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Collecting Inspiration: Edward C. Moore at Tiffany & Co.
Featuring Metropolitan Museum of Art curators from the American, Japanese, and Islamic Art Departments About this event Medill Higgins Harvey, Ruth Bigelow Wriston Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts and […]
“The Strange Artistic Genius of This People”: Ephemeral Art and Impermanent Architecture of Italian Immigrant Catholic Feste
About this event During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Italian working-class immigrants in the United States staged religious feste (street feasts) in honor of the Madonna and Catholic […]
Building The Brooklyn Bridge 1869 to 1883
Thursday, January 20th, 2022 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM About this event Author Jeffrey I. Richman will tell the captivating story of how a bridge of unprecedented size and […]
Margot Gayle Fund Application Deadline
Know someone who is working on a neat preservation project? Tell them to apply to the Margot Gayle Fund! The deadline is February 14th. Please see the Margot Gayle Fund […]
Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex
Author Rachel Feltman will talk about her forthcoming book. About this event Roman physicians told female patients they should sneeze out as much semen as possible after intercourse to avoid […]
Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion
Wealthy American women—as consumers and as influencers—helped shape French couture of the late nineteenth century. About this event Join us for a conversation with Elizabeth L. Block, PhD, author of […]
2022 Emerging Scholars – Deadline for Proposals
The Victorian Society New York invites university student historians and recent graduates to submit proposals by March 14, 2022, for its annual “Emerging Scholars” evening event on May 16, 2022. […]
In-Person Tour – Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property
About this event An in-person curator-led tour of a new exhibit at Poster House in Manhattan, Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property. Angelina Lippert, Poster House's chief curator, will lead […]
Margot Gayle Fundraiser: Exclusive Tour of Bailey (of Barnum and Bailey)’s Private Mansion
In-person Margot Gayle Benefit Tour This special tour will focus on the Bailey mansion’s ongoing restoration and will be led by the current owners, followed by a toast. Completed […]
Beyond the Gilded Age: Gold in America
John Stuart Gordon, curator of Yale University Art Gallery's Gold in America: Artistry, Memory, Power About this event Gold’s warm glow, resistance to corrosion, and rarity have made it a […]
Back Number Budd – In Person Talk
An African American Innovator in the Old Newspaper Business About this event Victorian New Yorkers and their institutions did not consider old newspapers valuable and did not reliably save them. […]
Emerging Scholars: Brooklyn’s Cyclorama, Sheet Music Xenophobia, and an Electric Gown
Victorian Society New York’s annual Emerging Scholars About this event Winners of the Victorian Society New York’s annual Emerging Scholars contest will speak on a fascinating array of topics. Hannah […]
55th Annual Meeting – In Person!
All are welcome at the Victorian Society New York Annual Meeting, Awards Showcase and reception! Tickets include a one-year membership. About this event IN PERSON Presentation & Reception The […]
In-Person Lecture: The Divorce Colony
How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier This is an in-person lecture at: Jefferson Market Library 425 6th Avenue New York, NY 10011 For a woman […]
In-Person Lecture: DEATHS OF ARTISTS
Macabre scrapbooks at the Metropolitan Museum of Art This is an in-person lecture at: Jefferson Market Library 425 6th Avenue New York, NY 10011 Two macabre scrapbooks preserved in the […]
Victorian Carol Sing-a-long – IN-PERSON Holiday Concert & Reception
In Partnership with Friends of the Urban Organ at the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral 261 Mott Street, New York Ny Thursday, December 15th 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Tickets […]
RESCHEDULED: Coastal Connections: Savannah and New York in the 19th Century – Online Lecture
Online talk with Tania June Sammons (New Date!) Wednesday, January 4th 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Spanning the 19th century, New York’s influence on Savannah reached nearly everyone in the city […]
Painting Dissent: The American Pre-Raphaelite Movement
Register for this Online Lecture Here The American Pre-Raphaelites launched the earliest reform movement in the history of American art. Founded in 1863, in the midst of the American Civil […]
Afternoon Tea Talk at the Salmagundi: Gilded Age Silver: All that Glittered was not Always Gold
IN-PERSON Conversation & Tea Reception with host Carl Raymond & Guest Ben Miller at Salmagundi Club 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY Thursday, February 16th 3:30pm Tickets Here! Reservations Required. […]
Last Seen: Newspaper Ads Documenting the Long Search for Families Separated by the Slave Trade
Free Cross-Promoted Lecture at the Jefferson Market Library: Register for this event here. This will be an in-person lecture held at: Jefferson Market Library425 Avenue of the Americas New York, […]