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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Beatrice Glow: When Our Rivers Meet
Dear Friends,
It has been gratifying to see the tremendous interest and excitement my colleague Russell Shorto’s installation
New York Before New York
has generated among visitors to our Museum. The past seems much less "past" as we relive, through the exhibition’s extraordinary array of original materials relating to the establishment of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam 400 years ago, the cultural encounters which in so many respects still define us today. Another new exhibition opening at New-York Historical on Friday, March 29, also looks back at the Dutch arrival on our shores.
When Our Rivers Meet
reflects a sustained conversation between the artist, Beatrice Glow, and a group of culture bearers, artists, and scholars on what those long-ago cultural encounters have meant and what a more collaborative future could look like. Drawing on that conversation as well as research into New-York Historical’s vast Museum and Patricia D. Klingenstein Library collections, Glow has created a series of seven parade float maquettes, complemented by her interpretations of decorative arts collection objects, such as embroidered textiles and gilded baby rattles that point to ideas of social and cultural power. I look forward to seeing you in our galleries soon to experience both shows in person.
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With best wishes,
Louise Mirrer, Ph.D.
President & CEO |
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IN PERSON: FRI, MAR 29, 12 PM ET
FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION
Objects Tell Stories
Have you ever wanted to talk to one of our Museum curators about how exhibitions at New-York Historical come together? Now's your chance! Join curator Debra Schmidt Bach in Objects Tell Stories. Ask her about New-York Historical's wide-ranging permanent exhibition and the newest addition to the show: a silk 1920s dress that's one of the few surviving garments from designer Edith Varian Cockcroft.
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VIDEO
Confidence Man with Maggie Haberman
How does a man like Donald Trump—simultaneously hailed as an all-American hero and condemned as a harbinger of the end of American democracy—become not only a cultural phenomenon, but the president of the United States? Maggie Haberman, the New York Times reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of the 45th president, offers insight into his background, his motivations, and the true nature of his personality, not to mention the means by which he gained a seat in the Oval Office.
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FOR THE AGES PODCAST
Hitler’s American Gamble: Pearl Harbor and Germany’s March to Global War
In December 1941, Nazi Germany controlled much of Europe, Japan was fighting a brutal campaign in China, and the United States had yet to enter into combat on either front. The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, however, changed everything. Historians Brendan Simms and Charlie Laderman join moderator David M. Rubenstein to dissect the five crucial days between the attack on Pearl Harbor and Nazi Germany’s declaration of war on the United States.
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HYBRID: TUE, MAR 26, 6:30 PM ET
Privateers, Pirates, and the American Revolution
The story of the founding of the US Navy during the Revolution has been told, yet largely missing from maritime histories of America’s first war is the ragtag fleet of private vessels that were critical to victory. Bestselling author Eric Jay Dolin joins moderator Greg Young of The Bowery Boys podcast to explore the historical distinction between pirates and privateers.
Livestream available.
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HYBRID: WED, MAR 27, 6:30 PM ET
How Should a President Be? A Conversation on Historical Memory and Reckoning
Full panel lineup just announced! In times of disunity and crisis, Americans have looked to their presidents. In anticipation of the nation’s 250th birthday, presidential historian Alexis Coe leads a wide-ranging conversation with Gisela Perez Kusakawa, David Silverman, and Kevin Young that explores some of the defining chapters of US history and examines how Americans collectively aspire to form a more just union. Use code PRES324 for $10 tickets.
Livestream available.
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REMOTE: THU, MAR 28, 12 PM ET | FREE
Live From New Amsterdam: Language City
Join Ross Perlin, author of the new book Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York, and Russell Shorto in this online program as they trace the history of language in New Amsterdam and how it set the template for the city’s extraordinary transformation into one of the most linguistically diverse cities in the world.
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REMOTE: THU, MAR 28, 6 PM ET
The Castello Plan: Reimagining Life in 1660 New Amsterdam
The Castello Plan
is one of the most important windows into life in the Dutch colonial city that would soon become New York. In this online talk, historian James Nevius dives into what life in the city was like for the earliest European settlers as well as enslaved workers from Africa and the Lenape, whose economic contributions kept the colony afloat.
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IN PERSON: SAT, MAR 30, 3:30 PM ET
FREE WITH ADMISSION
Artists' Gallery Tour: Beatrice Glow: When Our Rivers Meet
In our new exhibition
When Our Rivers Meet, Beatrice Glow created a series of seven parade float maquettes that envision an alternative commemoration of New Amsterdam. Join her, along with project participant Brent Stonefish (Eelŭnaapéewi-Lahkéewiit / Delaware Nation—Moravian of the Thames Band), in the gallery for an introduction to the exhibition's themes and a tour of their work.
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HYBRID: MON, APR 1, 6:30 PM ET
The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents
Donald Trump is the first former president to face criminal indictment and is the subject of charges across four cases ranging from election interference to "hush money" payments. Legal experts Melissa Murray and Andrew Weissmann join former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch delve into the historical background of our current moment and provide a thorough account of this history in the making.
Livestream available.
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HYBRID: WED, APR 3, 6:30 PM ET
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy
of J. Robert Oppenheimer
As the man who led the effort to create the most violent weapon in the history of mankind with the invention of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer is a divisive figure in American history. Biographer Kai Bird joins David M. Rubenstein to offer a riveting account of Oppenheimer’s life and how he weighed the complex moral implications of his life’s work.
Livestream available.
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In the Galleries
Get an up-close, in-person tour of our exhibitions with one of our curators or docents. Check out the full schedule now.
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IMAGES:
(1) Beatrice Glow (b. 1986),
Nancy Jouwe (b. 1967),
Wim Manuhutu (b. 1959),
All Islands Connect Underwater, 2023.
VR-sculpted photopolymer and polylactic acid
bioplastic 3D print, acrylic paint, and enamel coating
© Beatrice Glow. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Aertiron.
(2) Unidentified photographer, Ted Tinling and Billie Jean King at the a Virginia Slims of Philadelphia tennis tournament, 1974. Courtesy of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, Rhode Island..
(3) Jacques Cortelyou, Castello Plan [detail], 1660. Paper. Florence, The Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, ms. Carte di Castello 18.
(4) United States Department of Justice, Classified intelligence material found during search of Mar-a-Lago, 2022.
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