Events
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Note: If you require an auxiliary aid or service in order to attend a DORIS event, please contact the Disability Service Facilitator.
Note: To request language interpretation services, please contact the Language Access Coordinator at least three (3) business days before an event.
NYC Time Capsule: Trivia Night with the Municipal Archives and Library
31 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007
Thursday, November 14 - 6:00-8:00pm
Do you know which is the oldest bridge in New York City? Or what borough used to be its own city? Whether you're a native New Yorker, new to the Big Apple, or simply love trivia, join us for an exciting evening of fun, facts, and friendly competition at our first-ever NYC historic trivia night!
Test your knowledge of the city’s rich past and unique records, with questions highlighting everything from iconic landmarks to forgotten moments in New York City’s history. This is your chance to show off your smarts, bond with friends, and maybe learn something new along the way.
The top teams will take home some fantastic prizes, and spots are limited - reserve your spot today!
RSVP to join us by clicking here.
Lunch & Learn: Our Lady of the World's Fair
Online (Zoom)
Tuesday, November 19 - 1:00-2:00pm
Join the NYC Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) each month for our virtual Lunch & Learn Series - an intimate conversation with agency staff and special guests focusing on the collections of the Municipal Archives and Library and the history of New York City.
On November 19, join author Ruth D. Nelson for a discussion on her recent book, Our Lady of the World’s Fair.
Our Lady of the World’s Fair uncovers how New York's most influential leaders persuaded the Vatican to allow one of the world's greatest works of art - Michelangelo’s Pietà - to leave Europe for the first and only time.
Discover how Robert Moses and Francis Cardinal Spellman united to achieve their shared goal despite differing motives, how the World’s Fair Vatican Pavilion was designed to reflect the shifts in Catholic art ushered in by Vatican II, and how the display of the Pietà resulted in the first papal visit to the Western Hemisphere.
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Lunch & Learn - Rambusch: The First 100 Years
Online (Zoom)
Tuesday, December 3 - 1:00-2:00pm
Join the NYC Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) each month for our virtual Lunch & Learn Series - an intimate conversation with agency staff and special guests focusing on the collections of the Municipal Archives and Library and the history of New York City.
On December 3, join Viggo Bech Rambush and Barbara S. Christen for a discussion on Rambusch: The First 100 Years, 1898-1998, written by the late Catha Jackson Grace.
The book chronicles the growth of the Rambusch Decorating Company, an independent family business started in 1898 by Danish-born Frode Christian Valdemar Rambusch in New York. Discover how Frode expanded his business from decorative paintings and murals to include lighting design, fostered collaborations between dozens of artisans and well-known architects, and laid the foundation for his firm’s impact on many of the City’s iconic buildings.
Currently, the fourth generation of leaders fosters similar collaborations between architects, designers, and craft studios, leading efforts to revive decorative arts in the construction and finishing of our nation's buildings.
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