"YOUTH REMEMBERS 9/11" EXHIBIT
September 3 - 30, 2011
The special exhibit, "Youth Remembers 9/11" is scheduled to open in the Davis Educational Center or "Flag Gallery" at Fraunces Tavern Museum in Manhattan on September 3, 2011 at 12:00 Noon and will run for the balance of the month, closing on September 30, 2011.
The exhibit will display artistic remembrances, impressions and thoughts by high school and college students to recognize the passing of a decade since the historic events of September 11, 2001.
The art will take multiple forms, including paintings, sculpture and quilts as well as poems and essays. A number of the student artists and their families are expected to attend the opening on September 3.
"Youth Remembers 9/11" is organized by the New York organization of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in partnership with Fraunces Tavern® Museum and the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, Inc. (SRNY).
Access to the exhibit will be included with regular admission to Fraunces Tavern Museum, which will continue its other current exhibits, including "Revolution and The City." Museum members will be admitted free of charge, as usual.
New York Held Prisoner!
"REVOLUTION AND THE CITY"
- Churches converted to barracks and stables!
- Harbor filled with prison ships!
- Patriots jailed, Tories' homes sabotaged!
- A City divided for seven years!
Fraunces Tavern Museum presents "Revolution and the City" an exhibit covering 1776 - 1783 when all of New York City was held captive. The story of a city divided. Tory against Patriot, neighbor against neighbor. In addition to numerous paintings illustrations and artifacts, visitors will stand at the spot where a famous tavern keeper passed British military secrets on to General Washington as well as see "the most notorious horse's tail of the War."
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Washington’s Triumphal Entry into New York, November 25, 1783
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About the Museum
Fraunces Tavern Museum is a survivor of the early days of New York City. It was built in 1719 as an elegant residence for the merchant Stephan Delancey and his family. In 1762, the home was purchased by tavern-keeper Samuel Fraunces, who turned it into one of the most popular taverns of the day. Though it is best known as the site where Washington gave his farewell address to the officers of the Continental Army, in 1783, the tavern also played a significant role in pre-Revolutionary activities. After the war, when New York was the nation’s first capital, the tavern was rented to the new government to house the offices of the Departments of War, Treasury and Foreign Affairs.
In 1904, the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York purchased the tavern and hired preservation architect William Mersereau to return the building to its colonial appearance. Fraunces Tavern® Museum opened to the public in 1907. Today, the museum complex includes four 19th century buildings in addition to the 18th century Fraunces Tavern building.
Fraunces Tavern® Museum’s mission is to educate the public about New York City history as it relates to Colonial America, the Revolutionary War, and the Early Republic. This mission is fulfilled through the preservation and interpretation of the Museum’s landmarked 1719 building along with varied exhibitions of art and artifacts as they relate to the historic site.
Fraunces Tavern® Museum is located at 54 Pearl Street, Manhattan. The Museum
is open seven days a week, 12pm – 5pm. Admission: $7.00 general, $4.00
seniors and children under 18, and free to children 5 and under and to
members with membership card. Subway: R or W to Whitehall St., 4/5 to
Bowling Green, 1 South Ferry, J/M/Z to Broad St. Buses: M1, M6, M15. |

Please Join us for our
Special Evening Lectures…
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Strict Observers of the Moral Law
Freemasonry’s Ethics in Colonial Times
Presented by Jay Hochberg
Thursday, January 19th
The Founding Fathers Reconsidered
Presented by R.B. Bernstein †
Thursday, February 9th
Witches, Wife Beaters, & Whores
Common Law & Common Folk in Early America
Presented by Elaine Crane †
Thursday, March 29th
Homesickness
An American History
Presented by Susan Matt †
Thursday, April 26th
† Books will be available for purchase -discounts apply for Museum members
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THE DUNSMORE COLLECTION
Conservation Continues...
Detail of the conservation process
The John Ward Dunsmore Collection at the Fraunces Tavern Museum is
comprised of 45 paintings that illustrate important events of the
Revolutionary War, including Valley Forge, the Battle of Bunker Hill and
the Surrender at Yorktown.
Dunsmore was a late 19/early 20th-century painter best known for his
realistic and historically accurate paintings. He was the founding
director of the Detroit Art Museum and a member of the Sons of the
Revolution. Dunsmore donated much of the collection to the Museum.
Learn More.
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| The Long Room at Fraunces Tavern was the site of Washington's farewell to his officers are the end of the Revolution. |
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