Museum Of The City Of New York

SUSTAINING CORE HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING AND ENVISIONING THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK?S CENTENNIAL [WITH ITS CENTENNIAL ON THE HORIZON IN 2023, THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IS COMMITTED TO DOCUMENTING THE CITY?S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE; CONNECTING WITH OUR AUDIENCES IN NEW WAYS; AND REVISITING OUR INTERPRETATION OF THE METROPOLIS. CRITICAL STAFFING INVESTMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN OUR CORE OPERATIONS OF HUMANITIES-BASED EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND RESOURCES, WHILE GAINING MOMENTUM AS WE ENTER OUR SECOND CENTURY. IN LIGHT OF THE CHALLENGES BROUGHT FORTH BY THE PANDEMIC, THE MUSEUM HAS ESTABLISHED A REIMAGINED PROGRAMMATIC STRUCTURE WITH STREAMLINED ACTIVITIES THAT SERVE TO MAXIMIZE IMPACT, RESPONSIVE OFFERINGS THAT BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR AUDIENCES, AND INCREASED REACH AND ACCESSIBILITY VIA ENGAGING ONSITE AND DIGITAL CONTENT. REQUESTED FUNDS WILL PROVIDE NECESSARY SUPPORT FOR MUSEUM STAFF WHO WILL RESEARCH, DEVELOP, AND PRODUCE EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMMING FEATURING NEW HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP, AND ESTABLISH THE VISION AND SCOPE FOR A BROAD ARRAY OF CENTENNIAL OFFERING] [PURPOSE:?PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND RESOURCES FOR EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC AUDIENCES, AS WELL AS DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT AND PLANNING FOR THE MUSEUM?S CENTENNIAL IN 2023.    ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THREE EXHIBITIONS (ON THE ROLE OF PRE-DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN NEW YORK?S TWENTIETH-CENTURY RISE, THE HISTORY OF CHESS IN NEW YORK, AND THE PLACE OF RELIGION IN SHAPING NEW YORK?S PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE). THE PLANNING OF A CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION ON NEW YORK CITY IN THE CULTURAL IMAGINATION. IMPLEMENTATION OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS, TEACHER RESOURCES, AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES.   EXPECTED OUTCOMES:?FOUR EXHIBITIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; EDUCATIONAL AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES. SUPPORT FOR ONE NEW AND SEVENTEEN EXISTING FULL-TIME POSITIONS.   INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM, RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK CITY, ONLINE AUDIENCES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:? THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

NEW YORK AT ITS CORE

OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS

NEW YORK RESPONDS - ONLINE AND ONSITE COLLECTING AND INTERPRETATION OF NYC DURING AND AFTER COVID

THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK WILL CREATE PROGRAMS AND CLASSROOM RESOURCES ALIGNED WITH NEW YORK CITY’S “CIVICS FOR ALL” PUBLIC SCHOOL INITIATIVE. THE MUSEUM WILL CONVENE A PAID TEACHER ADVISORY GROUP TO WORK WITH A CURRICULUM CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT. THE ADVISORY GROUP WILL ALSO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON TWO NEW “CIVICS FOR ALL”-THEMED FIELD TRIPS. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM WILL HOST SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR NEW YORK CITY TEACHERS FOCUSED ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THEMES. TO SUPPORT PROJECT ACTIVITIES, THE MUSEUM WILL CONTRACT WITH A CURRICULUM CONSULTANT, PROJECT EVALUATOR, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, AND TRANSLATION SERVICES TO TRANSLATE CURRICULUM MATERIALS INTO SPANISH TO REACH A BROADER STUDENT POPULATION. THE NEW “CIVICS FOR ALL”-ALIGNED CURRICULA AND FIELD TRIPS WILL REACH AN ESTIMATED 10,000 NEW YORK CITY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

CONSERVING, DIGITIZING, AND CREATING ACCESS TO THE J. CLARENCE DAVIS COLLECTION OF ART

JACOB RIIS AND HIS PHOTOGRAPHS: REVEALING NEW YORK'S "OTHER HALF"

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CONSERVATION AND DIGITIZATION OF THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK?S THEATRICAL BROADSIDES

THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK WILL INCREASE ONLINE ACCESS TO ITS LOOK MAGAZINE COLLECTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF SCHOLARS, CURATORS, EDUCATORS, AND GENERAL HISTORY ENTHUSIASTS. THE PROJECT WILL CONTINUE AN ONGOING ENDEAVOR TO DIGITIZE THE LOOK COLLECTION BY FOCUSING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE CATALOGING OF THE WORKS OF STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER JOHN VACHON (1914-1975) AND CREATING ACCESS THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S ONLINE COLLECTIONS PORTAL TO AN ESTIMATED 11,100 DIGITAL IMAGES FROM 54 OF HIS ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE MAGAZINE. THE COLLECTION EXISTS PRIMARILY AS NEGATIVES, A FORMAT THAT RENDERS THE MATERIAL NEARLY INACCESSIBLE FOR RESEARCHERS AND CURATORS ALIKE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A SYMPOSIUM FOR COLLEAGUES IN THE FIELD, WHERE THE MUSEUM WILL SHARE ITS METHODOLOGY, PROCESS, AND WORKFLOW FOR IMPLEMENTING LARGE-SCALE DIGITIZATION PROJECTS.

DISCOVERING THE YANKEE DOODLE BOY: DIGITIZATION OF THE EDWARD B. MARKS MUSIC COMPANY COLLECTION ON GEORGE M. COHAN

ILLUMINATING NEW YORK CITY HISTORY: PROCESSING, CATALOGING, DIGITIZING, AND REHOUSING THE MUSEUM'S EPHEMERA COLLECTIONS

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THE OCCUPIED CITY: NEW YORK AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION [THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (MCNY) WILL PRESENT A MAJOR MULTI-GALLERY EXHIBITION, THE OCCUPIED CITY: NEW YORK AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOTHAM CENTER FOR NYC HISTORY AT CUNY. OPENING APRIL 10, 2026, THIS PROJECT WILL MARK THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. THE EXHIBITION AND ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMS WILL EXAMINE NEW YORK CITY'S ROLE IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THROUGH 1) PLACE-BASED CONNECTIONS THAT BRING NEW YORKERS CLOSER TO HISTORY THROUGH FAMILIAR CITY LOCATIONS; 2) EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT ENGAGES INTERGENERATIONAL AUDIENCES; AND 3) A CHARACTER-DRIVEN APPROACH THAT HIGHLIGHTS PERSPECTIVES FROM PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. COMBINING SCHOLARSHIP, OBJECTS, AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, THE OCCUPIED CITY WILL INVITE VISITORS?INCLUDING NEW YORKERS, TOURISTS, AND NYC STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS?TO CONSIDER THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF THE WAR ON THE CITY?S INHABITANTS AND HOW THEY, IN TURN, CONTRIBUTED TO SHAPING REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA.]

SHIRLEY CHISHOLM: A BROOKLYN LIFE [IN 2024, TO MARK THE CENTENNIAL OF HER BIRTH AND A NATIONAL ELECTION YEAR, THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE SHIRLEY CHISHOLM PROJECT ON BROOKLYN WOMEN?S ACTIVISM WILL PRESENT SHIRLEY CHISHOLM: A BROOKLYN LIFE, AN EXHIBITION ON CHISHOLM TRACING HER EARLY LIFE IN BROOKLYN, PATH-BREAKING POLITICAL CAREER, AND LASTING LEGACY. IN 1968, SHIRLEY CHISHOLM EMERGED AS A SINGULAR FIGURE IN NATIONAL POLITICS AS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN ELECTED TO CONGRESS AND THEN, IN 1972, THE FIRST WOMAN TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT ON A MAJOR PARTY TICKET. THE EXHIBITION WILL EXPLORE THE DEPTH OF HER ROLE NOT JUST AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE AMONG THE POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT AND A BOLD INSPIRATION FOR SUBSEQUENT GENERATIONS, BUT AS A PRODUCT OF NEW YORK COMMUNITIES AND NETWORKS.]

