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Watch art and history come alive every day at New-York Historical! Learn about the past and engage with your community through our digital audio and video resources.

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The New-York Historical Society makes history matter every day by bringing you engaging educational programs, intellectually stimulating lectures, thought-provoking exhibitions, and fascinating stories in art and history that you never knew. As a public resource for learning, New-York Historical works to offer audio and video digital resources where possible. Our Media Page brings you select programs and events as well as fun facts and deep dives into topics about the history of the United States through the eyes of its cultural nucleus, New York City.

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What's your message for our new president?

Leave a note for our incoming president. Stop by the New-York Historical Society's front entrance on Central Park West to read people's responses and post your own on our front glass wall,...

History with David M. Rubenstein: A Conversation with Jeffrey Toobin

Jeffrey Toobin, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes, and Trial of Patty Hearst, in...

The Battle of Brooklyn

In 1776 on the marshy fields of Gowanus and Red Hook, General George Washington and his rag-tag army faced off against the British. What happened next? Find out at New-York Historical Society's groundbreaking exhibition, "The Battle of...

The Turtle & The Acorn

In 1776 a small one-man submersive crept its way across New York harbor to attack a British ship as the world’s first wartime submarine. More than 200 years later, local Brooklyn artist Duke Riley found inspiration in the story of the...