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Museum of the City of New York unveils new installation: "An Accessible City for All: Disability Rights in New York, 1968 to 2017"

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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New York, NY, July 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As a complement to its ongoing exhibition Activist New York, which marked its 10th anniversary in 2022, the Museum of the City of New York unveiled a new installation, An Accessible City for All: Disability Rights in New York, 1968 to 2017.

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  • New York, NY, July 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As a complement to its ongoing exhibition Activist New York, which marked its 10th anniversary in 2022, the Museum of the City of New York unveiled a new installation, An Accessible City for All: Disability Rights in New York, 1968 to 2017.
  • The modern disability rights movement is composed of a wide range of people with physical and intellectual disabilities and influenced by other “Sixties” social movements.
  • New Yorkers pushed for the nation’s first municipal office focused on the disability community, approved by Mayor Lindsay in 1968.
  • In the process, they have made a more inclusive city for all, and helped broaden thinking about the range of human bodies and minds.

Lisa Elmaleh is the Recipient of 2022 Arnold Newman Prize, One of the Nation's Largest in the World of Photographic Portraiture

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Saturday, September 3, 2022
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ROCKPORT, Maine, Sept. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- https://www.mainemedia.edu/anp-winners-2022/

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  • ABOUT THE WINNER: Lisa Elmaleh is an American visual artist, educator, and documentarian based in Paw Paw, West Virginia.
  • The winner and finalists for the 2022 Arnold Newman Prize in Photographic Portraiture are invited to participate in a museum exhibition.
  • Rashod Taylor is a contemporary photographer whose work is a window into the Black American experience and the recipient of the 2021 Arnold Newman Prize.
  • To schedule an interview with Maine Media's 2022 Arnold Newman Prize winner Lisa Elmaleh, please contact Elizabeth Greenberg The Arnold and Augusta Newman Provost at Maine Media.

Museum of the City of New York unveils new immersive installation “Raise Your Voice” by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya

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Monday, February 28, 2022
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Incorporating contemporary images and historical activist figures Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama, Phingbodhipakkiyas installation Raise Your Voice invites audiences to consider their own power for advocacy.

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  • Incorporating contemporary images and historical activist figures Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama, Phingbodhipakkiyas installation Raise Your Voice invites audiences to consider their own power for advocacy.
  • This powerful, immersive installation refuses to be ignored, offering a fitting entry point for visitors to engage with the history of New Yorks thriving activist movements.
  • The depictions of everyday New Yorkers paired with images of historical figures represent the legacy of New York activists.
  • The Museum of the City of New York fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the worlds most influential metropolis.