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• History Museum

29 E 4th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 777-1089

We strive to give reason to emotion and understanding to our impulses. This is not a place for the expected: we are a kunsthalle, a cabinet of curiosities, a collection of the rare, repulsive, delicious, old, new, high, low, good and bad that serves as a barometer of contemporary culture. We encourage the simultaneous occupation of the city, the marketplace and the mind by presenting work that mines the fringes of society and exposes our unique behaviors through the lens of the most fundamental human activity: sex. This is more than a museum: We are an institution that believes in embracing society and existing beyond its walls. We promote organic growth and foster an entrepreneurial spirit that values original ideas. To do this, we seek the engagement and collaboration of fearless visionaries from all industries who challenge, stimulate and disrupt the status quo. Together we develop innovative events, exhibits, products and experiences that bring the best of current scholarship on sex and sexuality to the widest possible audiences.

The Tenement Museum tells the true stories of American immigrant families through recreated apartments in a historic tenement building constructed in New York's historic Lower East Side. We also offer neighborhood walking tours, evening programs, free English language classes and programs for school groups. If you're interested in promoting your project via our social media network, please email [email protected]. Our community agreement: Be respectful of the memories the Museum preserves.

The New York City Fire Museum is the official museum of the FDNY and houses one of the nation's most prominent collections of fire related art and artifacts from the 18th Century to the present. Among its holdings are painted leather buckets, helmets, parade hats and belts, lanterns and tools, Volunteer-era hand pumped fire engines, horse drawn vehicles and early motorized apparatus. Admission is $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children, seniors and college students; Admission is free for active FDNY, NYPD, DSNY and NYNJPA members.

Our National Park Service site consists of a visitor center and memorial. All of our offerings are free of charge.

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The Museum of the American Gangster is a two-room museum located at 80 St. Mark's Place in the East Village, Manhattan New York City. Opened in 2010, it is located upstairs from a former speakeasy in a neighborhood once frequented by Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, and John Gotti. Its Exhibition of the American Gangster was "founded to preserve newspapers, photographs and other original documents from the Prohibition Era". The museum's collection of memorabilia of organized crime in America includes John Dillinger's death masks, bullets from the Saint Valentine's Day massacre investigation, and a bullet from the shooting of Pretty Boy Floyd. The former speakeasy has a history of its own; the building is the former residence of Walter Scheib. The exhibit is currently open. It is also possible to tour the old speakeasy.July 24, 2010 marked the twentieth anniversary of the release of Goodfellas. This milestone was celebrated with a private screening hosted by Henry Hill for a select group of invitees at the Museum of the American Gangster.

Open 7 days a week to groups of 15 or more by appointment.

The Eldridge Street Synagogue, built in 1887, is a National Historic Landmark synagogue in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood.HistoryThe Eldridge Street Synagogue is one of the first synagogues erected in the United States by Eastern European Jews (Ashkenazis). One of the founders was Rabbi Eliahu the Blessed (Borok), formerly the Head Rabbi of St. Petersburg, Russia. It opened at 12 Eldridge Street in New York's Lower East Side in 1887 serving Congregation Kahal Adath Jeshurun. The building was designed by the architects Peter and Francis William Herter, (but unrelated to the Herter Brothers cabinet-makers). The brothers subsequently received many commissions in the Lower East Side and incorporated elements from the synagogue, such as the stars of David, in their buildings, mainly tenements. When completed, the synagogue was reviewed in the local press. Writers marveled at the imposing Moorish Revival building, with its 70-foot-high vaulted ceiling, magnificent stained-glass rose windows, elaborate brass fixtures and hand-stenciled walls.Thousands participated in religious services in the building's heyday, from its opening through the 1920s. On High Holidays, police were stationed in the street to control the crowds. Rabbis of the congregation included the famed Rabbi Abraham Aharon Yudelovich, author of many works of Torah scholarship. Throughout these decades the Synagogue functioned not only as a house of worship but as an agency for acculturation, a place to welcome new Americans. Before the settlement houses were established and long afterward, poor people could come to be fed, secure a loan, learn about job and housing opportunities, and make arrangements to care for the sick and the dying. The Synagogue was, in this sense, a mutual aid society.

The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect educates the nation to fight harder for Anne Frank’s dream: An inclusive world in which mutual respect replaces hatred and its consequences. Our inspiring programs, tailored to youth and adults from every walk of life, train participants to recognize and stop prejudice even at its earliest stages. Through our work that honors Anne Frank’s diary and enduring legacy, the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect does more than respond to prejudice. We teach our nation to prevent it. The Anne Frank Center USA is a non-sectarian, educational organization, that is not-for-profit under the Internal Revenue Code Section {501 (c) (3)}. Contributions to the organization are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

For more information, please visit: Website: http://www.morusnyc.org/ Indiegogo page: http://www.indiegogo.com/help-open-morus/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MoRUSNYC Tumblr: http://morusnyc.tumblr.com/ Museum entry is free.

Daily 2-Hour Tours. Reservations accepted as well as walk-ins. Call ZERVE @ 212-209-3370. The Most realistic account of what it was like to be on the front lines with FDNY Firefighters after the 9/11 attacks. 100 Stories with real sound effects in French, Italian, Spanish and English.

Purchase Books, Posters and Prints from Ground Zero Museum Workshop in NYC. Images by the Official Photographer at Ground Zero Gary Marlon Suson. Items autographed upon request. Supporting FDNY and 9/11 Charities.

WHAT IS TALKING STICK?? Talkingstick at RMA is a FREE monthly event, which features writers, actors, comedians, and performers sharing true stories inspired by works of art from the Rubin Museum of Art collection alongside museum guides who share stories from within the rich oral traditions of the Himalayas. Funny, sad, poignant, and cutting, Talkingstick at RMA provides opportunities to explore various perspectives on Himalayan art while experiencing the spontaneous and dynamic world of storytelling. Talkingstick at RMA is held at 8:30pm on the second Friday of each month in the galleries of the museum with founders, Master Lee and Mr. Patrick. Meet at the bottom of the lobby stairs at 8:30pm. Free and open to the public! http://www.rmanyc.org/pages/load/34

The Ukrainian Museum is the largest museum in the U.S. committed to acquiring, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting articles of artistic or historic significance to the rich cultural heritage of Ukrainians. At its founding in 1976 by the Ukrainian National Women's League of America, the Museum was hailed as one of the finest achievements of the Ukrainian American community. Today, its unparalleled array of folk art, exceptional collection of fine art, and extensive compendium of archival materials make it one of the most unique and dynamic museums in New York City, with broad appeal for diverse audiences. Each year, the Museum organizes several exhibitions, publishes accompanying bilingual catalogues, and conducts a wide range of public programming, frequently in collaboration with other museums, educational institutions, and cultural centers.

