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Museum of the City of New York

1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029
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Among the city’s major museums, there is only one with the words “New,” “York,” and “City” in its name, and this is precisely what gives the Museum of the City of New York its unique mandate: to explore the past, present, and future of this fascinating and particular place and to celebrate its heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation. A variety of exhibitions, public programs, and publications all investigate what gives New York City its singular character.

Exhibitions in recent seasons have focused on wide-ranging subjects, illuminating the events and issues that define New York: