Museum of the City of New York

Howie Klein: Patti Smith, A Guest Post By Sandy Pearlman

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

photo by Jean Baptiste Mondino, 2009 The Museum of the City Of New York just put out a compendium of the 400 most essential people...

New York, From the Pages of Look

City Room (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

"Only in New York: Photographs From Look Magazine" is on view at the Museum of the City of New York through January.

New Work: ‘Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future’

New at Pentagram (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

Michael Bierut designed the graphics for the Saarinen retrospective at MCNY.

2009 Children's Holiday Party

MCNY.org Public Programs - all (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

For nearly 40 years, the Museum of the City of New York's Children's Holiday Party has been a beloved and cherished holiday tradition.

this guy influenced star trek sets

brandflakesforbreakfast (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009

An Eero Saarinen exhibit kicks off tomorrow at the Museum of the City of New York . The exhibition, titled Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future is a comprehensive project exploring the work of one of the most prolific, unorthodox, and controversial masters of 20th-century architecture. Maybe you've seen one of his chairs , or paid a visit to one of his architectural masterpieces . The exhibit is totally...

Aline Saarinen: '50s Wonder Woman

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Today, except for a few projects like the moribund TWA terminal at JFK, Eero Saarinen is better known for his furniture than his buildings. His "womb" chairs and pedestal tables (designed, he said, to "clear up the slum of legs" in the American home) are still big sellers for Knoll. But does anyone remember that he designed the beautifully soaring Dulles airport? Or CBS's "Black...

Museum of the City of New York to show Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future

Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

New York City - Presented at the Museum of the City of New York from November 10, 2009 through January 31, 2010, Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future is the first retrospective of this architect’s career , which was one of the most prolific, unorthodox, and controversial in the history of 20th-century architecture. From the TWA Terminal at JFK Airport and the St. Louis Gateway Arch to the Pedestal...

Rap Session: Is America Post-Racial?

Anderson@Large (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

Next week will mark the first anniversary of Barack Obama’s historic election as the first African American President of the United States. It seems like yesterday I was standing outside the White House with thousands of young people screaming for President Bush to get out of Obama’s house. I LOL that the outdoor lights had been turned off so that photographers and videographers wouldn’t...

First Look: Verizon Droid with Google Maps GPS

eCoustics.com (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

Motorola and Verizon take the wraps of the Droid - an Android 2.0 phone that packs impressive features including Google's turn-by-turn GPS service.

• First Look: Verizon Droid with Google Maps GPS - Today @ PC World
• First Look: Verizon Droid with Google Maps GPS - PC World

Showcase: At the City's Edge

Lens (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009

A new show at the Museum of the City of New York has historic waterfront images and contemporary pictures by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel, as Niko Koppel reports.

Is America Really Post-Racial':

Literanista (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009

What does it mean to be post-racial in the hip-hop generation? Thursday • October 29 • 6:30 PM Is America Really Post-Racial': Rap Sessions What does it mean to be post-racial in the hip-hop generation? Hip-hop, the youth culture of our time, has become synonymous with race even as it appeals to global cultures. Join leading hip-hop activists, scholars, and artists for a town hall style discussion....

Gossip Girl Tour Includes Icing Shots, No Tequila Shots

NYU Local (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009

Local writers and Gossip Girl enthusiasts Samantha Moore and Natan Edelsburg were invited to attend On Location Tours’ Gossip Girl tour of Manhattan. They had lots of fun. Who would say no to being bussed around NYC in a temperature controlled coach and shown clips of Gossip Girl? This is their story. It started with [...]

Riverside Carilloneur Awarded

Riverside News (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009

Photo by John Maggiotto For ringing the carillon bells at The Riverside Church and St. Martins' churches as New York City's premiere carillonneurs, Dionisio Lind and Michael Smith will be inducted in to City Lore's People's Hall of Fame on October 25, with a ceremony, special performances, and a Bangin' Bhangra dance party at the Museum of the City of New York. City Lore is a New York non-profit organization...

The Edge of New York Gallery Tour

MCNY.org Public Programs - all (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

Join Sean Corcoran, the Museum's Curator of Prints and Photographs, as he explores the historic photographs in the exhibition The Edge of New York.

Museum of the City of New York party

May December (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

Last week we went to the Museum of the City of New York's 'New York After Dark' party. The event was held at The Plaza hotel , in their Palm Court and their beautifully restored Terrace Room. This location was departure from previous years - the party is usually held up at the museum - but it was fun to have a change in venue. It was my first real night out on the town since my shoulder surgery so...