The Historian · Eleanor · New York
New-York Historical
This is where I send anyone who wants the city's story told straight. Founded in 1804, it's New York's oldest museum, with everything from the world's largest Tiffany lamp collection to original founding-era documents and the slavery-in-New-York scholarship that reframed the city's past. Start here before you walk the streets.
The city's oldest museum (founded 1804) — Tiffany lamps, founding documents, and the full chronology.
— Eleanor, The Historian
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