NY400 Week Calendar

September 8 - 13, 2009

NEW YORK
NY400 is the celebration of 400 years of friendship
between the Netherlands and the United States. In 1609
the Halve Maen, a ship owned by the Dutch East India
Company, sailed up the river that would later be called
the Hudson. The New Netherland colony and the trading
post New Amsterdam, now New York City, would later be
founded on its shore. With NY400 we celebrate 400 years
of history and our shared values: freedom, tolerance and
equal opportunities. NY400 is an initiative of the Dutch
government in cooperation with local agencies, the Henry
Hudson 400 Foundation, cultural institutions, companies
and private individuals in the US and the Netherlands.

Join us in the celebration!

WWW.NY400.ORG & WWW.NY400.NL

The Halve Maen

The Dutch ship Halve Maen (Half Moon) sailed from Amsterdam in April 1609 under command of the English
captain Henry Hudson, under orders from the Dutch East India Company, to search for a short sea route to
Asia. In September 1609, Hudson and the twenty members of his crew sailed into the mouth of the river that
now bears his name and landed on the island of Manna Hatta, later to be known as Manhattan. This led to the
foundation of the New Netherland colony and the trading post New Amsterdam, which would grow to become
the city of New York. The Halve Maen has been reconstructed by the New Netherland Museum, and is now
used as a museum of early Dutch maritime culture. The ship will be part of manyNY400 events, including
Harbor Day (see below).

The Halve Maen’s arrival in America 400 years ago will be commemorated with a festive week in
New York from September 8 to 13, full of exciting activities that will link the past with the present
and future!

The Schaghen Letter

The Schaghen Letter, named after the 17th-century Dutch official Pieter
Schaghen, is sometimes called New York’s ‘birth certificate’. In this
document, Pieter Schaghen recorded the transfer of the island of Manhattan
from its original inhabitants to the Dutch colonists. In exchange the Dutch
gave them goods like blankets and kettles “to the value of 60 guilders.” The
document is controversial: the native Manhattanites had no conception of land
ownership and assumed that they were only giving the Dutch permission to
settle temporarily on the island.

This historic document was brought from the Netherlands to New York in
August. It will be displayed in the special exhibition
New Amsterdam: The Island at the Center of the World at the South Street Seaport Museum (see below).

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DAZZLING WEEK IN THE HEART OF NEW YORK

The NY400 week of celebration opens on September 8 with an official welcoming ceremony
onboard the USS Intrepid; Dutch and US ships will sail into New York Harbor to the sound of a 21-
gun salute. The fleet will include two Dutch naval frigates, a NATO squadron of eight ships, 16 Dutch
barges, the replicas of the Halve Maen and Onrust, and 56 Flying Dutchman sailboats.

On September 9 the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands will unveil the New
Amsterdam Plein and Pavilion, a gift from the Netherlands to New York. Starting on September 10,
Governors Island will be the setting of the New Island Festival, with New York editions of the
Dutch ‘ Oerol’ and ‘Parade’ festivals – theatrical and cultural events relatively new to the United
States. In former Coast Guard stations, director Renny Ramakers of Droog Design will create
innovative design experiences under the flag of Pioneers of Change.

Dutch and US experts will be sharing their knowledge in the fields of water management,
nanotechnology, big-city health care, and municipal finance at conferences and workshops. New
York’s foremost museums will be hosting exhibits of Dutch art, from Vermeer’s Milkmaid to
photographer Hendrik Kerstens’ Napkin. There will also be many historical exhibits about the arrival
of the first Dutch settlers on Manhattan and the continuing Dutch influence on New York. From
September 12 at the South Street Seaport Museum, the Dutch National Archives will be displaying their
extraordinary collection of documents, including the Schaghen letter, old maps and Johannes
Vingboons’ watercolors of New Amsterdam.

The week closes with Harbor Day, a festive day for New Yorkers and Dutch visitors on the Hudson
and in Manhattan’s waterfront parks. Harbor Day will begin with a colorful flotilla on the Hudson
River. Visitors will be able to enjoy entertainment in the parks and travel from place to place with free
bikes and ferries. The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands will be joining
the NY400 week celebrations, together with many guests from both the Netherlands and the US.

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Program (subject to change)

EVENTS
NY400 Week Welcoming Ceremony

The NY400 week will start on the Hudson with a ceremonial entry of Dutch and
US ships, including two Dutch naval frigates and one US frigate, several others
from NATO allies’ fleets, the replicas of the Halve Maen and Onrust, Dutch
barges, Flying Dutchman racers, the Human Rights Watch Boat and more.

HNLMS Tromp, its crew lined up on deck in parade formation, will welcome the
fleet with a 21-gun salute. Several dozen students from Dutch and US schools
will join the flotilla on board HNLMS Van Speijk.

The R o y a l N e t h e r l a n d s N a v y B a n d will provide an on-shore

accompaniment to the official welcome ceremony on the flight deck of the USS
Intrepid.

Where USS Intrepid, Pier 84

When Tuesday September 8, 2009, 9:15 – 10:30 AM

Details The 21-gun salute will be fired at 9:15 AM alongside USS Intrepid, followed by an official NY400 Week
welcoming ceremony onboard the USS Intrepid from 9:15 to 10:30 AM.
Website www.NY400.org

Unveiling of the New Amsterdam Plein

and Pavilion

The New Amsterdam Plein and Pavilion is the gift of the Netherlands to New
York in honor of 400 years of friendship. The Pavilion and street furniture for
the surrounding plaza are designed by Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of
UNStudio. It will serve as an attractive gathering place for New Yorkers,
commuters and tourists, as well as a tribute to our common history and shared
values. The Pavilion is situated on Peter Minuit Plaza at the Battery, one of New
York’s main intersections, with 75,000 people passing through each day.

During the unveiling, there will be a special display about the Schaghen letter,
New York City’s ‘birth certificate’. This important document will be exhibited at the
South Street Seaport Museum, as part of the exhibition ‘New Amsterdam: The
Island at the Center of the World’.

Where Peter Minuit Plaza / New Amsterdam Plein, Battery Park

When Opening: September 9, 2009, from 11 – 12 PM (invitation only)

After the unveiling ceremony, there will be a public preview from 12 – 6PM.

Details Part of Peter Minuit Plaza will be renamed New Amsterdam Plein. The Plaza is currently
undergoing a major renovation; it will only be accessible on September 9, and is closed afterwards. The
unveiling ceremony and the Pavilion can be viewed from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal terrace.

