
Timescapes: A Multi-Media Portrait of New York
Museum of the City of New YorkManhattanOngoing
This 25-minute media presentation on multiple screens grants a view into the history of New York City. With narration by Stanley Tucci, the screens turns back time, allowing audiences to see how the city has changed as it has made its way from a Dutch port town to one of the busiest metropolises in the world.

ManhattanOngoing
The rooms in this exhibition illustrate the decorative arts throughout New York's history.
Timescapes: A Multi-Media Portrait of New York
Museum of the City of New YorkManhattanOngoing
This 25-minute media presentation on multiple screens grants a view into the history of New York City. With narration by Stanley Tucci, the screens turns back time, allowing audiences to see how the city has changed as it has made its way from a Dutch port town to one of the busiest metropolises in the world.
On the Move: Transportation Toys from the Permanent Collection Ongoing
Museum of the City of New YorkManhattanOngoing
On the Move is a special installation of toy and miniature vehicles from the museum's permanent collection that not only suggest the lives of the children who played with them but also reveal how transportation evolved and changed in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Cecil Beaton: The New York Years
Museum of the City of New YorkManhattanTues, Oct 25, 2011 – Mon, Feb 20, 2012
Cecil Beaton: The New York Years brings together extraordinary photographs, drawings and costumes by Beaton to chronicle his impact on the city’s cultural life. Beaton’s relentless energy and curiosity spurred him to pursue new fields, from fashion and portrait photography to costume and scenic design for the stage.
The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011
Museum of the City of New YorkManhattanTues, Dec 6, 2011 – Sun, April 15, 2012
This exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Commissioners’ Plan of 1811, the foundational document that established Manhattan’s famous street grid.