OF OTHER PUPPETRY TRADITIONS, PRACTICES, AND LANGUAGES THAT ALSO MADE NEW YORK CITY HOME. FROM PUNCH AND JUDY TO OSCAR THE GROUCH; FROM LAMB CHOP TO THE LION KING; FROM LUNAR NEW YEAR TO THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE, THE MARIONETTES, SHADOW FIGURES, AND ROD AND HAND PUPPETS OF NEW YORK HAVE REGALED OUR STAGES, STUDIOS, AND STREETS. THEY HAVE BEEN BROADCAST ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE, AND OVER TIME HAVE RESHAPED THE PUPPETRY TRADITIONS OF MANY CULTURES. JIM HENSON AND JULIE TAYMOR, BASIL TWIST AND THEODORA SKIPITARES, RALPH LEE AND PURA BELPR, GREAT SMALL WORKS AND TEATRO SEA ARE JUST SOME THE INFLUENTIAL PUPPETEERS FEATURED IN PUPPETS OF NEW YORK, AN EXHIBITION POISED TO BRING JOY AND AWE, LIVE PERFORMANCES AND PANELS, WORKSHOPS AND MOVIES TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.PUPPETS OF NEW YORK IS PART OF A MULTI-SITED COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE INTERNATIONAL PUPPET FRINGE FESTIVAL NYC, TEATRO SEA, AND THE CLEMENTE SOTO VLEZ CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER, WHICH INCLUDES THE EXHIBITION PUPPETS OF NEW YORK: DOWNTOWN AT THE CLEMENTE (AUGUST 11 SEPTEMBER 30), AT 107 SUFFOLK STREET.

FREDERICK A.O. SCHWARZ EDUCATION CENTER IN FY22 (JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022), THE SCHWARZ CENTER SERVED OVER 61,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES THROUGH VIRTUAL, ONSITE, AND ONLINE PROGRAMMING AND DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL CONTENT DEVELOPMENT TOVER 7,200 JOINED VIRTUAL PROGRAMS LED BY MUSEUM EDUCATORS FEATURING OUR COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS, OVER 17,500 VISITED THE MUSEUM TO EXPLORE OUR GALLERIES AND PARTICIPATE IN ONSITE EVENTS, AND AN ADDITIONAL 36,200 ACCESSED THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION WEBPAGES WHICH INCLUDE TEACHER RESOURCES, AT-HOME ART-MAKING ACTIVITIES, AND MORE. VIRTUAL PROGRAMS AND ACCESS TO ONLINE MATERIALS CONTINUE TO BE A CRITICAL WAY THE MUSEUM CONNECTS WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.ESPECIALLY AS GROUPS ARE JUST BEGINNING TO RETURN FOR ONSITE INSTRUCTION.EDUCATION REMAINS AT THE CORE OF THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS AND AROUND THE WORLD TAKE PART IN THE SCHWARZ CENTER'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING EACH YEAR. OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES TO ENGAGE LEARNERS IN EXAMINING THE CITY'S PAST SO THAT THEY MAY UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT AND ENVISION THEIR ROLE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE.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. AS WAS IMPLEMENTED IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR TO CONTINUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CITY'S STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DURING AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR, THE SCHWARZ CENTER STAFF HAS CONTINUED TO OFFER VIRTUAL STUDENT PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS SPANNING GRADES K-12, AS WELL AS REINSTATING ONSITE FIELD TRIPS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS INTERESTED IN TOURING THE MUSEUM.VIRTUAL & ONSITE FIELD TRIPS ARE PAID PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL GROUPS IN GRADES K-12 FOCUSED ON TIMELY SUBJECTS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY'S HISTORY. THESE 45- TO 60-MINUTE PROGRAMS FOR SINGLE CLASSROOMS ARE HELD EITHER IN THE MUSEUM'S GALLERIES OR ONLINE VIA ZOOM. PROGRAMS ARE LED BY EXPERIENCED MUSEUM EDUCATORS AND ARE AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND ARE A UNIQUE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE DRIVEN BY STUDENT INQUIRY AND EXPLORATION. IN-GALLERY FIELD TRIPS HAVE BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR MANY YEARS, AND THE CHALLENGES OF THE PANDEMIC CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIGITIZE OUR FIELD TRIP PROGRAMMING VIA ZOOM. IN FY22, THE MUSEUM SERVED 3,694 STUDENTS AND ADULTS THROUGH 86 VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS, AND 1,943 STUDENTS AND ADULTS THROUGH 11 ONSITE MUSEUM EDUCATOR-LED FIELD TRIPS AND 74 SELF-GUIDED SCHOOL GROUP TOURS.VIRTUAL STUDENT WORKSHOPS ARE FREE, LARGE-SCALE PROGRAMS HELD VIA ZOOM WEBINAR THAT SERVE MULTIPLE CLASSROOMS AND GRADE LEVELS AT ONCE. PARTICIPANTS SEE AND DISCUSS VISUALS FROM THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS ON SUCH THEMES AS THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE, AND GRAFFITI ART IN NEW YORK CITY TO CONNECT THE PAST TO OUR PRESENT. OFFERING LARGE-SCALE VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS FOR FREE ENABLES SCHOOLS WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO VISIT THE MUSEUM, EITHER DUE TO A LACK OF FUNDING OR TO GEOGRAPHY, TO ACCESS OUR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND COLLECTIONS.THIS YEAR, THE MUSEUM PILOTED AN ENTIRELY NEW INITIATIVE IN-DEPTH, LONG-TERM SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS. THE MUSEUM INITIATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPED AN INTENSIVE PARTNERSHIP BASED ON THE CONTENT AND THEMES OF THE ACTIVIST NEW YORK GALLERY TO ENGAGE THE SCHOOL'S 10TH GRADE CLASS. ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE TWO-MONTH ENGAGEMENT, THE PARTNERSHIP TURNED INTO AN 8-MONTH PROJECT. BETWEEN ONSITE VISITS, IN-CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, AND VIRTUAL SESSIONS, MUSEUM EDUCATORS, CURATORS, AND MORE CONNECTED WITH OVER 110 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, WHICH CULMINATED IN A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT AND FINAL SHOWCASE OF THEIR WORK. THROUGH THIS PROJECT-BASED LEARNING MODEL, STUDENTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO USE THEIR VOICES TO ADVOCATE FOR WHY THEY BELIEVE OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD LEARN ABOUT IMPORTANT PEOPLE AND MOVEMENTS FROM NEW YORK CITY'S PAST AND PRESENT FEATURED IN THE EXHIBITION.STUDENTS IN THE SCHWARZ CENTER'S PROGRAMS 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. 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 FY22, THE MUSEUM SERVED NEARLY 2,000 EDUCATORS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDED BOTH SINGLE-DAY EVENTS AND MULTIPLE WEEK-LONG PROGRAMS FOR ACCREDITATION. 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. THIS YEAR, THE MUSEUM RENEWED ITS PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND INTERGENERATIONAL AUDIENCES. PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS ARE HELD ONSITE IN THE GALLERIES, CLASSROOMS, AND TERRACES, AS WELL AS VIRTUALLY IN ORDER TO CONNECT WITH OUR YOUNGER AUDIENCES FROM HOME. TO FURTHER ENGAGE OUR YOUNGEST AUDIENCES, THESE PROGRAMS ARE INTERGENERATIONAL IN NATURE, AND FEATURE CREATIVE EXPLORATION AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. IN FY2022, THE MUSEUM SERVED NEARLY 1,500 CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND CARETAKERS THROUGH THIS PROGRAMMING.FOR THE FIRST PROGRAM GEARED TOWARDS THESE AUDIENCES TO BE HELD ONSITE FOLLOWING THE MUSEUM'S CLOSURE, THE SCHWARZ CENTER PRESENTED THE PUPPETS OF NEW YORK PERFORMANCE SERIES FEATURING LIVE PUPPET PERFORMANCES FROM CHINESE THEATRE WORKS, TEATRO SEA, AND NYC KIDS PROJECT. THESE OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES INCLUDED MUSIC AND DANCING, HANDS-ON INTERACTION WITH A SELECTION OF THE FEATURED PUPPETS, AND STORYTELLING FROM SOME OF NEW YORK'S MOST RENOWNED PUPPETRY ORGANIZATIONS. IN THE FALL, THE SCHWARZ CENTER OFFERED NEIGHBORHOOD NARRATIVES: YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP, A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP HOSTED AT THE MUSEUM WHICH SERVED 27 TEENS. THE PROGRAM SOUGHT TO EMPOWER THREE YOUTH FELLOWS FROM DESIGN TRUSTS' INAUGURAL YOUTH FELLOWSHIP, AND APPLY THE MENTORSHIP AND SKILLS THEY LEARNED TO LEAD AN INTERACTIVE FOUR-HOUR LONG WORKSHOP FOR OTHER YOUTH, BASED ON THE THEMES OF MEMORY AND CULTURE. USING DIGITAL CAMERAS PROVIDED BY THE SCHWARZ CENTER, THE WORKSHOP KICKED OFF WITH A PHOTO WALK THROUGHOUT THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD OF EAST HARLEM AND WAS FACILITATED BY A SERIES OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS. THE MUSEUM ALSO CONTINUED ITS POPULAR VIRTUAL ART-MAKING SERIES, MCNY KIDS CREATE WITH TOPICS INCLUDING CITY AS CANVAS: GRAFFITI IN NEW YORK CITY AND LOOKING CLOSE AND BUILDING TINY WITH THE STETTHEIMER DOLLHOUSE, WHICH SERVED OVER 200 LIVE PARTICIPANTS. VIDEOS PRODUCED BY THE SCHWARZ CENTER INCLUDING BEHIND-THE-SCENES AT THE MUSEUM: PUPPETS AND ACTIVISM IN NYC AND CELEBRATING BLACK PUPPETEERS OF NYC WITH NEHPRII AMENI HAVE RECEIVED OVER 1,000 VIEWS ON YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK. TO ENGAGE WITH OUR YOUNGEST VISITORS WHILE ONSITE IN THE MUSEUM'S GALLERIES, THE SCHWARZ CENTER PRODUCED PRINTED GALLERY GUIDES AND SCAVENGER HUNTS. THESE IN-GALLERY RESOURCES INCLUDED VISUALS FROM THE EXHIBITION FOR CHILDREN TO FIND, CLOSE-LOOKING PROMPTS TO FURTHER ENGAGE WITH EXHIBITION OBJECTS, AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO COMPLETE AT HOME. KIDS GUIDES WERE CREATED FOR THE PUPPETS OF NEW YORK AND STETTHEIMER DOLLHOUSE: UP CLOSE EXHIBITIONS, AND TWO SIMILAR IN-GALLERY SCAVENGER HUNTS WERE CREATED FOR THE MUSEUM'S HOLIDAY POP-UP, DAY GLO DECEMBER. BETWEEN THESE FOUR INITIATIVES, THE SCHWARZ CENTER DISTRIBUTED 3,750 PRINTED MATERIALS THAT MADE OUR EXHIBITIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND ENJOYABLE TO VISITORS OF ALL AGES. 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