The New York Historical Society, a preeminent educational and research institution, is home to both New York City's oldest museum and one of the nation's most distinguished independent research libraries.
The Society is dedicated to presenting exhibitions and public programs, and fostering research that reveal the dynamism of history and its influence on the world of today. Founded in 1804, its holdings cover four centuries of American history, and include one of the world’s greatest collections of historical artifacts, American art and other materials documenting the history of the United States as seen through the prism of New York City and State.
The New-York Historical Society houses a treasure trove of materials relating to the founding of our country, the history of art in America, and the history of New York and its people. The museum collection of more than 60,000 objects and works of art may be viewed online at emuseum.nyhistory.org, and in the Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture, an innovative, "visible storage" installation. Fine art holdings include renowned Hudson River School landscapes; masterpieces of colonial and later portraiture; John James Audubon's watercolors for The Birds of America; an encyclopedic collection of sculpture; and much more. Great achievements in the making of silver, ceramics, and furniture, along with one of the most important Tiffany lamp collections, are the stars of our decorative arts holdings. Artifacts relating to New York's participation in local and global events, among them the slave trade, the American Revolution, and the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, chronicle the history of New York and the nation through our own day. Three million manuscripts, photographs, prints, maps and books complement these art and artifact collections and are accessible at Bobcat. Also accessible online is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, on deposit at the Society. We draw from all of these holdings to create interpretive exhibitions illuminating the past.
President and Chief Executive Officer: Louise Mirrer Executive Vice President; Director of Museum Division: Linda S. Ferber Director of Museum Administration: Roy Eddey Executive Vice President; Director of Library Division: Jean W. Ashton Director of Library Operations: Nina Nazionale Vice President for Communications: Laura Washington Vice President of Education: Adrienne Kupper Vice President for Operations: Andrew Buonpastore Vice President of Public Programs: Dale Gregory Chief Financial Officer: Richard Shein General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer: Jennifer Schantz Director of Engineering Services: Ron Gilchrist Director of Exhibitions: Gerhard Schlanzky Director of Human Resources: Naomi Goldman Director of Merchandise Operations: Ione Saroyan Director of Security: Tony Christoforou Director of Special Events: Brooke Botwinick Director of Visitor Services: Chris Catanese
Board of Trustees
Roger Hertog, Chair Louise Mirrer, President & C.E.O. Richard Gilder, Nancy Newcomb, Executive Committee Co-Chairs
Board Members Helen Appel William Beekman Judith Roth Berkowitz David Blight Ric Burns James S. Chanos Ravenel B. Curry III Elizabeth B. Dater Barbara Knowles Debs Joseph A. DiMenna Charles E. Dorkey III Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Richard Gelfond Martin J. Gross Roberta P. Huber Kenneth T. Jackson Patricia Klingenstein Sidney Lapidus Lewis E. Lehrman Alan P. Levenstein Glen S. Lewy Ira A. Lipman Tarky Lombardi, Jr. Carl B. Menges Bruce E. Mosler Sarah E. Nash The Honorable George E. Pataki Russell P. Pennoyer Charles M. Royce Thomas A. Saunders III Pam B. Schafler Benno C. Schmidt, Jr. Bernard Schwartz Ernest Tollerson Alice L. Walton Sue Ann Weinberg Byron R. Wien Hope Brock Winthrop
Honorary Trustees Patricia Altschul Leila Hadley Luce