W ebsites www.thebattery.org/rebuilding/plein.php, www.unstudio.com, www.ny400.org

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New Island Festival
From September 10 to 20, Governors Island, just off the coast of Manhattan, will
be turned over to the New Island Festival, bringing together the best of what
Dutch festivals have to offer. It will combine the unique site-specific theatrical
programming of the Dutch festival ‘Oerol’, with the whole island as its stage, and a
bustling festival centred in the tradition of the ‘Parade’. Plays, dance performances,
and concerts will be held in and around historic buildings and sites, in fields and in
unoccupied stately homes.

The heart of the New Island Festival will be the Boulevard of Broken Dreams,
a camp with Roman tents, with at its center a 400 feet long designed by Piet
Hein Eek as a stage for performance artists. Festival chef André Amaro will be
serving a special Dutch pioneers’ ‘stamppot’, a traditional potato-vegetable
mash.

The festival hosts well-established Dutch performers like the theater company
Toneelgroep Amsterdam, the musicians’, artists’ and scientists’ cooperative
Veenfabriek and the contemporary dance company Dansgroep Amsterdam
as well as many other talented performing artists from the Netherlands and
US.

Where Governors Island

When September 10 – 13 and 17 – 20, 2009
New Island Festival pass: $35
Admission
Tickets for individual performances: $5, $10 or $15 (available only on Governors Island)

Official opening on September 10 by Ronald Plasterk, Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and
Science. The artistic directors of the Oerol and Parade festivals will direct their parts of the New Island
Details
Festival. Overall artistic leadership of the festival will be in the hands of the Dutch Theater Institute

Websites www.newislandfestival.com

Pioneers of Change
The event “Pioneers of Change” brings Dutch design, fashion and architecture
to Governors Island.

For two long weekends you will have the chance to listen and debate, watch and
participate, relax and think, eat and drink, play music, be inspired and meet others
in nine former officers’ residences and the surrounding park.

Presenters include Marije Vogelzang, Maarten Baas, Platform21, Painted,

2012 Architecten and Experimental Jetset. There will also be a Droog Go Slow
Café and a pop-up store that sells Dutch designs for less than $100.

The program begins on September 10 with a series of Open Talks between

Dutch and New York designers and architects. Curator: Renny Ramakers, who
is also co-founder and director of Droog.

Pioneers of Change reflects the principles of the new era ushered in by President Obama: a more responsible and sustainable
approach to life. The event is about blurring the lines between high and low culture, new forms of cooperation, social
engagement, the value of craftsmanship and local contexts, and affordability.

Where Governors Island, New York

When September 10 – 20, 2009

Details The events on Governors Island are just a few minutes by ferry (free) from Lower Manhattan.

Website www.pioneersofchange.com

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 New Amsterdam Village
New Amsterdam Village is a lovely bit of the Netherlands in New York,
where Dutch visitors will feel very much at home. The village in Bowling
Green Park (next to Battery Park) consists of traditional Dutch canal
houses, a windmill and a stage. It features renowned Dutch handicrafts;
wooden shoes and Delftware will be produced and glass blown on site.
There are also NY400 orange bikes for rent. Visitors will be able to sample
traditional Dutch cheese, ‘stroopwafels’ and herring, and buy flowers and
bulbs.

A fine example of Dutch innovation and inventiveness is also featured: an

environmentally friendly greenhouse. The Netherlands is a world leader in
sustainable greenhouse production, and is making rapid progress with
energy-saving agricultural technologies.
Demonstrations of these environmentally friendly technologies, products
and services will be given in the Village’s sustainable greenhouse.

Where Bowling Green Park, Broadway at Beaver Street

September 4 – 14, 2009

When
Open: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Admission Free

The grand opening will take place on September 4 with Gerda Verburg, Minister of Agriculture,
Details
Nature and Food Quality.

W ebsite www.minlnv.nl (Dutch Ministry of Agriculture – click on “English”)

New Amsterdam Bike Slam

Four hundred years after Henry Hudson’s arrival in
Manhattan, two teams of pioneering Dutch and
American planners & designers present their visions to
bring New York City cycling up to the level of the
Netherlands, the only country with more bikes than
people. Spread over three days, the New Amsterdam
Bike Slam is a battle, a bridge, a conference, a cocktail,
a dance party, and a path forward.

Where Various location throughout New York City. For more information please visit www.newamsterdambikeslam.com)
When September 10 – 13, 2009

Website www.newamsterdambikeslam.com

Naval ships and the Marine Band

There will be many maritime activities during NY400 Week, with a range of official
gatherings and events for the public. The highlight will be the arrival of two Royal Netherlands
Navy frigates: the air defense and command frigate HMNLS Tromp and the multi-purpose frigate
HNLMS Van Speijk. Both vessels will be open to the public during ‘Open Decks Open House’ on
September 12: an excellent opportunity to see them up close

On September 11 on HNLMS Tromp a commemoration will be held of the 9/11 events (by
invitation only). On September 12 it will host a gala dinner for invited guests.

In addition to the two frigates, the Dutch minesweeper HNLMS Urk will also be joining in as part
a NATO squadron of eight ships.

Photo: Multi-purposefrigate Hr. Ms. Van Speijk. Courtesy of the Audio Visuele Dienst Defensie (AVDD)

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The 70 talented musicians of the Dutch Marine Band, and various components such as the steel band, will be playing on a number of
occasions throughout the week of NY400. They will play at the opening ceremony on September 8 and on Harbor Day on September
13.

Where New York Harbor District, Brooklyn Marine Terminal, piers 7 and 8
When All the ships will be open to the public on Saturday, September 12 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
On Sunday, September 13 the NATO ships will be open from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM; the Dutch
ships will at that time be taking part in the Harbor Day flotilla
Admission Free
Details The naval vessels will take part in the flotilla on Harbor Day, September 13.
W ebsite www.NY400.org

Miles4Justice
A Dutch yacht will be sailing along the East Coast to New York, following the northern part of
the route that Henry Hudson took 400 years ago. Like Hudson’s ship the Halve Maen the
yacht will call at New York, arriving there on September 8 for the opening of NY400 week.
(See “Arrival of Dutch ships & firing of salute,” above.) During the week Miles4Justice will
engage in a range of activities and welcome special guests on board.

