Boris Lurie: Nothing To Do But To Try
Boris Lurie: Nothing To Do But To Try is a first-of-its-kind exhibition on the 20th-century artist and Holocaust survivor Boris Lurie. Centered around his earliest work, the so-called War Series, […]
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Transforming Moments: A Conversation With Diane Von Furstenberg
Museum of Jewish HeritageBefore she was an international fashion icon and a member of the TIME 100, Diane von Furstenberg was a young girl growing up with parents who had just survived the […]
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Seaport Fit
Today: Iron Buddha. Reservations are released at 10AM every Monday the week before class.
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Is There Room for the U.S. in Asia’s Development?
China InstituteWhat is China’s goal in making global development investments? Despite the fact that the U.S. declined to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, are U.S. investors still welcome in AIIB […]
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Be Like Iggy Peck, Become Your Own Architect!
Skyscraper MuseumIn person or online program. Young learners will be introduced to the basics of architecture through a group reading of Andrea Beaty’s popular picture book Iggy Peck, Architect. After the […]
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Seaport Fit
Today: Hit the Deck. Reservations are released at 10AM every Monday the week before class.
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1912: Birth of a New Era
China Institute1912 marked an important turning point in Chinese history, when the imperial period that lasted for more than 2000 years uninterrupted came to a crashing end and a new republic, […]
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Stories Survive: Nate Leipciger
Museum of Jewish HeritageNate Leipciger was born to a Jewish family in Chorzów, Poland in 1928. When he was eleven years old, the Nazis invaded, and Nate and his family spent the next […]
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Tavern Tastings: Dessert
Fraunces Tavern MuseumPick out your favorite dessert and join Fraunces Tavern Museum and Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center in exploring different varieties of desserts from colonial North America, including those created […]
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Pieces of China: Ambassador Nicholas Platt on the Philadelphia Orchestra’s 1973 China Trip
China InstituteJoin China expert and diplomat Nicholas Platt, who will share the story of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s 1973 trip to China at Richard Nixon’s behest. Platt, who was the Foreign Service […]
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Reevaluating Our French Allies
Fraunces Tavern MuseumIn this lecture, Desmarais will discuss recent discoveries about the Count de Rochambeau’s army that counter popular assumptions—focusing primarily on the recently published diary of the Count de Lauberdière, which […]
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Trinity Talks: Violence as a Public Health Issue
Online discussion. The pandemic has highlighted health inequities that disproportionately impact vulnerable populations by creating and exacerbating poverty and leading to decreased life expectancy throughout the world. Join the Rev. […]
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RBG’s Brave And Brilliant Jewish Women
Museum of Jewish HeritageDuring the last year of her life, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat down with Moment editor-in-chief Nadine Epstein to discuss the Jewish women she found inspiring. In Epstein’s […]
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70’s Cinema: Rock ‘n’ Roll High School
Online film streaming. Part concert film and part comedy, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979, Allan Arkush) is about a student who leads a rock rebellion against the school administration […]
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Seaport Fit
Today: Hit the Deck. Reservations are released at 10AM every Monday the week before class.
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The Jewish Diaspora: Latin American Stories
Museum of Jewish HeritageBetween 1880 and 1930, Latin America experienced its largest influx of Jewish immigration. These immigrants were fleeing the poverty and persecution that affected them in Europe. During the lead up […]
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Twilight Winter Bird Stroll
Governors IslandMeet the winter birds of Governors Island! Over 220 bird species have been spotted on the Island, which provides excellent habitat all year round. Whether you’re an expert birder or […]
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Genocide In China: “In Search Of My Sister” Screening And Discussion
Museum of Jewish HeritageFor decades, the Chinese Communist Party has sought to forcibly assimilate the Uyghur Muslim community in Xinjiang (East Turkistan), an autonomous territory in northwest China. The CCP’s violent campaign has […]
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Constructing Merdeka 118: World’s Second-Tallest Building
Skyscraper MuseumThe Skyscraper Museum returns to its WORLD VIEW lecture series with a coda on the construction of the Merdeka 118 Tower in Kuala Lumpur. In December 2021, Merdeka 118 lifted […]
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Virtual Walking Tour: Jewish Marrakesh
Museum of Jewish HeritageVirtual walking tour of the Mellah, the Jewish Quarter of Marrakesh, Morocco. The Mellah was offered by the Sultan of Morocco to Jews fleeing Spain in 1558. During the 16th […]
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