Events & News
The New York Preservation Archive Project’s public programming celebrates and analyzes important episodes in preservation history.
From celebrating milestone anniversaries to in-depth analysis of significant moments and key figures in preservation history, our programming series includes film screenings, book talks, panel discussions, lectures, walking tours, and more. If you are interested in cosponsoring an event, please contact us.
Past Events
People Preserving Place: A Film Festival
Sunday, April 30, 2017
| Screenings in New York City throughout the month of April
People Preserving Place is a film festival presented by the New York Preservation Archive Project in celebration of NYC Landmarks50+ Alliance‘s…
*batteries not included
Saturday, April 29, 2017
1:00 p.m. | Museum of the Moving Image
The final screening in the “People Preserving Place” film festival, for preservationists of all ages, is a 1987 sci-fi comedy from executive…
The Future of Preservation: Learning from James Marston Fitch
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
6:30 p.m. | Higgins Hall Auditorium at Pratt Institute
The documentary James Marston Fitch: Pioneer in Preservation Education examines the inspirational work of the founder of Columbia University’s Historic…
I Remember Harlem
Sunday, April 23, 2017
1:00 p.m. | Museum of the City of New York
Although arguably no other New York City neighborhood has generated as many conflicting representations as Harlem, one singular documentary stands…
Celebrating Preservation in Crown Heights North
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
5:45 p.m. | Brooklyn Children's Museum
FREE ADMISSION 5:45 p.m.: Refreshments6:30 p.m.: Welcoming Remarks6:45 p.m.: Presentations Hosted by the Crown Heights North Association and the New York…
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
Saturday, April 15, 2017
3:00 p.m. | Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater
SPECIAL SCREENING BEFORE THEATRICAL RELEASE! Jane Jacobs, author of the highly influential The Death and Life of Great American Cities, helped…
Preservation She Wrote
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
6:30 p.m. | B Bar & Grill
Embezzled pensions! Murder by crossbow! Legacy businesses! Jessica Fletcher takes on a New York City-based murder mystery in our third…
2016 Bard Birthday Breakfast Benefit
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
8:30-10:00 a.m. | The Yale Club
Few New Yorkers have contributed more to the cause of preserving preservation’s own history than architect and author Robert A.M….
Preserving Your Personal Papers Workshop
Thursday, December 1, 2016
6:30 p.m. | Brooklyn Historical Society
The Archive Project teamed up with the Brooklyn Historical Society to offer a workshop on preserving your personal papers. Society…
New York’s Forgotten Master Planner: Rediscovering the Legacy of George McAneny
Thursday, October 20, 2016
6:30 p.m. | Federal Hall
New York’s Forgotten Master Planner: Rediscovering the Legacy of George McAneny is the first in our “Unsung Heroes” lecture series focusing…