This voyage is an initiative of Miles for Justice, an organization that uses sailing races to
draw attention to human rights issues. For each nautical mile sailed, the organization
generates financial support from sponsors and donors for specific projects. The donations
for this trip will benefit Human Rights Watch. In addition, Miles for Justice has offered the
Mayor of New York support for homeless people, people with disabilities and orphans.

Where On the Hudson alongside Battery Park. The yacht will moor in North Cove Marina
When Arrival on September 8, 2009.

Admission Free

Details Yacht’s crew includes Dutch human rights advocates and marines who have served in peace
missions in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iraq and elsewhere.
.
W ebsite www.miles4justice.com

Friesland Day
On September 12 the New Island Festival on Governors Island will be devoted to Fryslân (the official Frisian name for the
northern Dutch province of Friesland), with a festive program for Frisian and US companies, Frisian-Americans and other
‘friends of the province’. Highlights of Friesland Day include:

• the official opening of Fryslân House, a meeting and office complex for Frisian companies –
the third such building in the world after Amsterdam and Riga, Latvia;
• a presentation (at 1:00 PM) of the book Famous Frisians in America by Queen’s
Commissioner John Jorritsma, in the presence of some of the famous Frisians or their
descendants;
• an informational forum about Frisian-US relations with scholars, Frisian-Americans and
Americans living in Friesland;
• performances by Frisian artists including singer Nynke Laverman and the arresting poetry
of Tsjêbbe Hettinga.

W here Governors Island

When September 12, 2009

Included in admission to New Island Festival. For Americans with Frisian roots there is a special
Admission
discount.
The book Famous Frisians in America, to be published in September along with a Dutch edition,
contains portraits of 70 renowned Frisians who succeeded in the New World, from Peter
Details Stuyvesant to supermodel Doutzen Kroes, and gives notable facts about Frisian-US relations –
such as the fact that Friesland was the first province of the Dutch Republic to decide to recognize
the independence of the United States of America.

W ebsite www.fryslan.nl/madeinfryslan

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Taste NiEuW Amsterdam
Get a taste of Holland during NiEuW Amsterdam Restaurant Week. To commemorate the purchase of
Manna-hata, today's Manhattan, for only 60 Dutch guilders (about $24), restaurants all over town are
offering the $24 Taste NiEuW Amsterdam Menu.

Where Lower Manhattan and beyond

New York City

When September 5 – 20, 2009

Admission About $24

Taste NiEuw Amsterdam includes 50 participating restaurants,

Details primarily in Downtown Manhattan

W ebsite www.TasteNewAmsterdam.com

Bike the Big Apple

Four unique, 3.5-hour bike tours to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage.
Explore Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan by bike--you won't be believe the Dutch history that can still
be found! These tours will be hosted by Bike the Big Apple, New York's original bike tour company.
Tours will run on September 9th and 10th from 11-2:30PM and 3:30-7PM. They will be begin and end
at the NY400 Bike Kiosk at Bowling Green Park, Downtown Manhattan

Where NY400 Bike Kiosk, Bowling Green Park

New York

When September 9 – 10, 2009

Admission $ 35,-
Advanced reservations required. Limited Space Available. For more information and
Details to make reservations call (201) 837 1133.
W ebsite www.bikethebigapple.com

Friesland Residence

One of the houses in Colonels’ Row on Governors Island – the one

in which Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev prepared for his
historic 1988 talks with US President Ronald Reagan on ending
the Cold War, as a plaque on the house attests – will bear the
name Friesland Residence during the New Island Festival. The
house will be available on Friesland Day as a place for Frisian
companies to meet their guests.

Where Governors Island

When September 10 – 20, 2009
Admission Included in admission to the New Island Festival

The province of Friesland is a major sponsor of the New Island Festival. A number of Frisian artists will be
Details participating, including singer Nynke Laverman and Sytze Pruiksma, whose performance Lân interweaves
music, film and landscape.

W ebsite www.fryslan.nl/madeinfryslan

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Speed Dating with the Low Countries
Cultural Encounters with Flanders and the Netherlands

September 10
An introduction to the Dutch language and the Dutch-speaking culture, including literature,
movies, theater and music, with a chocolate workshop thrown in. A line-up of performing
artists the likes of Spinvis, Erik de Jong’s one man band, singer-songwriter Sarah Bettens and
novelists Stefan Brijs, Joke van Leeuwen, Tommy Wieringa and Russell Shorto. The event is
jointly organized by the Nederlandse Taalunie and the Department of History of Columbia
University.
On the same day, the renowned historical linguist Nicoline van der Sijs will present her book
on the influence of the Dutch language on American English and the languages of the Native
Americans. More information on the programme can be found on
www.taalunieversum.org/agenda.

Columbia University
Roone Arledge Auditorium
Where
2920 Broadway (115 St)
New York, NY
When
September 10th, 2009, 13h to 17 h
Admission Free

During the event at Columbia University the first copy of the book by Nicoline van der Sijs will be
Details
presented.
http://taalunieversum.org (Nederlandse Taalunie)
Websites
www.columbia.edu (Columbia University)

September 11
An introduction to the Dutch language and the Dutch-speaking culture, an evening-long theatrical show with literature, movies and
music. Performing artists include Spinvis, Erik de Jong’s one man band, singer-songwriter Sarah Bettens and novelists Stefan Brijs,
Joke van Leeuwen and Tommy Wieringa. The event is jointly organized by the Nederlandse Taalunie and Flanders House.

The TimesCenter
Where
242 West 41 St
New York, NY
When September 11th, 2009, 19.30h to 21.30 h
Admission Free
Reception afterwards, demonstration of chocolate bonbons .
Details
http://taalunieversum.org (Dutch Language Union)
W ebsites
www.columbia.edu (Columbia University)
.

New Amsterdam Trail

Discover New York’s 17th-century Dutch roots with the walking tour New Amsterdam
Trail. The tour guides you to major historic sites of the former Dutch settlement in
Lower Manhattan, where you will hear fascinating stories about the impact of the
Dutch on New York’s landmarks, architecture and street names.

You can download the audio guide for the tour free of charge onto your
MP3 player or computer from the Henry Hudson 400 Foundation at
http://www.henryhudson400.com/hh400 project.php?id=24. The
walking tour map and brochure will be available for free download
starting on July 4. You may also take a guided tour with a Park Ranger.

