The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011
06.12.2011 - 15.04.2012
Museum of the City of New York,1220 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10029, USA
The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011 celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Commissioners' Plan of 1811, the foundational document that established Manhattan's famous street grid. Featuring an original hand-drawn map of New York's planned streets and avenues prepared by the Commission in 1811, as well as other rare historic maps, photographs and prints of the evolution of the city's streets, and original manuscripts and publications that document the city's physical growth, the exhibition examines the grid's initial design, implementation, and evolution. The Greatest Grid traces the enduring influence of the 1811 plan as the grid has become a defining feature of the city, shaping its institutions and public life. The exhibition is accompanied by a book of the same name, edited by Hilary Ballon of NYU, who also curated the exhibition, and co-published by the Museum and Columbia University Press.
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Opening Hours:
The Museum is open seven days a week: 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Contact:
212-534-1672, Phone
212-423-0758, Fax
info@mcny.org, E-mail
Admission:
Adults: $10
Seniors, students: $6
Families: $20 (max. 2 adults)
Children 12 and under: free
Members: free
Directions:
By bus:
M1, M3, M4 or M106 to 104th Street, M2 to 101st Street.
By subway:
#6 Lexington Avenue train to 103rd Street, walk three blocks west, or #2 or #3 train to Central Park North/110th Street, walk one block east to Fifth Avenue, then south to 103rd Street.
Ramp access is available at the 104th Street entrance.
Museum of the City of New York:
www.mcny.org
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