STUDIO D'ARTE GR Established almost 40 years ago in the late 1970s, Studio d’Arte GR quickly focused its activity on the promotion and valorization of postwar avante-garde artwork of clear Latin matrix, favoring those artists who had created a special, personal propulsion and thrust during the triumph and eclipse of “Informale”. In the 1980s, Studio d’Arte GR became intent upon relaunching certain aspects of Abstractionism of the 1950s and 1960s which in Europe and especially Italy had been compared to American Abstract Expressionism, interesting itself in the works of artists such as Afro, Alberto Burri, Giuseppe Santomaso and Emilio Vedova. Studio d’Arte GR then promoted and underscored the season of Spatialism – the real conclusion of the trajectory of “Informale” – with the diffusion of masters of relevance like Edmondo Bacci, Marco De Luigi, Lucio Fontana, Riccardo Licata and Tancredi. In the 1990s, Studio d’Arte began dedicating great energy and insight to the rediscovery and relaunching of the last true avante-garde movements of Kinetic, Programmed, and Optical art, establishing direct, often exclusive relationships and dealings with artists such as Getulio Alviani, Alberto Biasi, Gianni Colombo, Carlos Cruz Diez, Julio Le Parc, Francois Morrelet, Horacio Garcia Rossi, Francisco Sobrino and Victor Vasarely. Often carried forward in profound solitude, at most with a small number of faithful friends, this project was ahead of its time in advancing artists who had been almost completely forgotten but whose work has since been enthusiastically recognized by both critics and the market in the new millenium. All this was possible thanks to the ongoing collaboration of Professor Giovanni Granzotto, a founding partner of the Studio and more importantly, one of the most expert and passionate supporters of postwar Latin art. Today, Studio d’Arte GR alternates its activity with the discovery and promotion of young talent that challenges itself with the most varied of media, maintaining a dynamic attitude towards chromatic vibration and luministic inquiry. In addition to its business activity, Studio d’Arte GR has always engaged in dynamic, purely cultural endeavors at regular intervals, organizing exhibitions and artistic reviews in prestigious museums such as GNAM in Rome, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, MMOMA in Moscow, MACBA and Museo di Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, and Palazzo Ducale in Venice. The staff of Studio d’Arte GR pride themselves on having organized and curated almost 300 public exhibitions. With this premise, New York GR Gallery has recently been born, a structure completely centered on the culture and market of the United States. Formed by a mix of both young and expert personalities, New York GR Gallery is dedicated to distinguishing those movements and artists that the art world has finally acknowledged and now celebrates, but is also committed to promoting innovative talent and worth. Studio d’Arte GR has already demonstrated special expertise and intuitive flair for this in the last few decades, thus allowing us to foresee a great future in the world of contemporary art.

After its founding in 1974 by Gerardus Widdershoven, Maison Gerard quickly established a reputation as New York’s premier source for fine French Art Deco furniture, lighting and objets d’art. In addition to presenting important works of Jules Bouy, Jean-Michel Frank, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Jules Leleu, and Jacques Adnet, the gallery helped assemble numerous private and public collections, notably, the collection of Walter Chrysler Jr. (now housed in the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, VA), and the Design Collection of the Utsonomia Museum in Japan. In the late ‘90s, twentieth century decorative arts specialist Benoist F. Drut joined Maison Gerard as a partner. An innovator from the start, Benoist began broadening the gallery’s scope to include both Midcentury and contemporary design, cultivating a wide range of recognized and emerging artists alike—artists such as Hervé van der Straeten, Jean Girel, Marc Bankowsky, Matthew Solomon, and Miguel Cisterna—and collecting a body of work as well-grounded in the past as it was keenly attuned to the future. Today, Maison Gerard exhibits a range of work from French Art Deco and antiques to contemporary lighting and ceramics with an emphasis on authenticity, historical context, and expertise. The gallery occupies two storefronts on 10th Street. At 43 E 10th St. you will find exhibitions of work on the cutting edge of contemporary design. The space has hosted a series of compelling exhibitions that focus on artists and designers including Eric Astoul, Franck Chartrain, Carol Egan, William T. Georgis, Kiko Lopez, Achille Salvagni, and Ayala Serfaty. At 53 E 10th St. you will find newly discovered artists and Art Deco titans nestled together comfortably—their work in a cohabitation so natural it’s difficult to imagine their distinct origins. Benoist carefully curates these spaces with works which are at once aesthetically and historically relevant, and, above all, incredibly welcoming.

The Center for Architecture is the premier cultural venue for architecture and the built environment in New York City, informed by the complexity of the City’s urban fabric and in dialogue with the global community. The Center shares a home with the American Institute of Architecture New York (AIANY) chapter and has the unique advantage of drawing upon the ideas and experiences of practicing architects to produce thought-provoking exhibitions, informative public programs, and quality design education experiences for K-12 students. It also leads New York City’s annual month-long architecture and design festival, @Archtober. The Center for Architecture’s aim is to further public knowledge about New York City architecture and architects, foster exchange and collaboration among members of the design, development, building, scholarly, and policy sectors, and inspire new ideas about the role of design in communities by presenting contemporary and practical issues in architecture and urbanism to a general audience.