Where Lower Manhattan

When Ongoing

Admission Free download. Park Ranger tour: $15.

Website www.henryhudson400.com

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 Job Swap
In a unique exchange of work
experience, knowledge, and culture,
Amsterdam and New York nurses,
teachers, firefighters, musicians,
organic farmers, bartenders, police
officers, public prosecutors, and park
keepers switch jobs for a week.

The Amsterdammers will spend September 6 to 13 in New York; the New Yorkers will spend September 13 to 20 in Amsterdam.
The Amsterdam architect Khoi Tran, winner of a competition in the Amsterdam daily Het Parool, will swap jobs for a week with a
New York architect. On September 12 the job swappers will meet the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands.

Alongside the Job Swap, a youth culture Talent Swap is sending five young Dutch hip-hop artists from Talentz for U (T4U) who
won the Hip Hop Henry dance competition in the Netherlands to New York, where they will take master classes, perform and
tour.

Where New York and Amsterdam

New York: September 6 – 13;

When
Amsterdam: September 13 – 20

The Job Swap is a project of the Henry Hudson 400 Foundation, made possible in part by
Details
NY400.

Website www.jobswap.org

Flying Dutchman sailing races

56 sailboats in the Flying Dutchman class from
14 countries will take part in these races, which will be held south of
Governors Island. On Saturday, the afternoon finale will be between
Battery Park and Governors Island. With the Statue of Liberty and
the New York skyline as a backdrop, the races promise to be
spectacular.

The Flying Dutchman vessels will also join the Harbor Day flotilla.

New York Harbor, south of Governors Island,

Where between the Statue of Liberty, Battery Park City
and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

September 8–10 from 10-5PM: 1609-2009 International Flying Dutchman Class 400th anniversary of New
When
Amsterdam Regatta'

September 12 from 10-4.30PM: '1609-2009 International Flying Dutchman Class Centennial World
Championships'

The winning crews will be announced in an official trophy ceremony on Sunday, September 13 at Battery Park.
Admission Free
Details Good locations to watch the race and cheer on the sailors are Battery Park, Governors Island, Liberty Island
and the Red Hook Brooklyn shoreline.

W ebsite www.sailfd.org (International Flying Dutchman Class)

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Harbor Day

Harbor Day, a grand public event, will be the culmination and

high point of the NY400 week. Water will be the
overarching theme of the day, with a wide range of
activities up and down the Hudson and in New York’s waterfront
parks. Spectators will be able to watch the events on the water
on a giant video screen in the Battery, from stands seating
between 7,000 and 10,000 viewers.

Visitors will also be able to enjoy the parks and use free NY400
bikes and water taxis. On Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park –
which has a breathtaking view of the harbor, downtown
Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge – New Yorkers will have a
chance to get to know different kinds of Dutch bikes as part of
the event ‘Biking in Breukelen’.

The Harbor Day fleet will include a colorful assortment of

historic Dutch and American yachts and sailboats, with
Dutch flat-bottomed boats, the replicas of the Halve Maen
(the Dutch ship that moored on Manhattan in 1609) and
Onrust (the first European ship to be built in North America, in
1614), a Dutch super yacht and naval vessels. All these ships
will sail from New York Harbor up the Hudson.

The Battery, Battery Park City,

Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Governors Island, Water Taxi Beach, Pier 84 in Hudson River Park,
Where
Snug Harbor Cultural Center

Free bikes will be available at Bowling Green, downtown Manhattan.

When September 13

Admission Free
On Harbor Day the Half Moon and the Dutch naval frigates will lead the flotilla past the Statue of
Details
Liberty, Governors Island and Battery Park and up the Hudson.

W ebsite www.nycgo.com/?event=view.article&id=169368 , http://www.spts.nl/index_eng.php (Foundation

to Promote Traditional Ships)

NY400 Week: Bike NYC on a free Dutch bike

Bright orange NY400 bicycles will be available for free to the public on a limited basis
starting on September 4, throughout NY400 week until Saturday evening (Sep 12).
Experience the typical Dutch way to get around town and ride your Dutch bike to NY400
week events!

ABOUT THE NY400 BiCYCLES

In 1609, a Dutch ship called the Half Moon arrived to the shores of what is now New
York City with Captain Henry Hudson at the helm. 400 years later, 200 bright orange
NY400 bikes undertook the same journey as Hudson across the Atlantic Ocean to show
New York City how much the Dutch love their bikes!

The City of New York has embraced biking the past few years as the most sustainable, green & clean way of transportation.

Where Bike & Roll Rental Booth

New Amsterdam Village @ Bowling Green Park (between Broadway and Beaver Streets)
New York

When September 4 - 12

Admission Free
The NY400 biking program is a great incentive to promote this growing New York City biking
Details
culture.

W ebsite www.ny400.org

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Lost and Found at the New Museum
Lost & Found is a night of stray images and sounds. The
program consists of audio visual presentations by artists,
writers, poets and musicians and is compiled from received and
selected material by artist Constant Dullaart and curator / editor
Julia van Mourik. Submissions to the program are welcome.
Please send your material to found@lost.nl

Lost & Found was initiated in Amsterdam in 1997. The idea

arose from an urge to show material by artists, writers, poets
and musicians which doesn't fit comfortably in the gallery; work
which demands more concentration than the usual walk-by, or
seems out of place anywhere.

Lost & Found is co- sponsored by Rhizome. Thanks to

Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts and New
Museum and the city of Amsterdam

Where New Museum Sky Room

235 Bowery
New York, NY 10002
Time: 7 PM

When SEP 09, 2009

Admission Free
More information: +31 20 6392787 - found@lost.nl
Details
Please RSVP to found@lost.nl

W ebsite www.lost.nl

Streetlab Pop Up Store

A Pop Up Store carrying a selection of Amsterdam Contemporary Culture by
Streetlab and My Little Underground, curated by Femke Dekker

The Pop Up Store introduces new Dutch counter-culture into the heart of New
York City's creative scene. Functioning as an exhibition space, a shop, studio and
an auditorium, the Pop Up Store will exhibit new work by upcoming young Dutch
artists, which will be sold to the public but also be presented to businesses and
professionals.
Artists involved are amongst others fashion designers And Beyond and LEW,
illustrator and artist Parra, graphic designers Experimental Jetset, photographers
Danielle van Ark and Jolijn Snijders and sneakerbrand Patta.

