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The Nicholas Roerich Museum is a museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, dedicated to the works of Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947), a Russian-born cosmopolitan artist. His early accomplishments include devising with Igor Stravinsky the libretto, and creating the sets and costumes for the “ Rite of Spring ” (1913).
The New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library in New York City, along Central Park West between 76th and 77th Streets, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The society was founded in 1804 as New York's first museum. It presents exhibitions, public programs, and research that explore the history of New York and the ...
The earliest surviving map of the area now known as New York City is the Manatus Map, depicting what is now Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, and New Jersey in the early days of New Amsterdam. [7] The Dutch colony was mapped by cartographers working for the Dutch Republic. New Netherland had a position of surveyor general.
On December 31, 1907, a ball signifying New Year's Day was first dropped at Times Square, [160] and the Square has held the main New Year's celebration in New York City ever since. On that night, hundreds of thousands of people congregate to watch the Waterford Crystal ball being lowered on a pole atop the building, marking the start of the new ...
The New York Tri-State area has a population of 1.6 million Russian-Americans and 600,000 of them live in New York City. [5] There are over 220,000 Russian-speaking Jews living in New York City. [6] Approximately 100,000 Russian Americans in the New York metropolitan area were born in Russia. [7]
Since spring 2007, for the first time in the history of The State Historical Museum, all 40 halls have been open to the public. [6] The museum covers the period from ancient times to the early 20th century and over 1.2 million people visit its exhibitions. [7] The museum is also a major centre for research, science and education.
Madame Tussauds New York (UK / t ə ˈ s ɔː d z /, US / t uː ˈ s oʊ z /; the family themselves pronounce it / ˈ t uː s oʊ /) is a tourist attraction located on 42nd Street in the Times Square neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
The museum's collection of over 1.5 million items [9] – which is particularly strong in objects dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries [3] – include paintings, drawings, prints, including over 3000 by Currier and Ives, [3] and photographs featuring New York City and its residents, as well as costumes, decorative objects and furniture ...