The New-York Historical Society celebrates Earth Month with special programming, including “Nature, Crisis, Consequence,” on view through July 16. The exhibit covers a range of environmental issues from the origins of the nation to present day, including the proto-environmentalism of the Hudson River School, the razing of homes and churches of Seneca Village to clear land for Central Park, the environmental and human tolls of the transcontinental railroad and Indigenous artists”™ calls to environmental action. It features works from New-York Historical”™s permanent collection, recent acquisitions and loaned items.
The museum will host Earth Month story time every Friday at 3:30pm and Sunday at 11:30am throughout the month of April for children ages 3 to 6.
On Sunday, April 30, 9 to 11 a.m., join the “Spring Migration Walk,” a walking tour of Central Park”™s Ramble with Joseph DiCostanzo, an ornithologist from the American Museum of Natural History. The 38-acre ramble is a bird watcher”™s paradise where more than 270 species have been spotted in a single year. Tickets are limited and should be reserved in advance — $30; $20 for members. For more, visit nyhistory.org.
