Six years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a global team works together to understand its environmental impact. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the Journey to Planet Earth documentary series, draws connections between the sciences, politics, economics, sociology, and history. Join the Sustainability Taskforce for a screening and talk with Emmy-award winning documentarians Hal and Marilyn Weiner.
A panel will speak on the legacy of writer and preservationist Jane Jacobs, whose work changed the way the world views and understands Cities.
The “Road From Paris” is planned as a series of symposia and discussions concerning the outcomes, both positive and negative, of the Paris 2015 Conference on climate change. This first session will be a briefing on the outcomes of the Paris talks. Its successes and failures — what was achieved and what was not achieved.
Authors Judith Gura and Kate Wood focus on 47 colorful examples of the city’s current 117 interior landmarks. From the infamous Tweed Courthouse, centerpiece of the largest corruption case in New York history, to the glamorous Art Deco Rainbow Room, to the modernist Ford Foundation Building, whose garden-filled atrium prefigures green design, Gura and Wood examine the original construction and style, exceptional design features, materials, and architectural details, as well as the challenges to preserving these landmark interiors.
Lauren Redniss, author of Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie, debuts her new title. Developed while she was an artist in residence at the Museum, Thunder & Lightning: Weather, Past, Present, Future brings Redniss’s unique style to a journey to the driest desert on Earth, to an island in the Arctic, and beyond. She considers the danger and beauty of weather, how it informs our history, and the forces that drive these meteorological events.
The Center for Humans and Nature, in partnership with the Museum’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation and the public radio program On Being, considers how the tapestry of humanity is woven. What does it mean to be human? Explore the interactions of culture and morality and meet other curious thinkers at the annual gathering, Questions for a Resilient Future.
Open House New York invites you to a very special lecture with Karen Karp, president of Karp Resources, to kick offThe Final Mile: Food Systems of New York, a new year-long series of tours and talks exploring the architecture of New York City’s multi-layered food system.
Photographer Christopher Payne will talk about his experience shooting North Brother Island and his new book on the topic. Come discover what New York City might look like without human influence, as Payne captures vegetation taking over buildings on North Brother Island. Historian Michael Miscione will also talk about the history of North Brother Island.
Donald Albrecht, MCNY curator of Architecture and Design, joins writer Tony Hiss to speak on the Museum’s new exhibit on the soundscapes of iconic Manhattan sites such as Grand Central Terminal and the 42nd Street Public Library.
Join the Museum of the City of New York for a panel that will consider the scientific causes of Superstorm Sandy and the implications of climate change in New York and other coastal cities.