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Alyssa Santiago’s Discussion Post #6: Shirley Chisholm
For my exhibit, I ended up picking the Shirley Chisholm display, but more specifically Shirley Chisholm’s Address to the Conference of Black and Latino Women in 1977. Although the voting machine and the display of her speech were both very captivating, I thought the blown up text of a portion of her speech, presented in both English and Spanish, was very encompassing of who Shirley Chisholm was as a person. To see radicalism in more than one language while being right next to each other is interesting, as it means the fight for change is not isolated to only English speakers, but instead brought to those who are Latino, too. …
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Discussion Post 6 Marguerite Mauceri
I loved my experience with the Museum of New York History. I thought that every exhibit was incredibly engaging and informative which really helped me take in all the information they had to offer. My favorite part, however, was the TV installation on the 4th floor. It was a room that was lined with TVs all showing TV shows and movies that had elements or heavily featured aspects of New York. I truly loved this exhibit because I was watching all the scenes and I could recognize the places where the movies/shows were shot. Additionally, it really made me appreciate how much culture and richness our city has to offer.…
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Lesley’s Discussion Post 6
You Are Here, curated by RadicalMedia, is a film displayed on 16 screens in a dark room, compiled of movies all set in New York. The film takes clips and lines from a plethora of movies: sometimes, a couple of screens will show the same movie, or all of them will show the same clip. The visitor can choose to look at any screen they want, but sometimes the film will draw their attention to one clip or line, making it especially insightful. I remember the first thing I saw when I walked into the exhibit was all 16 screens showing Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort saying something about money…
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Astan Diarra Discussion Post 6
The image I picked is of Shirley Chosom putting peace signs up in front of a large crowd at the National Mall. She was against mobilizing the military against Vietnam and saw the Vietnam War as immoral. She made it her main issue while she was in Congress and also went to many protests against the Vietnam War. There was also an exhibit that had pins for her campaign as president. This captured my attention because even though racism was still a large issue in the 1970s, she stood up for what she thought was right and did not let others’ thoughts of her get in her way. Also, I…
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Discussion Post 6: Museum of the City of New York
The safer city writing had caught my attention due to its representation of a turning point in New York’s history. The writing talks about the 1990’s and the change New York City was going through in that period of time. One specific change, the changing landscape of Times Square, was one that really caught my attention. I did not know that Times Square was once a place where X-rated movies were popular. This is a very different scene than the Times Square we have today which is a major tourist attraction and more family friendly. Another change that was brought up was also the lower crime rate experienced in New…
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Discussion Post 6: Museum of the City of New York
During my visit to the Museum of the City of New York, there were a few exhibitions that caught my attention. One of them was the “You Are Here” exhibit that has multiple screens on the wall in which we can observe many scenes from different movies that have been filmed in New York city across time. This exhibit reaffirms the importance that New York has had not only for the United States but for the world as a whole regarding culture. Throughout movies, people from different parts of the world get to see how the city looks like and that is what makes them want to visit it. In…
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Discussion Post 6 – Chelsea Tanchez
I went to the Museum at 4pm and the hour visit did not do justice to the incredible exhibits. I placed my focus on the NY at its core. I enjoyed how the exhibit brings you through different generations and each of them having their own themes and objects, like the New York Historical Society Museum. It makes it even more interactive and brings history to life. Something that stood out to me is the 2001-2020 display in the exhibit, mainly because it felt strange to see the years that I’ve lived through displayed as history. To me it portrays NYC’s resilience day after day. The 9/11 attacks were proof…
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Lorenzo Guerra
I visited the Museum of the City of New York on November 20th alongside my peers Bosko and Jayden Pooran. We explored the “NY at Its Core” permanent exhibit and many others, including the Byzantine Bembé, which was incredible. We also visited the ‘URBAN DANGERS’ exhibit, which goes hand in hand with the Watchman’s rattle. The exhibit description mentions NYC’s vast expansion in population numbers; in about 70 years, it more than quadrupled. Crowding in such limited areas—as the city was confined to what we know today as Lower Manhattan—brought risks of fire and the rapid spread of disease. In 1776, a Revolutionary War fire destroyed 25% of the city’s…
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Discussion Post 6 – Mindi Tuchman
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Isabella Yakutilov – Discussion Post 6
I was not able to visit the Museum of the City of New York, but luckily the museum also has various digital collections that showcase the highlights of New York. I explored Grand Central Terminal and its history through the Urban Archives. Grand Central Terminal portrays the essence of New York City as it is the central hub that is a part of the lives of tens of thousands of New Yorkers on a daily basis. Grand Central Terminal’s Main Concourse showcases a ceiling mural of the night sky with constellations, passageways, restaurants, and many more aspects that embody the meaning and experience of being in New York. Grand Central…
