December 2010 Programs & Exhibitions Announced For N-Y Historical Society
The Society is dedicated to presenting exhibitions and public programs, and fostering research that reveal the dynamism of history and its influence on the world of today. Founded in 1804, its holdings cover four centuries of American history, and include one of the world's greatest collections of historical artifacts, American art and other materials documenting the history of the United States as seen through the prism of New York City and State.
Forty thousand of the Society's most treasured pieces are on permanent display in the Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture, and a self-guided audio tour brings these artifacts to life with anecdotes and stories. Our collections provide the foundation for exploration of the nation's richly layered past and support the Society's mission to provide a forum for debate and examination of issues surrounding the making and meaning of history.
EXHIBITIONS
BREAKTHROUGH: THE DRAMATIC STORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF INSULINOctober 5, 2010 - January 31, 2011
An exhibition recalling the desperate fight for life that used to be waged by juvenile diabetes patients, and commemorating the events of 1921 that inaugurated a new era of hope for them and their families. Exploring the roles of science, government, higher education and industry in developing and distributing a life-saving drug, the exhibition will bring to life the personalities who discovered insulin and raced to bring it to the world, and will tell the story of one extraordinary New York girl-Elizabeth Evans Hughes--who was among the very first patients to be saved. The exhibit will feature digital interactives, film, artifacts, and ephemera drawn form the Historical Society's own collections and from the University of Toronto, Eli Lilly and Company, the Rockefeller Institute, the Joslin Clinic, and New York Academy of Medicine.
The Historical Society's presentation of the exhibition will coincide with the publication of Breakthrough: Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle by Arthur Ainsberg and Thea Cooper to be published August 31, 2010, by St. Martin's Press.
September 17, 2010 - January 9, 2011
Organized by New-York Historical Society and El Museo del Barrio and will be on display at El Museo del Barrio located on 1230 5th Avenue.
The first exhibition to explore how New York's long and deep involvement with Spain and Latin America has affected virtually every aspect of the city's development, from commerce, manufacturing and transportation to communications, entertainment and the arts. Bringing together the resources of New York's oldest museum and its leading Latino cultural institution, this unprecedented exhibition will span three centuries of history: from the founding of New Amsterdam in the 1600s as a foothold against the Spanish empire to the present day, as represented by a specially commissioned documentary by award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns. Nueva York will bring this story to life with hands-on interactive displays, listening stations, video experiences and some 200 rare and historic maps, letters, broadsides, paintings, drawings and other objects drawn from the collections of the two museums, as well as from many other distinguished institutions and private collections.
PUBLIC PROGRAMSPLEASE NOTE LOCATION: Evening Public Programs will be presented at the New York Society for Ethical Culture at 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West, unless otherwise noted.To purchase tickets by phone, call SmartTix at (212) 868-4444 or go to smarttix.com. Programs $20 (Members $10).LINCOLN, 1860 & SECESSION
Thursday, December 2, 6:30 PM
Harold Holzer, James M. McPherson, Eric Foner
Three renowned scholars revisit one of the most significant, pivotal years in American history: 1860. Throughout 1860, tensions over slavery threatened to boil over into civil war and the supercharged Presidential campaign would very literally decide the immediate fate and future of the Union. Abraham Lincoln was elected in November; by the end of the year, South Carolina had seceded and the course of American history was irrevocably changed.
CLEOPATRA: A BIOGRAPHYTuesday, December 7, 6:30 PM
Stacy Schiff, Ron Chernow
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff, in conversation with Ron Chernow, brings to life her latest subject: Cleopatra. A shrewd strategist and an ingenious negotiator, Cleopatra's life spanned fewer than forty years, yet she reshaped the contours of the ancient world. Ms. Schiff boldly separates fact from fiction to rescue the magnetic queen whose death ushered in a new world order and who has endured in our imaginations for more than two thousand years.
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ADMISSION:
ADULTS $12.00
Senior Citizens & Educators $9.00
Students $7.00
Children under 12 FREE
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