Also on view at the Chelsea Market: leading advertising agencies based in

Amsterdam have joined forces to show that Amsterdam is the creative hub of
Europe.

The agencies will each create a space so visibly arresting and innovative so that the viewer is intrigued and surprised.

Where Chelsea Market

75 9th Avenue (Between 15th and 16th Street)
New York, NY 10011
When September 10 - 13, 2009

Admission Free
Hours of Operation:
Details
10th: 12.00 - 6.00 pm
11th: 12.00 - 10.00 pm
12th: 12.00 - 10.00 pm
13th: 12.00 - 5.00 pm

W ebsite www.lost.nl

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Premiere 'The New York Connection'
This four-part Dutch Public TV documentary (AVRO / IDTV Docs) highlights the Dutch history of the City of New York Dutch author
Dirk van Weelden wanders through New York and Amsterdam trying to discover
traces of New York’s Dutch history. The series describes the origin and the
expansion of a colony under Dutch rule, and draws a connection between this
history and both 17th century Holland and contemporary New York. Thus, the
makers of the series attempt to make an accurate portrait of New York and its
history, going back to a time when Holland was still a world power. The historical
tale brings the viewer to topics that still raise interesting questions today. The
following topics are covered respectively: The American Dream, The New
Yorker, Trade & Money and The Development of a Society. With a.o. Russell
Shorto, Charles Gehring, Jaap Jacobs, and Mayor Mayor Bloomberg.
The documentary series is inspired by Russell Shorto’s book The Island at the
Center of the World and Charles Gehring’s translations of the 17th century
records of New Netherlands. Directed by Roel van Dalen.

Museum of the City of New York

Where 1220 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029

When September 11, 2009

Admission $6 for Museum of the City of New York members, $8 for seniors and students; and $12 for non-
members. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. For tickets, call 212.534.1672, ext. 3395.

The first part of The New York Connection premieres on September 11 at 6:30, at the Museum of
Details
the City of New York. After the screening, there will be a Q&A with the makers.

W ebsite www.newyork400.avro.nl (in Dutch).

ING presents New Island Festival’s DJ Dance Event

A Dutch DJ supplies the tunes: the Manhattan skyline is the perfect backdrop
for an unforgettable day of dancing. Check back with us for more details
beginning September 6!

NY Water Taxi Beach

Where Governors Island

When September 12, 2009 Time: 1-5 PM

W ebsite www.newislandfestival.com

Four Freedoms Awards

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will receive the
2009 Four Freedoms Award on September 11, in
attendance of guests of honor the Prince of Orange and
Princess Máxima of the Netherlands. The Four Freedom
Medals and Award are presented each year to men and
women whose achievements have demonstrated a
commitment to those principles which President Roosevelt
proclaimed in his historic speech to Congress on January 6,
1941, as essential to democracy: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from
fear.
The Waldorf Astoria
Where 301 Park Avenue
New York, NY
When September 11, 2009, Time: 6 PM

W ebsite www.ny400.org

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CONFERENCES

H209: Forum on water management and climate change

The H209 International Water Forum will bring today’s water experts together with
tomorrow’s engineers and managers. Collectively they will look for solutions to the
major water management challenges that the Netherlands and New York are facing.
As a non-traditional conference, H209 aims to forge partnerships through interactive
sessions. The forum’s main themes will be: safe and dry, building with nature, and
water quality. By collaborating and sharing knowledge, cities like New York, Amsterdam
and Rotterdam can continue to lead the world in water innovation. Other countries and
cities will also benefit from the forum’s results.

One of H209’s highlights will be the Water Gala on the evening of September 9.
Liberty Science Center
Where Liberty State Park
222 Jersey City Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07305

When September 9 – 10, 2009

Admission $995 per person / $250 for non-profits

Conference participation is possible only with advance registration through the website; the
Details
number of participants is limited.

W ebsite www.henryhudson400.com/h209 (Henry Hudson 400 Foundation)

Dutch Financial Day

Dutch Financial Day will include a number of activities in the financial sector. The Dutch
Association of Shareholders is organizing a Financial Breakfast, which will be opened by
Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade Frank Heemskerk. Topics at breakfast will include the
position of investors, corporate governance, and investment opportunities in the
Netherlands. The breakfast session will be viewed live at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange
as part of a workshop on investing in US markets.

The municipality of Amsterdam is organizing a Sustainability and Finance Conference to strengthen cooperation between the
Netherlands and the US on sustainability, trade and finance. The conference will focus on emission allowance trading and
sustainable energy. There will be a plenary presentation on the situation in the US and two breakout sessions on Europe.

Dutch Minister for European Affairs Frans Timmermans will ring the closing bell to end the day’s trading on the New York Stock
Exchange. The day will end with a by-invitation-only Banking Dinner organized by NYSE Euronext with US and Dutch captains
of industry.

Finance Lunch: New York Academy of Sciences,

Where
7 World Trade Center, New York

When Finance Lunch: September 10, 12:00 AM – 2:15 PM

Admission Finance Lunch: by invitation

Details Speakers at the Financial Breakfast will include Minister for Foreign Trade Heemskerk, Dutch
Association of Shareholders Director Jan Maarten Slagter and World Resources Institute
President Jonathan Lash.

W ebsite www.nyse.com , www.veb.net

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 Urban Health: A Public Health Tale of Two Cities, part II
This conference addresses the issue of health care for vulnerable and marginalized city
dwellers. Amsterdam and New York both have problems with groups of people who need
care but have difficulty asking for it. In both cities, local government plays a major role in
housing, income maintenance and medical care. In Amsterdam the Public Health Service is
a key player, just as the Department of Mental Health and Hygiene is in New York.

Columbia University Department of Psychiatry

Where Harkness Pavilion
180 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032

When September 10, 2009

Experts from the two cities will meet with one another in the morning; the afternoon session will
Details
be open to the general public.

http://gezond.amsterdam.nl/Secundair-menu/English/About-the-Public-Health-Service-of -
W ebsite
Amsterdam-GGD (Amsterdam Public Health Service)

PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN

Dutch Seen: New York Rediscovered
Thirteen Dutch photographers, including Erwin Olaf, share with you their unique perspectives
on contemporary New York. The theme is Portrait of the City. The values of diversity and
tolerance and the spirit of commerce that the Dutch brought to Manhattan are still palpable in
modern-day New York and in these photographs. The exhibition includes portraits,
landscapes and still lifes, all modern works rooted within the Dutch tradition. Most of the
works are being exhibited for the first time.

