Your Home for the 250th
The New York Historical is honoring the anniversary of the United States with live music, family days, public programs, and more.
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States at The New York Historical with a live-music series, extended hours, and our new Tang Wing for American Democracy. We'll be open until 8 pm on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through July 4 with pay-as-you-wish admission from 5-8 pm.
Programs
Songs of America
Multiple dates, 5:30-7:30 pm, free with pay-as-you-wish admission
Spend your evenings with us this June and July! The New York Historical is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States and opening of our Tang Wing for American Democracy with live music performances courtesy of our friends at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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Thurs, July 2: Richard Julian's INTERSTATE 10 (Americana)
Fri, July 3: DJ Kultured Child + Birsa Chatterjee (souljazz)
Sat, July 4: DJ Kultured Child + Birsa Chatterjee (souljazz)
Support for Songs of America is provided by Diana and Don Wagner
The New York Historical Pulls Down the King George III Statue
In Person, Thursday, July 9, 12 pm, Free with admission
We're destroying a statue of King George III! Close out your 250th celebrations with one final tribute to revolution.
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Family Events
Summer Social: July 4th!
Saturday, July 4, 12 – 2:30 pm
Free with Museum admission
Happy semiquincentennial! It’s the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States of America and we are marking the day with artmaking, games, live music, singing, and dancing. All ages
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Exhibitions
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. (Now on view)
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. (Now on view)
Revolutionary Women reveals the little known and under-explored achievements of women in the years leading up to, during, and following the Revolutionary War. (Now on view)
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. (Now on view)
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)
