Although I was not able to make it for the tour, I was able to grasp the theme of this museum; an in-depth view of New York City’s history and all the different variables, including immigration, protests, and cultural explosions, amongst others, that helped pave the road for what NewYork City is today. Continue reading “City Museum of New York”
City Museum
Post 2 of 5: Museum of the City of New York
By: Salvatore Fevola
Diversity, Money, Creativity, and Density: The threads consolidating New York.
The tour began with 4 words, seemingly pillars, that effectively generalize New York and were examined throughout the exhibits. The first theme that showed up was Money, as it was the main reason for New York being colonized. Beaver pelts were a hot aristocrat item, and it was interesting that the tour began before America. This allowed the tour to be unique in adding details that people may have forgotten or don’t think about. Next is Diversity and Density coming hand in hand as New York became a hub of immigration causing cultures to mix and clash, while forcing the use of every possible piece of land. The approach to these felt a little more lackluster as there wasn’t as much detail put into the interactions that were caused by Diversity and Density. Sure, money was the reason people moved to New York, but there wasn’t much discussion on how different cultures reacted toward one another. Then there is Creativity, which came in the form of movements, the figuring out of problems never seen before, and genuine artistic growth. This includes the progressive era attempting to improve the lives of everyone, trying to manage an extremely dense populous, and things such as the Harlem renaissance. Continue reading “City Museum”
