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Lunchtime Exhibition Tours: Wish You Were Here

Published: February 26, 2025; Author: Julia Sonrisa

 March 12, 2025    01:00 PM-02:00 PM EDT

Address: 47 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022, United States

Phone: (212) 838-6690

Web: https://www.grolierclub.org/

Lunchtime Exhibition Tours: Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here: Guidebooks, Viewbooks, Photobooks and Maps of New York City, 1807-1940. Curated by Mark from his collection, this exhibit is on view in the 2nd-floor Gallery through May 10, 2025. Featuring more than 100 objects, the show explores how a developing New York City was described and depicted for visitors and residents through guidebooks, viewbooks, photobooks, maps, and pamphlets.

Registration

If you are a Grolier Club member, please register yourself and your guests via the Club website. Do not register via Eventbrite.

Support

We appreciate your interest in the Grolier Club’s programming on the art and history of the book. For over 130 years we have offered our exhibitions and lectures to the public, free of charge. If you have enjoyed these offerings and would like to support that tradition and help ensure that it continues, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Grolier Club.

Accessibility

An ADA-compliant lift from the street level to the lobby is available to anyone with mobility issues. All desk staff should be ready and able to assist you in operating the lift, with or without advance notice.

Time: 1:00-2:00 pm EST

Free!

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