January 2011 Programs & Exhibitions Announced For at N-Y Historical Society

The New-York Historical Society has begun construction on its Central Park West façade and new permanent galleries. In November 2011, the Society will reopen with new, path-breaking exhibitions, permanent installations, and galleries for visitors of all ages; a new "destination" film on New York and the nation by acclaimed filmmaker Donna Lawrence; and a new café/restaurant.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

PLEASE NOTE LOCATION: Evening Public Programs will be presented at the New York Society for Ethical Culture at 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West, unless otherwise noted.

To purchase tickets by phone, call SmartTix at (212) 868-4444 or go to smarttix.com. Programs $20 (Members $10).

AN EVENING WITH MANUEL BARRUECO
Thursday, January 6, 6:30 PM
Manuel Barrueco

Join us for an evening of breathtaking music with internationally-renowned classical guitarist Manuel Barrueco, as we celebrate the music of the Spanish-speaking world. The performance will include music by composers Astor Piazzolla, Joaquin Malats, Isaac Albéniz, and Francisco Tárrega. The New-York Historical Society's Nueva York series of programs is generously supported by American Express.

MULLER V. OREGON: OVER A CENTURY LATER, WITH SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG
Thursday, January 27, 6:30 PM
Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

In the historic case of Muller v. Oregon, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a 1903 Oregon statute prohibiting the employment of women in industrial jobs for more than ten hours per day. Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivers an insightful lecture on Muller, its origins, and its legacy, focusing on changing views of women's rights and needs in the eyes of the Court, legislatures, and the public

THE MULLER V. OREGON PROGRAM IS SOLD OUT

EXHIBITIONS

BREAKTHROUGH: THE DRAMATIC STORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF INSULIN
Closes January 31, 2011

An exhibition recalling the desperate fight for life that used to be waged by juvenile diabetes patients, and commemorating the events of 1921 that inaugurated a new era of hope for them and their families. Exploring the roles of science, government, higher education and industry in developing and distributing a life-saving drug, the exhibition brings to life the personalities who discovered insulin and raced to bring it to the world, and tells the story of one extraordinary New York girl-Elizabeth Evans Hughes--who was among the very first patients to be saved. The exhibit features digital interactives, film, artifacts, and ephemera drawn form the Historical Society's own collections and from the University of Toronto, Eli Lilly and Company, the Rockefeller Institute, the Joslin Clinic, and New York Academy of Medicine.

The Historical Society's presentation of the exhibition coincides with the publication of Breakthrough: Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle by Arthur Ainsberg and Thea Cooper (published August 31, 2010, by St. Martin's Press)

NUEVA YORK
Closes January 9, 2011

A Collaboration Between The New-York Historical Society and El Museo del Barrio. On View at 1230 5th Avenue at 104th Street.
The first exhibition to explore how New York's long and deep involvement with Spain and Latin America has affected virtually every aspect of the city's development, from commerce, manufacturing and transportation to communications, entertainment and the arts. Bringing together the resources of New York's oldest museum and its leading Latino cultural institution, this unprecedented exhibition spans more than three centuries of history: from the founding of New Amsterdam in the 1600s as a foothold against the Spanish empire to the present day, as represented by a specially commissioned documentary by award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns. Nueva York brings this story to life with hands-on interactive displays, listening stations, video experiences and some 200 rare and historic maps, letters, broadsides, paintings, drawings and other objects drawn from the collections of the two museums, as well as from many other distinguished institutions and private collections.