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Events
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New York’s Fabulous Fountains: A Walking Tour
Join the Victorian Society and author Stephanie Azzarone to explore New York’s iconic fountains in person. Azzarone has just published her widely acclaimed Fabulous Fountains of New York and will […]
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Ornamental Cornices: Manhattan’s Sheet-Metal Masterpieces
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the facades of many, if not most, residential and commercial buildings in America’s cities were crowned with sheet-metal cornices. These offered certain […]
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Unfolded Ornament: Fans from the Collection of the Van Cortlandt House Museum | Tour & Lecture
Margaret Holmes, director of the Van Cortlandt House Museum, and John Carini, volunteer and collections specialist, will lead a private tour of the exhibition Unfolded Ornament: Fans from the Collection, […]
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Undercut: Cut Glass in Working-Class Life during the Long Gilded Age
Author Joseph H. Larnerd will discuss his new book, Undercut: Cut Glass in Working-Class Life during the Long Gilded Age, on the medium of cut glass—very much in fashion in […]
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Fine Objects Society × Young Victorians Mixer
The Victorian Society New York, along with Fine Objects Society, will host a social mixer for Young Victorians. Young Victorian is a membership level through VSNY for members 40 and […]
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SoHo Before and After: A Walking Tour
Join architectural historian Anthony W. Robins for a walking tour highlighting landmarking in this historic neighborhood. Cast-iron architecture began as a mid-19th-century cheap imitation of stone, in which the glories […]