On Our 250th
On July 4, 2026, the United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary, and The New York Historical will be a center of those commemorations.
Join us at The New York Historical for a suite of exhibitions, programs, and a digital project called On Our 250th that has a nationwide coalition of history museums inviting Americans to share their hopes for our democracy.
Exhibitions
Spring 2026
Explore House Made of Dawn: Art by Native Americans 1880 to Now, Selections from the Hsu-Tang Collection, a landmark exhibition that showcases distinct artistic expressions and practices of modernism by artists of diverse Indigenous heritage. (Opens April 22)
Who were the people of the Dutch Golden Age who founded the colony that would become New York? What drove them to set sail and colonize? A dazzling array of more than 60 Dutch Old Master paintings, Old Masters, New Amsterdam (opening May 1) features works by Rembrandt van Rijn, Frans Hals, Jan Lievens, and Jan Steen, and provides viewers with clues into the Dutch society that spawned New York. (Opens May 1)
Revolutionary Women reveals the little known and under-explored achievements of women in the years leading up to, during, and following the Revolutionary War. (Opens May 29)
Summer 2026:
Democracy Matters, the inaugural exhibition in our new Tang Wing for American Democracy, features historical objects from The New York Historical’s Museum and Library collections, along with contemporary artwork in conversation with the legacy of 1776. (Opens June 18)
Fall 2026:
Finally, look back to when the US celebrated our bicentennial with You Should Be Dancing: New York, 1976 and Beyond. When New York City was in crisis—facing near bankruptcy and spiking crime—the city’s youth rescued and reinvigorated it through musical genres like disco, punk, and hip hop. (Opens Oct. 2)
