The Essence of Chinese Calligraphy: Nature, Humanity, and Self-Spirituality
Calligraphy is deemed the highest expression of Chinese visual art. At this lecture, master calligrapher Cui Xuelu will share his insights into the...
Sky-High: A Critique of NYC’s Supertall Towers from Top to Bottom
Part architectural guidebook and part critique, Sky-High documents the pencil-thin, supertall towers that are transforming New York City's skyline...
Seaport Museum Book Club
In partnership with McNally Jackson Books—located at 4 Fulton Street, just a few doors down from the Museum entrance—Seaport Museum staff and...
The Elegant Chinese Lifestyle: The Art of Living a Fulfilling Life
The elegant Chinese lifestyle is a concept that encompasses a refined way of living that is rooted in traditional Chinese culture and values. It...
Unfriendly to Liberty: Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution in New York City
Lecture. In this lecture, Christopher Minty focuses on the origins of the American Revolution in New York City from the perspective of those who...
An “Eventful and Somewhat Romantic” Life: Yan Phou Lee in America
Yan Phou Lee (李恩富) was the first Chinese American to publish a book in the United States, When I was a Boy in China (1887). He first came to...
Saturday Family Workshop: Drag Story Hour
In celebration of Pride month, BPCA presents Drag Story Hour, a fun and fabulous educational experience that celebrates gender diversity and all...
Contemporary Asian American Ballads
Spend the evening in Battery Park City listening to eclectic voices presented by Asian American Writers’ Workshop. This event will be a reading...
Transgender People, the Nazi State, and the Holocaust
In the 1920s, Berlin was home to a thriving transgender community, with trans-focused magazines, famous drag clubs, and Magnus Hirschfeld’s...