Kathy Ryan, photography editor of the New York Times Magazine, is the guest curator.

Participating photographers include: Morad Bouchakour, Misha de Ridder, Wijnanda

Deroo, Rineke Dijkstra, Charlotte Dumas, Hendrik Kerstens, Arno Nollen, Erwin Olaf, Jaap
Scheeren, Danielle van Ark, Inez van Lamsweerde, Vinoodh Matadin and Hellen van
Meene.

Photo: Napkin, 2009 © Hendrik Kerstens / Courtesy of Witzenhausen Gallery Amsterdam/New York

Museum of the City of New York (MCNY)

Where 1220 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd Street)
New York, NY 10029

June 10 – September 13, 2009

When Open: Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Closed Mondays, except on Labor Day (September 7): open 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Admission adults: $10, seniors and students: $6, children (12 and under): free

www.mcny.org (Museum of the City of New York)

W ebsite
www.foam.nl (Amsterdam Museum of Photography/Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam)

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 Nature as Artifice: New Dutch Landscapes in Photography and Video
Four hundred years after landscape painting emerged from the
Netherlands as a new artistic genre, Nature as Artifice is a new and
contemporary visual statement about the Dutch landscape – this time in
the media of this age, photography and video. Curator Maartje van den
Heuvel has assembled work from the past three decades by 18
prominent Dutch and foreign photographers and artists who present the
Netherlands as the most artificial and human-controlled environment in
the world.

With works by Hans Aarsman, Jannes Linders, W out Berger, Henze

Boekhout, Edwin Zwakman, Theo Baart, Cary Markerink, Hans van der
Meer, Marnix Goossens, Driessens & Verstappen, Hans W erlemann,
Bas Princen, Gábor Ösz, Gerco de Ruijter, Gert Jan Kocken, Frank van
der Salm, Arnoud Holleman and Xavier Ribas.

Photo: Edwin Zwakman, Later…, 2001, Nature as Artifice: New Dutch Landscape in Photography and Video Art

Aperture Gallery and Bookstore

Where
547 W est 27th Street, 4th Floor (between 10th and 11th Avenues) New York, New York

September 10 – October 15, 2009

When
Open: Monday to Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Free
Admission
Saturday, September 12 at 1:00 PM: panel discussion on Nature as Artifice led by Tracy Metz.
Details The exhibition was shown previously by the Kröller-Müller Museum during the international
triennial and at the Neue Pinakothek in Munich.

W ebsite www.aperture.org (Aperture Gallery)

Double Dutch: the Dutch/American vision on the Hudson

The organizers of this exhibition of Dutch Design traveled to the

Netherlands in search of contemporary art with a Dutch ‘soul’.

They visited over 200 studios, galleries and museums in the

Netherlands and the studios of many Dutch artists who work
outside the Netherlands.

Their quest was to find unique pieces that are imbued with
the Dutch spirit and, at the same time, can be part of a larger whole.

Job Koelewijn, Sanctuary, 2007 Wood, over 3,000 art books, metal, 5 x 12 m
Courtesy of Galerie Fons Welters

Where The Hudson Valley Center for

Contemporary Art (HVCCA)
1701 Main Street
Peekskill, NY 10566

September 13, 2009 – July 26, 2010

When
Open: Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM and by appointment

Admission adults: $5, seniors (65+): $4, students: $2, children: $2

Details Opening reception on September 13
Website www.hvcca.org (The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art)

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Cooper-Hewitt Museum
As early as the 17th century felt was an exclusive material, made from beaver pelts;
a felt hat was a status symbol. The exhibition Fashioning Felt gives an overview of
the various uses of felt in design today.

Claudy Jongstra is a renowned designer who has created wall coverings and
other pieces for the Catshuis (the official residence of the Dutch Prime
Minister), the Dutch embassy in Berlin and the entrance to the Amsterdam
public library. She works closely with architects, including Jo Coenen, Claus en
Kaan Architecten and Rem Koolhaas.

Photo: Peter Cuypers, Centrale Bibliotheek, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2007. Felt
walls designed and created by Claudy Jongstra.

Where Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128

When March 6 –September 7, 2009

Open: Monday to Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Sunday: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM Labor Day
(September 7): museum open

Admission adults: $15, seniors and students: $10, children (under 12): free

Claudy Jongstra has also designed fabrics for famous fashion designers such as John Galliano
Details
and Christian Lacroix.

W ebsite http://cooperhewitt.org (Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum)

Museum of Art and Design

Object Factory: The Art of Industrial Ceramics is the first
major exhibition in the United States to survey contemporary
industrially manufactured ceramics and the rise of ceramic as
a material in contemporary design. The exhibition features
over 200 artworks by 50 independent artists and works
created for leading manufacturers, including Dutch designers
Hella Jongerius and Jurgen Bey. Both non-functional and
functional works are highlighted, as are important
technological advances in ceramic material that allow for its
use in electronic appliances, cutting implements, and other
surprising products.

Edyta Cieloch, Spanish Lace, 2008 Photo: Sebastian Zimmer

Museum of Arts and Design

Where 2 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019

When May 6 – September 13, 2009

Admission adults: $15, seniors and students: $12, children (under 12): free

W ebsite www.madmuseum.org (Museum of Arts and Design)

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Museum of Modern Art
MoMA presents In & Out of Amsterdam, consisting of two
different exhibitions.

The Art & Project Bulletin is about an Amsterdam gallery that

Image: Sol LeW itt, (American, 1928-2007) Area of Amsterdam Between
Leidseplein, Jan Dibbet's House, and Kunstijsbaan Jaap Eden.
September 4, 1976. Courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
supported an international group of conceptual artists
between 1968 and 1989, by for example circulating an
information bulletin which enabled artists to create exhibitions
by mail.
The second exhibition, Travels in Conceptual Art, features
some 120 works related to travel and the city of Amsterdam.
Artists such as Gilbert & George, Sol LeW itt and Lawrence
W einer spent time in Amsterdam. Others studied abroad
before settling in Amsterdam, such as Jan Dibbets, Ger van
Elk and Bas Jan Ader. This added foreign influences to the
Dutch style and vice versa. The exhibition features (wall)
drawings, installation art, films, posters and everyday
collectibles.

