History
Spiritual Resistance in Auschwitz
Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Pl, New York, NY, United StatesJudith Tydor Baumel-Schwartz, Director of the Arnold and Leona Finkler Institute of Holocaust Research at Bar-Ilan University, will share the extraordinary story of a religious artifact that survived the horrors of Auschwitz and a Nazi death march. This artifact, a shofar (a ram’s horn that is made into a special wind instrument used during Jewish High Holiday […]
Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered: Carmen Bambach in Conversation with Walter Isaacson
92 Y 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United StatesFive hundred years since the death of one of the all-time greatest creative geniuses, we’re still making new discoveries about Leonardo da Vinci. Join Metropolitan Museum curator Carmen Bambach, considered one of the world’s leading experts on Leonardo, as she discusses her landmark new book on the artist. This four-volume work (which took 24 years […]
The Dance Historian Is In: Ishmael Houston-Jones
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, United StatesDavid Vaughan was the archivist of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and author of Merce Cunningham/65 Years and Frederick Ashton and His Ballets. From 2012- 2017, Mr. Vaughan held monthly screenings of his favorite dance films and videos from our collection. David passed away in October 2017, and the Jerome Robbins Dance Division will continue screenings in his […]
Green-Wood at Night
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesLong after Green-Wood’s gates close to the public, explore its historic grounds under the cover of night. You’ll visit some of the cemetery’s most intriguing monuments, including the elaborate memorial to John Matthews (the “Soda Fountain King”), Charles Calverley’s marble portrait of Precious Georgie, the formerly unmarked grave of William Poole (aka, “Bill the Butcher”), […]
Whiskey Wars Tour and Tasting
BLDG 92 63 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesAward-winning whiskey, historical facts, and local lore converge on the Whiskey Wars Tour and Tasting! Starting at BLDG 92, visitors will get a crash course in BNY history from 1801 to the present with a quick stop in the exhibition Brooklyn Navy Yard: Past, Present & Future. This introduction sets the stage for a deep-dive […]