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Monday, January 3rd, 2022, Good Morning!

2022-01-03T10:00:00-05:00

Good morning! Wishing you a happy Monday, January 3rd, 2022 from all of us at Viewing NYC!

Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now.

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Saturday, July 10th, 2021, Good Afternoon!

2021-07-10T14:00:00-04:00

Good afternoon! Wishing you a happy Saturday, July 10th, 2021 from all of us at Viewing NYC!

Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now.

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[VIDEO] Slime Museum Opens in New York City and It's An Instagrammer's Dream

2019-11-23T12:00:00-05:00

Hallelujah, it's rainin' slime in New York City! A new sensory playground all about SLIME is here... Sloomoo Institute is an artistic universe made to intrigue, delight, and evoke your inner child! Slime inspires wonder and joy, regardless of age. More than a childhood memory or a satisfying social media trend, slime is artful, oozy fun. Even more than fun, slime is known to support stress relief as much as it does your imagination.

The Sloomoo Institute is located at 475 Broadway in SoHo between Broome and Grand Streets. Tickets are going fast and start at $38.

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[WATCH] Sculptor Robert Laurent’s Carved Chest: An Immigrant Story at The Met

2019-08-03T12:00:00-04:00

In this video, listen to sculptor Robert Laurent (1890–1970) tell his story of emigrating from Brittany, France to New York City in the early twentieth century. His home movies, featured in this video, show the artist at work in his studio and at the school he co-founded in Ogunquit, Maine. Curator Elizabeth Kornhauser discusses the relationship between Laurent’s carved chest from 1911 and the traditions of American Folk Art.

Check out the specimen page to learn more about Robert Laurent's Carved Chest at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Tourist in Your Own Town Explores the Landmarked Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens

2018-01-09T15:00:00-05:00

The excellent New York Landmarks Conservancy's Tourist in Your Own Town series explores some of New York City’s best hidden gems as well as some of its classic iconic landmarks. In this video from the series, the conservancy takes a look at the Louis Armstrong House Museum in North Corona, Queens.

One of the world’s most renowned jazz musicians and entertainers; Louis Armstrong lived in this modest Queens home from 1943 until his death in 1971. In 1983, his widow Lucille willed the building and its contents to New York City for the creation of a museum and study center devoted to Armstrong’s career and the history of jazz.

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Excellent "New York At Its Core" Exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York Celebrates 1 Year

2017-11-14T11:30:00-05:00

New York at Its Core is the flagship permanent exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York that tells the four century story of how New York transitioned from a small Dutch village to a booming metropolis. With its 1-year anniversary this, the museum is celebrating its success.

New York at Its Core, the Museum of the City of New York's groundbreaking exhibition about the history and future of New York City, celebrates its 1-year anniversary in November, 2017!

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Watch Sir David Attenborough Discuss the American Museum of Natural History's Collections in 360°

2017-09-02T15:00:00-04:00

This immersive 360° video from the American Museum of Natural History, the one-and-only Sir David Attenborough discusses the museum's extensive collections. Check out the accompanying page for a full transcript.

You may know the American Museum of Natural History’s exhibits, but only a tiny portion of our world-class collection is on view. Go behind the scenes in 360 with Sir David Attenborough as he explains how museum collections help us learn more about—and protect-- the natural world.

If you can't move the view around, you need to use the Google Chrome browser on desktop, or the YouTube App for iOS or Android to move around inside the video.

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New York at Its Core Shows How Soccer on Staten Island Helps Communities Come Together

2017-06-21T16:30:00-04:00

The Museum of the City of New York has a new exhibition titled New York at Its Core that tells the story of how New York transitioned from a small Dutch village to a booming metropolis in only four centuries. As part of the exhibition, the stories and history of different New York City communities are highlighted, including this community on Staten Island who comes together through soccer.

As part of the third gallery of New York At Its Core, we focused on the different ways communities around NYC come together. This video tells the story of a Staten Island soccer team with a Liberian origin. The program they are part of focuses on disadvantaged children of African descent living primarily in Staten Island, as well as other parts of NYC.

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