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The New York City Crystal Palace

Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations

2023-09-13 19:00:00 2023-09-13 20:30:00 America/New_York The New York City Crystal Palace Before the creation of Bryant Park, this area behind the New York Public Library, was occupied by a monumental water reservoir, it became the site of the first American international exhibition. Explore From Home - Virtual AS 1

Wednesday, September 13
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-09-13 19:00:00 2023-09-13 20:30:00 America/New_York The New York City Crystal Palace Before the creation of Bryant Park, this area behind the New York Public Library, was occupied by a monumental water reservoir, it became the site of the first American international exhibition. Explore From Home - Virtual AS 1

Explore From Home

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Before the creation of Bryant Park, this area behind the New York Public Library, was occupied by a monumental water reservoir, it became the site of the first American international exhibition.

* Use this link to join our virtual program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85380125618


Inspired by an earlier exhibition in London, New York, in 1853, built its own Crystal Palace and with its display of the latest discoveries and creations in the fields of arts and sciences, not only impressed the world, but also put the US on the map as a true competitor. Samuel Otis showed his elevator here, David Alter presented new methods of manufacturing and purifying bromine, important for the iron industry, the newest Daguerreotype cameras, microscopic and Fresnel lenses were shown, but
also the arts were well represented, including Tiffany's showroom as well as a picture gallery. Next to the main building New York's first observatory attracted many visitors and after the exhibition the spaces were used for performances by PT Barnum. Tragically, a fire destroyed all buildings in 1856, but the city was forever changed.

At the conclusion of the program please feel free to take a brief online survey here:
https://www.projectoutcome.org/responses/70587

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AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Lecture | History |

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