Tomorrow’s World:
The New York World’s Fairs and Flushing Meadows Corona Park
June 26 – August 27, 2014
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Opening Reception
Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The Arsenal Gallery, Central Park
830 Fifth Avenue at 64th Street, Third Floor
Gallery hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m
Closed holidays
Free admission
Organized by Jonathan Kuhn and Jennifer Lantzas
In celebration of the 50th and 75th anniversaries of the World’s Fairs, Tomorrow’s World will include never before exhibited vintage images from the Parks Photo Archive and private collections that illustrate the dynamic evolution and conversion of a vast industrial wasteland into New York City’s fourth largest park. The World’s Fairs propelled this transformation, while serving as defining social and cultural events for two generations. The show will also include memorabilia, as well as two zodiac animals from Paul Manship’s vandalized Armillary Sphere from the second fair.
Related Programming
Thursday, July 10, 2014, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
“The Washington Bicentennial and the Brooklyn World’s Fair That Almost Was”
Lecture with Thomas Campanella, Associate Professor of City Planning at Cornell University
Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
“A Column of Jerash: Controversy, Politics and Archaeological Diplomacy At The 1964-65 World’s Fair”
Lecture with Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis, Visiting Assistant Professor and Deputy Executive Officer, the MA in Liberal Studies Program, the Graduate Center, CUNY
Admission for related programming is free but space is limited. To RSVP, please email [email protected]. For more information, call (212) 360-8163 or visit www.nyc.gov/parks/art.[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]