The Museum of the American Gangster is a two-room museum located at 80 St. Mark's Place in the East Village, Manhattan New York City. Opened in 2010, it is located upstairs from a former speakeasy in a neighborhood once frequented by Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, and John Gotti. Its Exhibition of the American Gangster was "founded to preserve newspapers, photographs and other original documents from the Prohibition Era". The museum's collection of memorabilia of organized crime in America includes John Dillinger's death masks, bullets from the Saint Valentine's Day massacre investigation, and a bullet from the shooting of Pretty Boy Floyd. The former speakeasy has a history of its own; the building is the former residence of Walter Scheib. The exhibit is currently open. It is also possible to tour the old speakeasy.July 24, 2010 marked the twentieth anniversary of the release of Goodfellas. This milestone was celebrated with a private screening hosted by Henry Hill for a select group of invitees at the Museum of the American Gangster.

The New Museum is the only museum in New York City exclusively devoted to contemporary art. Found­ed in 1977, the New Museum is a center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living art­ists from around the world. From its beginnings as a one-room office on Hudson Street to the inauguration of its first freestanding building on the Bowery designed by SANAA in 2007, the New Museum continues to be a place of experimentation and a hub of new art and new ideas.

Artists Represented: Clytie Alexander William Bailey David Bates Jake Berthot Rackstraw Downes Greg Drasler Charles Garabedian Judy Glantzman Annette Lawrence John Lees Stanley Lewis Beverly McIver Gordon Moore Philip Pearlstein Mia Westerlund Roosen Alison Wilding

The gallery focuses on an international roster of artists who possess an inherent alternative edge and develop new methodologies and processes, encompassing everything from painting to digital media, from flat planes to multi-dimensional forms. Through carefully curated exhibitions, installations, and collaborations, gallery nine 5 breathes a new vitality into traditional ideas, reshaping and challenging conventional procedures in reinvigorating ways. By creating an atmosphere for intimate conversation, gallery nine 5 continues its commitment to provide accessibility, transparency, and quality, fostering relationships and pioneering innovative approaches. gallery nine 5 seeks to create and intensify ongoing participatory dialogues within the global art world. Participating in international fairs, working with private commissions and public installations, and encouraging the growth of culturally and aesthetically-diverse artists, drives the gallery towards a deeper mode of artistic understanding.

Art on A Gallery is located in the heart of the East Village on Avenue A between 2nd and 3rd Streets, which distinguishes it geographically from the many galleries on the Lower East Side below Houston Street. Art on A is a natural off-shoot from our parent company, Wendigo Productions NY, a music production company which has been presenting music shows of various genres in local venues for the last 3 years. True to the values of Wendigo, Art on A Gallery is supporting and showcasing local and emerging artists in all media that have a certain edge to their work. We hope that exposure in our gallery will help them on the road to success, as well as make Art on A a great success!

Founded in 1997 by Jeff Jaffe, Pop International Galleries - aka "The Pop Gallery" - is an exciting art gallery on The Bowery at the junction of Spring Street in New York City. Pop International specializes in Pop Art, Urban Art and art and photography that is derived from, or influenced by, popular culture. Pop International fills a much needed niche in New York, as it is the only street level gallery in the famous neighborhood with this special, fun and important focus. The diversity and depth of Pop's inventory makes it a great springboard for younger people to begin collecting, while serving as a dynamic source for more seasoned and experienced collectors. While the The Pop Gallery has grown into a thriving business since its inception, Jeff firmly believes that a strong educational component is vital to the nurturing of all types of collectors. Events at the gallery often include guest lectures and discussions, screenings and slide shows as well as charitable tie-ins, making Pop International Galleries very much a part of the community at large. Pop International Galleries has fast become the preeminent center to make collecting art available and accessible to all types of collectors in a young, fun-filled, energetic environment.