Ever try to identify all the flavors of a delicious sauce while nursing a head cold or listen to a concert while fighting off an inner-ear infection? Then you have some idea of what it was like to evaluate the New-York Historical Society while chaperoning my daughter’s fourth grade class.
The funny thing is, even with the eruptions of noise and unruliness and general unease that comes from watching nine-year-olds stand close to glass display cases, it was entirely possible to enjoy the museum and leave wanting more, and that’s saying something.
If like me you grew up in New York City but have never been to the museum, or if you’re visiting and had no intention of factoring the New-York Historical Society into your museum circuit, here are a few reasons to check it out.
Ever try to identify all the flavors of a delicious sauce while nursing a head cold or listen to a concert while fighting off an inner-ear infection? Then you have some idea of what it was like to evaluate the New-York Historical Society while chaperoning my daughter’s fourth grade class.