Discover Frederick Douglass' vision of freedom, citizenship, and equal rights and his hopeful plea for America to live up to its founding ideals.

The life-size bronze figures of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass stand at either entrance to the New-York Historical Society and bring to life the story of freedom that is deeply embedded in American history.

Explore how women in the 19th and 20th centuries succeeded in the financially precarious world of New York City theatre.

Our multimedia digital installation from the Center for Women's History tells the story of activists, scientists, performers, athletic champions, social change advocates, writers, and educators through video, audio, musi…

Exhibition on view Dec 13, 2025 — Nov 22, 2026.

Exhibition on view Dec 13, 2025 — Nov 22, 2026.

Screenwriting: Takes on L.A. Noir presents scenes from three screenplays spanning 50 years: Double Indemnity (1944), written by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler; The Long Goodbye (1973), written by Leigh Brackett; and P…

Experience our newest exhibition showcasing some of the rarest and most spectacular mineral specimens ever discovered. Unearthed reveals the beauty of minerals and crystals in their natural state, with some on view for t…

Exhibition on view December 15, 2025–November 29, 2026.

Inspired by breakthroughs in industry and technology, visual culture in the final quarter of the 19th century in France expanded well beyond the traditional media of painting, sculpture, and drawing to include advances i…

Inspired by breakthroughs in industry and technology, visual culture in the final quarter of the 19th century in France expanded well beyond the traditional media of painting, sculpture, and drawing to include advances i…

SPIRITS is a year-long artwork designed to be experienced on your mobile browser. Irish artist john gerrard collected 96 plastic sandals and shoes from beaches across the world, each one carrying unknown stories of the p…