Where Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Special Exhibitions Gallery, third floor,
and The Paul J. Sachs Prints and Illustrated Books Gallery, second floor
11 W est 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019-5497

When Art & Project Bulletin: July 15 – November 9, 2009

Travels in Conceptual Art: July 19 – October 5, 2009
Open: Monday, W ednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday: 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Friday: 10:30 AM – 8:00 PM, closed Tuesdays
Labor Day (September 7): museum open

Admission adults: $20, seniors (65+): $16, students: $12, children (16 and under): free

W ebsite www.moma.org (Museum of Modern Art)

Public Tile Project

Two thousand students from the Hudson
Valley have designed tiles for an
art/historic trail through the city. To inspire
and prepare the students, the 30
participating schools received reading
material on the history of the Hudson Valley,
including excerpts from The Island at the
Center of the World by Russell Shorto.

There are special areas where groups of tiles

are strategically placed, such as the
Peekskill train station and the Hudson Valley
Center. In total some 2000 tiles will be used;
1500 with student art works alternating with
500 Dutch tiles, together acting as enduring
symbols of 400 years of history, shared
values and friendship.
Photo: Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art

The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA)

Where 1701 Main Street
Peekskill, NY 10566

When September 13, 2009 (opening reception)

Admission Free (public space)

Opening reception on September 13. The tiles form a trail originating at Peekskill Station,
Details following River Street, up Central Avenue, left on Division Street, right onto Main Street to the
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA), the project organizer.

W ebsite www.hvcca.org/public-tile-project.html (The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art)

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EXHIBITIONS
Metropolitan Museum: The Milkmaid
A special exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art featuring The Milkmaid by
Johannes Vermeer as its showpiece.

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is making this very exceptional loan in celebration

of NY400. The Metropolitan will also exhibit the five Vermeers from its own collection,
along with several works by major Dutch painters, including Pieter de Hooch, Gabriël
Metsu, Nicolaes Maes, Emanuel de W itte, Hendrick van Vliet and Hendrick Sorgh, all
masters who, like Vermeer, were active during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th
century, a remarkable period of exploration and trade.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2001 exhibition on Vermeer and the Delft School
was one of the most popular events in the museum’s history. The 2009 exhibition is
also expected to be a great success.

Image: Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), The Milkmaid, c. 1658. Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam and the Metropolitan, New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Where 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York, New York 10028-0198

September 10 – November 29, 2009

Open: Tuesday to Thursday: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
When Friday and Saturday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Closed Mondays, except on Labor Day (September 7): open 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Admission adults: $20, seniors (65+): $15, students: $10, children (under 12): free

The last time The Milkmaid traveled to New York was in 1939, when it was exhibited at the
Details
W orld’s Fair.

W ebsite www.metmuseum.org (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Museum of the City of New York

Amsterdam / New Amsterdam: The Worlds Of Henry Hudson is an exhibition surveying

th
the age of Henry Hudson, the explorer who ‘discovered’ Manhattan. Rare 16 - and
th
17 -century objects, images and documents from major American and Dutch collections
are used to bring to life the Dutch voyages of discovery, the development of the
settlement of New Amsterdam, the Dutch influence on New York, and the economic,
cultural and ideological ties between New York and Amsterdam.

Presented in collaboration with the New Netherland Project in Albany, New York, and
the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam (Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum
Amsterdam).

The MCNY provides educational programs of interest to school children of all ages.

Image: Henry Hudson, New York Public Library Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. W allach
Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

Where Museum of the City of New York (MCNY)

1220 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
Tel: 212-534-1672

When April 4 – September 27, 2009

Open: Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Closed Mondays, except on Labor Day (September 7): open 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Admission adults: $10, seniors and students: $6, children (12 and under): free

The exhibition is set up in the shape of the Halve Maen, the ship Henry Hudson was skippering
Details
when he chanced upon Manhattan in 1609.

W ebsite www.mcny.org (Museum of the City of New York)

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South Street Seaport Museum
The exhibition New Amsterdam: The Island at the Center of the
World is a unique collection of 60 of the oldest original
historical documents, maps and prints of New York from the
Dutch National Archives, on exhibit at the South Street Seaport
Museum..

The most important piece in the exhibition is a letter from Pieter

Schaghen dated 1626, the only remaining record of the transfer of
Manhattan to the Dutch (see box on page 2).

Visitors will learn about the first colonists: where they came from,
why they came, and what their lives were like. Like modern-day
New York, New Amsterdam had a culturally diverse population.
Hear the stories of the Native Americans, the European pioneers,
the first foreign inhabitants of Santo Domingo, and the first freed
African American slaves who settled there.

There will be a special presentation of portraits by photographer

Richard Koek, featuring Dutch immigrants who moved to New Image: Johannes Vingoons, View of New Amsterdam, 1664.
Courtesy of the National Archives of the Netherlands.
York in recent decades.

Where South Street Seaport Museum

12 Fulton Street
New York, NY 10038

September 13, 2009 – January 3, 2010

When
Open: Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Admission Adults: $10, seniors and students: $8, children (aged 5-12): $5

Details
Admission to the museum is free on the third Friday of every month. The museum is open until 8:45 PM on
those Fridays.
W ebsite www.nationaalarchief.nl (Dutch National Archives)
www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org (South Street Seaport Museum)
www.ny400.org

1609
This survey of the Dutch period in the history of New York State
explores the interaction between the Dutch and the Native Peoples of
New York. The exhibition invites visitors to explore four myths about the
origins of New York:

1) Hudson planned to come to Manhattan;

2) The Native Peoples of America were pleased with the arrival of the
Europeans;
3) The Europeans exploited the Native Americans;
4) Native American culture disappeared with the arrival of the
Europeans.

1609 offers food for thought and a historical and cultural overview of the
Dutch presence in New York. Steven Comer, a Mohican Native
American, has provided cultural information and consulting for the
project.

Photo: cannon, bronze, c. 1652. Was in use at or near Fort Orange. Courtesy of New York State Museum

New York State Museum (NYSM)

Cultural Education Center
Where
Madison Avenue (opposite the Plaza)
Albany, NY

July 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010

When Open: Daily 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Labor Day (September 7): museum open

Admission Free (donations are appreciated)

The exhibition comprises artifacts and documents from the vast collection of the New York State
Details
Office of Cultural Education (OCE).

