Sustaining Core Humanities Programming and Envisioning the Museum of the City of New York’s Centennial

FAIN: ZPP-283835-22

Museum of the City of New York, Inc. (New York, NY 10029-5221)
Sarah M. Henry (Project Director: May 2021 to July 2024)
James Horton (Co Project Director: October 2021 to July 2024)

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 year in 2023.

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