This was my first visit to The Museum Of The City Of New York, a small museum dedicated to the history of NYC that includes a variety of exhibits. If you’re an out of town visitor with a taste for the history of the “Concrete Jungle” this is just the attraction for you. You’ll find that your experience here is not only educating but it’s very welcoming. As an individual migrating from the Dominican Republic this experience better helped me get a more intimate New Yorker experience. Upon purchasing my ticket it was recommended that I check out a key exhibit of the museum. The exhibit was entitled “Timescape”, a short documentary based on historical events taking place in the city of New York and it’s progress in evolution throughout
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This exhibit focused on Jacob A Riis and highlighted his work. Jacob A Riis was the first man to bring flash photography to New York. Most of his photography was a portrayal of what it was like to reside in the Lower East side slums area of New York. He helped document the effects of industrialization while revealing the crime and poverty that follows behind. This was his way of showing the people of New York that we are all part of different living classes. Another exhibit that sparked my interested was the “Gilded New York”. This one went hand in hand with the “Jacob A Riis: Revealing York’s Other Half” exhibit. The contents of this exhibit gave a vivid depiction of how prosperity in NYC did not reach everyone and what it was like to live amongst the rich and famous. This displayed all of the “likes” and indulges of the upper class society. Artifacts of the exhibit included sampled pieces from Tiffany & Co as well as many other jewelers and merchants from around the world that fit into that lifestyle. The display had beautiful golden hand mirrors, Victorian fans and gold chains of different qualities and sizes. While the wealthy loved to flaunt their lavish riches, and tremendously impoverishing the urban jungle. This was a clear contrast and a prime example of the message that Jacob A. Riis was trying to send to the people of New
This exhibit focused on Jacob A Riis and highlighted his work. Jacob A Riis was the first man to bring flash photography to New York. Most of his photography was a portrayal of what it was like to reside in the Lower East side slums area of New York. He helped document the effects of industrialization while revealing the crime and poverty that follows behind. This was his way of showing the people of New York that we are all part of different living classes. Another exhibit that sparked my interested was the “Gilded New York”. This one went hand in hand with the “Jacob A Riis: Revealing York’s Other Half” exhibit. The contents of this exhibit gave a vivid depiction of how prosperity in NYC did not reach everyone and what it was like to live amongst the rich and famous. This displayed all of the “likes” and indulges of the upper class society. Artifacts of the exhibit included sampled pieces from Tiffany & Co as well as many other jewelers and merchants from around the world that fit into that lifestyle. The display had beautiful golden hand mirrors, Victorian fans and gold chains of different qualities and sizes. While the wealthy loved to flaunt their lavish riches, and tremendously impoverishing the urban jungle. This was a clear contrast and a prime example of the message that Jacob A. Riis was trying to send to the people of New