Garden Masters: The Central Park Archives

Municipal Archives

Thu, Nov 7, 2024
10:30 AM- 2:00 PM

This program appeared in the 2024 Spring/Summer Catalog and has been rescheduled for November 7.

Visit the unparalleled collection of original designs for Central Park in the New York City Municipal Archives with the Assistant Commissioner of NYC Department of Records and Information Services, Kenneth R. Cobb, and conservator Cynthia S. Brenwall, followed by lunch and conversation at a nearby restaurant.

These remarkable drawings tell the story of the creation of New York’s great public park by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, from its conception to its completion. This treasure trove of material ranges from the original winning competition entry, to meticulously detailed maps, to plans and elevations of buildings—some built, some unbuilt—to elegant designs for all kinds of fixtures needed in a world of gaslight and horses, to intricate engineering drawings of infrastructure elements. Many of these materials have never been published and are rarely seen.

Location
Municipal Archives
New York, NY

Date and time
Thursday, November 7
10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tour is at 10:30 a.m. followed by lunch at Da Claudio at 12 p.m. Lunch is included in the price of the program.