Upcoming Programs

Civic Virtue & the Politics of Display,  

or How Anthony Weiner Shed Light on a Public Art Cause:  Notes from One Preservation Archive

Frederick MacMonnies's Civic Virtue, a monumental Progressive Era fountain in Kew Gardens, Queens, is an exemplar of the "political correctness versus preservation" debate. The statue's imagery invoked high-minded ideals, but has also been regarded as misogynous, and is thus in disrepair.  Michele H. Bogart, author and professor of art history at Stony Brook University, sheds new light on the history of this important monument, revealing how sex and the city were the heart of the problem, and how the sad story of Anthony Weiner paradoxically helped its cause. 

The Historic Districts Council was formed in 1971 as a committee at the Municipal Art Society, consisting of representatives from New York City's designated and proposed historic districts. Join HDC and the New York Preservation Archive Project for cocktails and a stroll down memory lane to look back at how and why the organization was created and how it has evolved.

Join the New York Preservation Archive Project and the New York Restoration Project for a look beyond our own backyard with an exploration of the inspirational Texas Legacy Project. In a vast series of over 200 videotaped oral histories, this project by the Conservation History Association of Texas has chronicled the inspiring stories of Texans who felt compelled to preserve and protect their rich natural legacy.

On February 5, 2011, historic preservation advocates, academics, members of government and the public gathered at Columbia University for the 2011 Fitch Forum to assess the progress made by preservation law since 1965, when New York City’s Landmarks Law was enacted.

The New York Preservation Archive Project was a partner in the event.

Activists, Archives and Conversations with Jane: Research for the Battle for Gotham

Urban critic, journalist, and Landmarks Preservation Commissioner Roberta Brandes Gratz will speak at the seventh annual Bard Birthday Breakfast Benefit, to be held on December 1, 2010. Ms.

The 2009 Bard Birthday Breakfast Benefit
With guest speaker Francis Morrone