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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, […]
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: A Respectable Activist in the Late Victorian Age
Dr. Tara Green discusses Alice Dunbar-Nelson's early years in New Orleans and Brooklyn from her new book Register for this Online Lecture Here By the time Alice Dunbar-Nelson published her […]
Call for Proposals: Emerging Scholars 2023 Event – Submissions Deadline
Submissions Deadline March 10th, 2023 Event will be held evening of May 10th, 2023 in NYC, 6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. The Victorian Society New York invites university student historians and […]
Margot Gayle Fund – Application Deadline
The Margot Gayle Fund for the Preservation of Victorian Heritage was established in 2003 to honor Margot Gayle (1908-2008), an eminent preservationist who was one of the founders of the […]
In-Person Event: Gilded Age Reformer Zoe Anderson Norris Rediscovered
In-Person Event at the Grolier Club 47 East 60th Street New York, NY 10022 Tickets Here Part of the Tin Pan Alley American Popular Music Project collection. Lecture with music […]
In-Person Tour: Gilded Age Reformer Zoe Anderson Norris Rediscovered
At the Grolier Club 47 East 60th Street Tickets Here! Independent scholar Eve M. Kahn will give a tour of her exhibition at the Grolier Club (47 East 60th Street), To […]
In-Person Tour: The Rosen House at Caramoor
At Caramoor 149 Girdle Ridge Rd, Katonah, NY Tickets Here! This expert-led tour will explore Caramoor's spectacular Mediterranean Revival mansion in Katonah, NY, with furnishings including entire rooms imported from […]
In-Person Tour: Crafting Freedom: The Life & Legacy of Free Black Potter, Thomas W. Commeraw
At the New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West Tickets Here! New-York Historical Society curators will give a private tour of the first exhibition dedicated to Thomas Commeraw, a skilled […]
2023 Emerging Scholars: The Woman’s Era, Maids’ Uniforms, and artist Maria Richards Oakey Dewing
The Victorian Society's Emerging Scholars Event will be on May 10th, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at the Jefferson Market Library on 6th Avenue. Free! Registration Required VSNY is pleased […]
Margot Gayle Fundraiser: Tour of Hunt Slonem’s Studio
Join Us! Annual VSNY Margot Gayle Fundraiser When: Wednesday, May 24th 2023 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Where: Hunt Slonem’s Manhattan Studio (location confirmed with ticket purchase) Contemporary artist Hunt Slonem […]