New museum exhibition highlights how
New Yorkers coped with the pandemic
BY BILL PARRY
A new exhibit at the Museum of the
City of New York explores how
New Yorkers dealt with the fi rst
six months of the COVID-19 pandemic
through photographs, objects, videos, and
works of art.
“New York Responds: The First Six
Months” includes creative handmade
masks, photos of mutual aid efforts, photos
of essential workers, and even a pan used
in the nightly 7 p.m. public salute to health
care workers.
“History shows us that New York City
always prevails despite challenges,” said
Whitney Donhauser and Ronay Menschel,
the respective director and president of
Museum of the City of New York. “Now,
as we lose out this unprecedented year,
this exhibition highlights many of the
powerful personal and public stories
that unfolded. We thank the thousands
of people who contributed to our
open call and the NYC community as
a whole for their support during this
tumultuous time.”
After more than 20,000 nominations
were submitted to the Museum’s
open call, a community jury comprised
of members from all walks of life made
selections for the exhibit. To represent
the vast quantity of contributions, the
exhibition also includes a word cloud
visualizing words from the thousands
of nominated image captions.
The Museum of the City of New
York is located at 1220 Fifth Ave. at
103rd Street. For more information
call 212-534-1672.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Sending an immigration message for Christmas
Rise and Resist continues
through the pandemic to
remind people of on-going
important issues that shouldn’t
be forgotten. Here, on Dec. 20,
in the cold during the holiday
season, a handful of protesters
gathered on the steps of St. Patrick’s
and across the street from
the iconic cathedral, to remind
people about U.S. immigration
policy, and that Mary and Joseph
were refugees, too.
PHOTOS BY TEQUILA MINSKY
12 December 24, 2020 Schneps Media