A month after reopening the galleries of the South Street Seaport Museum, officials are preparing to allow the public back onboard some of the historic ships in the museum’s collection. The financially challenged Seaport had been closed for a year unti... »
Before it closed due to financial problems in March 2011, we were big fans of the South Street Seaport Museum. In fact, we raved about this lesser known museum in one of our very first posts on Mommy Poppins. Thanks to being taken over by the Museum of... »
First up, a reminder: The deadline for The Unfinished Grid essay competition, our call for writing on the Manhattan street grid as paradigm, rubric or muse for urban life, is just around the corner! Submit by 5pm on… »
Tomorrow is Jackson Pollock's 100th birthday. A trip to MOMA is in order! Also check out this gorgeous collection of 'behind the scenes' photos. (Photo by Loomis Dean, Life)I'm just getting back from a trip so the blog's been a little thin of articles ... »
Closed since March, the South Street Seaport Museum today reopened under a temporary partnership with the Museum of the City of New York, which aims to pump new energy into the historic buildings by linking the city’s past with the present. The 16 exhi... »
Now you can get up close with artifacts from the Titanic, thanks to a new exhibit. Now you can get up close with artifacts from the Titanic, thanks to a new exhibit. She set sail from Southampton, England, 100 years ago and four days later she hit an i... »
