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Museum of American Finance

A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961–2021

January 20, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

museum of american financeThe Museum of American Finance will host “A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961-2021,” a virtual program with Alan Blinder set for Wednesday, February 15th. [Read more…] about A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961–2021

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Museum of American Finance

Sustainability and Finance Panel

September 17, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Going Green Exploring the Relationship of Sustainability and FinanceThe Museum of American Finance will host “Going Green: Exploring the Relationship of Sustainability and Finance,” a panel discussion and networking reception set for Monday, September 19th. [Read more…] about Sustainability and Finance Panel

Filed Under: Events, New York City Tagged With: Museum of American Finance

The 1982 Day The Markets Roared

April 26, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Day the Markets RoaredBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

1982 was a year that marked the start of almost four decades of US economic growth. However, this classic Wall Street story has never been fully told until now.

After painful years of high interest rates and the inflation of the late 1960s and 1970s, consumers were paying 17% and higher to borrow money. But by the end of one summer day almost 40 years ago, the stock market had undergone its second-biggest rally since WWII, while bond prices soared and interest rates plunged. [Read more…] about The 1982 Day The Markets Roared

Filed Under: Books, Events, History, New York City Tagged With: Museum of American Finance

Jay Gould, The Union Pacific Railroad, and the Panic of 1873

January 14, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Jay GouldThe Museum of American Finance will host a webinar talk about Jay Gould and the Union Pacific from the Panic of 1873 to 1880 with Joseph Calandro, Jr. on Tuesday, February 2nd, from noon to 1 pm.

Gould was widely unpopular during his lifetime and is often criticized for his unscrupulous business practices, which made him among the nation’s wealthiest men. His legacy remains controversial. [Read more…] about Jay Gould, The Union Pacific Railroad, and the Panic of 1873

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Jay Gould, Museum of American Finance

Hamilton Scheme: Creating An American Economy

June 21, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

museum of american financeOn Thursday, July 12, 2018 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm, Historian and author William Hogeland, a contributor to Historians on Hamilton (Rutgers University Press, 2018), will speak on how Alexander Hamilton’s national financial plan worked, why the public remains generally unaware of the details, the extremes Hamilton was willing to go to in order to bring the plan about, and why his opponents (Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin) couldn’t fully dismantle it during 16 years of Democratic Republican administration. The talk will be followed by Q&A. [Read more…] about Hamilton Scheme: Creating An American Economy

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Alexander Hamilton, Museum of American Finance, New York City

Blacks on US Currency Exhibit at Museum of American Finance

February 22, 2017 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

On Wednesday, February 22, the Museum of American Finance will open “For the Love of Money: Blacks on US Currency,” a traveling exhibit on loan from the Museum of UnCut Funk.

To be featured on currency is among the nation’s highest honors. The Treasury’s latest redesign – which will feature Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill beginning in 2020 – will acknowledge for the first time on paper money the contributions of Black and women’s rights activists in advancing American democracy. There is a longer tradition of honoring such leaders through the creation of commemorative coins, medals and medallions. [Read more…] about Blacks on US Currency Exhibit at Museum of American Finance

Filed Under: History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Black History, Museum of American Finance

Museum of American Finance Adds Audio Tours

July 19, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

hamilton statueLast week the Museum of American Finance launched a 12-stop audio tour of its permanent exhibits. The tour was developed in partnership with Antenna – a multi-media story-telling company – and is narrated by a variety of experts including the Museum’s president and curators, as well as CNN founding financial editor Myron Kandel and architectural historian Damien Cregeau. [Read more…] about Museum of American Finance Adds Audio Tours

Filed Under: History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Alexander Hamilton, Museum of American Finance, NYC

Finance Museum to Open ‘Legal Tender’ Exhibit

March 30, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

unnamed(41)On Wednesday, April 1, the Museum of American Finance will open “Legal Tender,” an exhibition featuring the work of Philadelphia-based artist Emily Erb. The solo exhibition consists of large-scale flag paintings depicting US paper currency produced from 1862 through the present. [Read more…] about Finance Museum to Open ‘Legal Tender’ Exhibit

Filed Under: History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Art History, Museum of American Finance

Wall Street Panics and Crashes: A Walking Tour Nov 2

October 29, 2013 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Across from Fraunces Tavern (5:51 a.m.)The annual guided walking tour of Lower Manhattan featuring the Great Crash of 1929, sponsored by the Museum of American Finance, will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 1 pm, (no tour in inclement weather).

This is the 26th anniversary of this unique tour, the only regularly-scheduled event that commemorates the Great Crash of 1929, the Panic of 1907 and the 1987 stock market collapse. It delves into the political, financial, real estate and architectural history of Wall Street and New York City. [Read more…] about Wall Street Panics and Crashes: A Walking Tour Nov 2

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Great Depression, Museum of American Finance, New York City, NYC, Political History, Wall Street

New Carnegie Exhibit at Museum of American Finance

April 4, 2012 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, April 10, the Museum of American Finance will open “Andrew Carnegie: Forging Philanthropy,” an exhibit on Carnegie’s life and work, with a spotlight on his love of Scotland, his business life and his philanthropic activities. The exhibit will be unveiled at an event presented in conjunction with the American-Scottish Foundation in celebration of Scotland-Tartan Week in New York City.

The exhibit will feature objects and documents from the Museum’s collection, as well as from the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum and the Carnegie Corporation of New York Archives at Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Highlights include George Soros’s Carnegie Medal for philanthropy, a $100,000 US Steel gold bond certificate issued to Carnegie for part of the sale of Carnegie Steel to JP Morgan, and the two-sided American/Scottish flag that flew at Carnegie’s Scotland estate, Skibo Castle, in the 19th century.

A “Life & Legacy of Andrew Carnegie” panel discussion which begins at 6 pm, will be followed by a reception (at 7 pm). Participants in the panel discussion include Carnegie experts Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York (Introduction); Peter Krass, award-winning author of Carnegie (Moderator); Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, Levy Institute Research Professor, Bard College; Martyn Evans, Chief Executive, Carnegie UK Trust; and Anthony Marx, President, New York Public Library.

The Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall Street (corner of William Street), NYC. Tickets cost $45 and include a one-year membership in the Museum of American Finance. For information and reservations, contact Tempris Small at 212-908-4110 or tsmall@moaf.org.

“Andrew Carnegie: Forging Philanthropy” will be on view through October 2012.

Filed Under: New Exhibits Tagged With: Industrial History, Museum of American Finance, New York City

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