THE NEW YORK CENTURY: 100 YEARS OF IMAGINING THE CITY, 1923-2023 ["THE NEW YORK CENTURY: 100 YEARS OF IMAGINING THE CITY, 1923-2023" IS A NEW EXHIBITION OPENING AT THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN CELEBRATION OF OUR CENTENNIAL YEAR IN 2023. THE EXHIBITION SEEKS TO ANSWER ?WHAT DOES NEW YORK MEAN?? THROUGH A SWEEPING INVESTIGATION OF HOW THE ARTS, MEDIA, AND CULTURE HAVE IMAGINED, REPRESENTED, AND INTERPRETED NEW YORK CITY OVER THE PAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS. FOCUSING OUR INQUIRY ON THE CENTURY SINCE THE MUSEUM WAS FOUNDED AND THE DRAMATIC CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE YEARS SINCE, "THE NEW YORK CENTURY" WILL INVITE VISITORS TO CONSIDER THE WAYS IN WHICH GENERATIONS OF DIVERSE ARTISTS AND CREATORS HAVE INTERPRETED NEW YORK CITY AS A MATRIX OF PEOPLE, PLACES, AND STORIES.]

THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK WILL INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND ENHANCE THE STEWARDSHIP OF ITS THEATRICAL DESIGN RENDERINGS. THE MUSEUM WILL PROCESS, DIGITIZE, AND CATALOG APPROXIMATELY 8,000 ORIGINAL COSTUME AND SET RENDERINGS FROM MORE THAN 410 NEW YORK CITY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, AND MAKE THEM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS ONLINE COLLECTIONS PORTAL. CREATING ONLINE ACCESS TO THE PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN MATERIAL WILL PROVIDE A USER-FRIENDLY VISUAL RESOURCE FOR THE MUSEUM'S OWN STAFF MEMBERS, PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARS, THEATER PROFESSIONALS, AND THEATER ENTHUSIASTS ACROSS THE NATION, CONTRIBUTING TO SCHOLARSHIP ON THE PERFORMING ARTS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO CREATE A FREE RESOURCE FOR THEATER EDUCATORS WORKING IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR INFORMING PERFORMING ARTS CURRICULUM AT THE GRADE SCHOOL LEVEL.

EYES ON AMERICA: PROCESSING AND CATALOGING THE LOOK COLLECTION

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TO SUPPORT THE DIGITIZATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES BY REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954).

TO SUPPORT THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PORTRAIT COLLECTION CONSERVATION AND DIGITAL ACCESS PROJECT.

IMPROVING DIGITAL RECORD ANNOTATION CAPABILITIES WITH OPEN-SOURCED ONTOLOGIES AND CROWD-SOURCED WORKERS

THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK WILL HIRE A FULL-TIME EDUCATION & COMMUNITY COORDINATOR TO FACILITATE ONLINE AND ONSITE PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FAMILIES, AND INTERGENERATIONAL AUDIENCES WITH A FOCUS ON BUILDING, SUSTAINING, AND ADVANCING COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM'S NEIGHBORHOOD OF EAST HARLEM AND ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY. THE COORDINATOR ALSO WILL LEAD TRAININGS FOR MUSEUM STAFF TO SUPPORT INCLUSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND HELP BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS, CITY AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL HELP THE MUSEUM RECONNECT WITH ITS COMMUNITY FOLLOWING DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RESPONDS TO THE COMMUNITY'S NEED FOR FREE, ARTS-BASED PROGRAMMING IDENTIFIED DURING THE PANDEMIC.

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JACOB RIIS AND HIS PHOTOGRAPHS: REVEALING NEW YORK'S "OTHER HALF"

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION PUPPET CITY.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION DON FREEMANS NEW YORK.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN INAUGURAL PHOTOGRAPHY TRIENNIAL EXHIBITION.

TO SUPPORT THE SCHOLARLY EXHIBITION "NEW YORK SILVER: THEN AND NOW."

TO SUPPORT THE "COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTATION OF OBJECT LOCATIONS" PROJECT.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION THAT EXPLORES THE ART AND CULTURE OF DANCE MUSIC AND MOVEMENTS IN NEW YORK CITY.

THE NEW YORK MYSTIQUE

THE RISE AND FALL OF TAMMANY HALL