W ebsite www.nysm.nysed.gov (New York State Museum)

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Dutch New York: The Roots of Hudson Valley Culture
This exhibition employs paintings, decorative artworks, maps, and
collectibles to illustrate the history of the Dutch in New York. It
features art and artifacts from the collections of the Hudson River
Museum and other museums, including the National Gallery of Art
and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art.

The exhibition will explore five key moments of Dutch influence:

1) 1609: when the Halve Maen entered New York Harbor;

2) 1709: the beginning of a period in which Dutch culture flourished in
New York under English rule;
3) 1809: the publication of W ashington Irving’s stories romanticizing
New York’s Dutch heritage;
4) 1909: the Hudson-Fulton Celebration;
5) 2009: the NY400 celebration marking a revival of American
appreciation for the Netherlands and its historical influence.

Image: Peter Schenk, New Amsterdam, A Small Town in New Holland in North America on the Island of Manhattan, 1702.
Courtesy of Fordham University Library

Hudson River Museum (HRM)

Where 511 W arburton Avenue
Yonkers, New York 10701

June 13, 2009 – January 10, 2010

Open: W ednesday to Sunday: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Friday:
When
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Admission adults: $5, seniors and children: $3

Russell Shorto, author of The Island at the Center of the World, wrote the introduction to the
Details
Dutch New York exhibition catalogue.

W ebsite www.hrm.org (Hudson River Museum)

Dutch Treats: Highlights from the collection of George Way

Top collector George W ay presents his unique collection of 16th- and 17th-century Dutch
paintings, drawings, sketches and furniture to the public.

The Period Room presents a Dutch interior from the 17th century, the Dutch
Golden Age. Interiors of wealthy Dutch burghers were a popular subject for 17th-
century painters like Johannes Vermeer.

Photo: courtesy of Snug Harbor Cultural Center

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden Building C

1000 Richmond Terrace
Where
Staten Island, NY 10301 tel. 718-425 3554

May 7 – December 23, 2009

When
Open: Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Admission adults: $3, seniors and students: $2, children (under 12): free

Details Arts & Antiques magazine has ranked George W ay among the top 100 collectors in the United States three
years running. He appears regularly on television programs, including the Oprah Winfrey Show.

W ebsite www.snug-harbor.org (Snug Harbor Cultural Center)

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Light on New Netherland
Light on New Netherland is a traveling exhibition comprising of 14 two-sided panels,
introducing adults and children to little-known aspects of Dutch-American history.

The exhibition covers subjects like the W est India Company, New Netherland, New
Amsterdam, slavery, religion, and Henry Hudson. There is also a short film about the
history of New Netherland, excerpted from the documentary Uncovering America's
Forgotten Colony: The New Netherland Project.

- Federal Hall, 26 W all Street, NYC

Where
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum, 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY

Dates of traveling exhibition: January 28, 2009 – May 31, 2010

August 3 – September 8, 2009 at Federal Hall (dates subject to change)
When (open Monday to Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
September 15 – 22, 2009 at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum
(open daily 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM).

Federal Hall: free

FDR Library & Museum: ticket incl. admission to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Home: $14, children
Admission
(under 16): free. If tours for the Roosevelt Home are sold out, it is possible to purchase a ticket
into the Museum for $7.

Many of the illustrations displayed on the panels are the work of Len Tantillo, known for his
Details
superb historical and maritime paintings

www.newnetherlandinstitute.org (The New Netherland Institute)

W ebsite www.nps.gov/feha (Federal Hall)
www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu (FDR Library & Museum)

Mannahatta / Manhattan: A Natural History of New York City

This exhibition reveals the island of Manhattan at the time
of Henry Hudson’s arrival: a fresh, green new world.
Cutting-edge multimedia technologies, historical artifacts
and maps are employed to present the island as it was
centuries ago.

The exhibition challenges the viewer to think about the

principles of diversity and interdependence and
understand how they operate in a modern mega-city much
as they do in nature.

Photo: Mannahatta/Manhattan. Credit: (left) Markley Boyer,

The Mannahatta Project, W ildlife Conservation Society;
(right) Yanan Arthus-Bertrand, CORBIS.
Composite image by Markley Boyer

Museum of the City of New York (MCNY)

1220 Fifth Avenue
Where
New York, NY 10029
Tel: 212-534-1672

May 19 – October 13, 2009

When Open: Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Closed Mondays, except on Labor Day (September 7): open 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Admission adults: $10, seniors and students: $6, children (12 and under): free

Details The exhibition uses cutting-edge multimedia.

W ebsite www.mcny.org (Museum of the City of New York)

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Schenck Houses
The Schenck Houses at the Brooklyn Museum show how a Dutch-American
family would have lived in Brooklyn. The entire installation covers a period
of
150 years.

The Jan Martense Schenck House represents the oldest piece of

architecture in the exhibition. The furnishings and architecture of the house
combine 18th- and 19th-century styles and traditions. It shows how the
contents of a hous e gradually increase over time and how the house is
altered to accommodate new generations. No one style is dominant; the old
exists alongside the new.

Photo: Jan Martense Schenck House, 1676. Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum
Where 200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052

January 1 – December 31, 2009

When Open: W ednesday to Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Suggested donation:
Admission
adults: $10, seniors (62+) and students: $6, children (under 12): free

W ebsite www.brooklynmuseum.org (Brooklyn Museum)

Pages of the Past: The Breukelen Adventures of Jasper Danckaerts

Exhibition illuminating the travels of the Dutch diarist Jasper Danckaerts,
the first author to publish writings about Brooklyn, or Breukelen as it was
then known. Danckaerts’ diaries and drawings paint an engaging picture of
life in the 17th-century Dutch colony.

Nineteen high school students from Brooklyn helped prepare this

exhibition. Paintings, artifacts and the original pages of the diary take
visitors on a journey through 17th-century Breukelen.

Where Brooklyn Historical Society

128 Pierrepont Street (at Clinton Street)
Brooklyn, NY 11201

When June 5, 2009 – January 3, 2010

Open: W ednesday to Friday and Sunday: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Admission adults: $6, seniors, students and children: $4, children (under 12): free

Details The exhibition was curated by high school students participating in the Brooklyn Historical
Society’s educational program known as “Exhibition Laboratory”, under the supervision of a
team of scholars.

W ebsite www.brooklynhistory.org (Brooklyn Historical Society)

Aug 19, 2009: This is a provisional program overview. Content is subject to change.

More information: www.NY400.org - See you in New York!

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