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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 […]
2023 Annual Meeting & Reception
All are welcome at the Victorian Society New York's Annual Meeting, Awards Showcase, and reception! When: Tuesday June 6th, 6:30 - 8pm Where: Church of the Ascension, 5th Ave & […]
Newport Cottages 1835-1890: The Summer Villas Before the Vanderbilt Era
Step Back in Time and Explore the Newport Cottages from 1835 through 1890, before the Vanderbilt Era In-Person Event & Book Signing Montauk Club 25 Eighth Avenue Brooklyn, New York […]
Unsung Victorian Women’s Work
Hear from the Curators of Women's Work, a New Exhibition at the New-York Historical Society Jefferson Market Library 425 Sixth Avenue New York, New York 10011 Free Tickets Available Here […]
Brooklyn Arcadia: A Conversation with Author Andrew Garn
Join Photographer and Author Andrew Garn for a Discussion of Brooklyn Arcadia, a New Book Highlighting Brooklyn's Majestic Green-Wood Cemetery Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street Brooklyn, New York 11232 (Enter […]
Victorian Carol Sing-Along Holiday Concert & Reception
In Partnership with Friends of the Erben Organ at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral 261 Mott Street, New York, NY Wednesday, December 6th 7:00 pm–9:00 pm We are […]