 Hours:
Sun, Mon, Tue, Thur — 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m
Wed — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fri — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. DST
(10 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST)
General Admission:
$12 adults, $10 seniors, $7 students.
Members and children 12 and younger
are admitted free.
Museum admission is free Wed 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Directions
For Groups:
The Museum welcomes groups of all sizes for self-guided or docent-led tours.
Contact groupvisits@mjhnyc.org or 646.437.4304 for more information.
Public Programs:
Wednesday, April 11, 7 P.M.
Poetic Justice: Celebrating Emma Lazarus
In recognition of National Poetry Month, contemporary poets, including Gerald Stern and Elana Bell, reflect on the life and work of Emma Lazarus with poems about immigration and exodus.
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Co-sponsored by the Academy of American Poets
Presented in conjunction with Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles. Tour the exhibition at 6 P.M. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call 646.437.4202.
Sunday, April 29, 2:30 P.M.
Emma Lazarus' Double Life
With biographer Esther Schor
Emma Lazarus lived as an American and a Jew in a way no one before her had. She was a Jewish-American writer before the category even existed. In this fascinating discussion, Schor will bring a vital, complicated woman to life.
Free with suggested donation
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Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies at SUNY Albany
Presented in conjunction with Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles. Tour the exhibition at 1:30 P.M. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call 646.437.4202.
Wednesday, May 2, 7 P.M.
The Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story
Author Edward Berenson, professor of French history, NYU, in conversation with Melissa Martens, director of collections and exhibitions and curator, Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles
With Lady Liberty as their backdrop, Berenson and Martens discuss the Statue’s improbable beginnings, transatlantic connections, and changing meanings.
$10, $5 members
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Presented in conjunction with Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles. Tour the exhibition at 6 P.M. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call 646.437.4202.
Monday, June 11, 7 P.M.
Music for the Tempest-Tost: A Tribute to Emma Lazarus
Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra with soloist Marin Mazzie (Kiss Me, Kate and Ragtime)
The Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra performs the world premiere of music director Gary S. Fagin's "Cantata for Huddled Masses,” an original setting of Lazarus’ "The New Colossus” for orchestra and soprano. The program includes a selection of pieces that influenced Lazarus or were inspired by her writing, from Schumann’s “Waldszenen” to Copeland’s “Letter from Home.”
$18, $15 students/seniors, $12 members
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Presented in conjunction with Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles. Tour the exhibition at 6 P.M. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call 646.437.4202.
The KCO is grateful to the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts for its generous support of the world premiere of "Cantata for Huddled Masses."
Celebrate the Statue and other Heritage Sites Around the City:
Statue of Liberty National Monument
Ellis Island
Museum at Eldridge Street
Tenement Museum
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