Every year, New-York Historical’s beloved statues of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass get into the Hallowe’en spirit! This year, they need costumes for our Beyond Spooky: Hallowe’en Family Party where we’ll be celebrating our exhibition Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere. So, what should they wear? Vote below and visit the Museum for our party on Sunday,…

SPOILER ALERT! Below, we talk about some of the plot twists in our Reading Into History Family Book Club pick, The Parker Inheritance, by Varian Johnson. So, if you haven’t finished the novel yet, stop reading now and come back when you’re done! In the middle-reader novel The Parker Inheritance, author Varian Johnson spins a mystery…

This fall, our version of the British Library’s exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic has truly transformed our Museum into a place of wonder and wizardry. (There’s even a castle in our lobby!) How did this fantastic, spellbinding exhibition come together? Rachel Walman, assistant director of DiMenna Children’s History Museum, sat down with two…

Join us this weekend as we celebrate The Art and Whimsy of Mo Willems! Visit with Elephant and Piggie, make your own wire sculpture, get a Pigeon of Liberty tattoo, and read your favorite Mo stories all weekend long. The Art and Whimsy of Mo Willems is on view from March 18 – September 25,…

Hello Families!  We had a wonderful Book Wrap on December 2nd with special guest author Donna Jo Napoli. This book dealt with such tough issues- loss, poverty, immigration, the struggle to fit in- that families were debating ideas right out of the gate. Bravery was a particularly interesting topic of discussion. Is a person brave for…

Hello readers! Our Book Wrap for Same Sun Here was a resounding success. Neela Vaswani did an amazing job fielding questions, and our discussion was really thought provoking. I am still thinking about the theme of what it means to be an American, which comes up a lot in Same Sun Here.  When River gets in trouble for disagreeing…

Hello RiH families! The New-York Historical Society and DiMenna Children’s History Museum have made it safely through the storm, and we hope all of you have as well. We wanted to assure all of you that we are going forward with our Book Wrap for Same Sun Here this Sunday, November 4th We are going to have a wonderful…

  On November 4, the Reading Into History book club will be discussing Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani. We spoke to author Neela Vaswani about her inspiration for the book, and her favorite parts of New York! DCHM: What were you like between the ages of 9 and 12? NV: I loved to…

By Rachel Walman and Katie Fuller We had a fantastic Book Wrap last Sunday. Families who came got to discuss the real-life stories told in We Rode the Orphan Trains — stories of family, loss, loneliness and perseverance. They were also able to interact with Lukas Weinstein, Archivist for the Children’s Aid Society. Lukas shared interesting historical…