Throw Forward

Throw Forward
Throw Forward

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The museum, located on an uncomfortable stretch of 5th Avenue, from its inception in 1929 until the beginning of this century, could not be considered a popular cultural institution in New York. But thanks to the patronage of the current mayor Michael Bloomberg and the active position of the new leadership of the institute, the situation has now changed dramatically.

One of the most important steps towards the popularization of the problems of the "past, present and future" of the megalopolis, to which the activities of the museum are dedicated, was the restructuring of its building, a 1932 structure in the neo-Georgian style. James Polesek erected a three-level pavilion of glass and aluminum behind it, renovated the open spaces around the building; the lobby and rotunda hall of the old building were reconstructed and connected to the new pavilion; the main facade was restored.

The glass cube of the new wing contains two floors of a temporary exhibition gallery and an underground "storage center" with storage facilities (in particular for the museum's 500,000 photographic collection) and rooms for restoration work.

The architectural renewal is combined with a new, public-oriented exhibition program. Recently, the museum showed a temporary exhibition dedicated to Robert Moses, the urban planner who largely shaped the face of modern New York with his large-scale projects of the 1930-1950s; due to the controversial assessment of the activities of its protagonist, the exhibition received a wide response in the press and a surge of visitor interest.

Now in the halls of the museum you can see expositions on topical topics: "The Presidential Campaign: New York and the American Elections", "Catholics in New York. 1808-1946 "," New York - Fast Forward: Neil Denari Builds on the High Line "(the latter is dedicated to the skyscraper under construction now).

However, the restoration of the old exhibition halls is still ahead of the museum, which should be completed by 2011.

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