Museum Mile Revealed

Sunday, April 25th

2:00p.m.- 4:00p.m.

Journey with FRIENDS along New York City’s famed Museum Mile!  The history of a museum can be as intriguing as the art and artifacts that it contains.  Led by EY Zipris, an educator at the Museum of the City of New York, our walk will begin with an examination of the “pearl of mansions” at the Frick Collection.  Become a sidewalk investigator as we decipher how the architecture and location tell us about the museum’s history and the events that led to its creation as a museum space. As we travel north, we will examine the architecture of some of the better known and some of the lesser known New York City museums on Fifth Avenue. Along the way, we will discuss the development of Upper Manhattan during the Gilded Age and the various ways that Central Park has mirrored urban movement and change since its creation.

Please meet at the northeast corner of 70th Street and 5th Avenue.here.

$10 FRIENDS’ members and students; $15 non-members
Purchase tickets online

Walking a Line: Public or Private Space? 

Saturday, May 15th
10:30a.m.- 12:00p.m.

Join us to explore the give and take relationship between public and private space and how it has shaped our city.  Many elements of New York City were built for public means but were later sold for private use.  Concurrently, several private gems were built for few to enjoy but are now accessible to and admired by all.  Led by architect and designer Katherine Schiavone, the tour will begin at the New York Public Library’s Webster Branch and visit the East River houses, now called Cherokee Apartments, which were designed in 1909 for families stricken with tuberculosis.  We will also explore Carl Schurz Park and discuss the many lives of Gracie Mansion, which was built in 1799 as a private country home for the prosperous merchant Archibald Gracie. 
Please meet in front of the Webster Branch of the New York Public Library at 1465 York Avenue, between 77th and 78th Streets. 
 

$10 FRIENDS’ members and students, $15 non-members

Purchase tickets online here. 

Reservations are required in advance.

 Please RSVP for these events: 

Call: 212-535-2526  Fax: 212-535-2155
Email: [email protected] 

Buy tickets online Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts
20 East 69th Street, 4B
New York, NY 10021 

OR

Please send payment in advance to:

Make checks payable to:
Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts