Exhibitions: Just a Few Weeks Left to See Analog City

 

Final Weeks for Analog City! See how New York went to work in a world before computers. Analog City Closing December 31, 2022 What used to require a variety of machines or physical stuff—from handheld calculators or a Rolodex of contacts to sending facsimiles of images or text—can now be done on a smartphone. Analog City: NYC B.C. (Before Computers) uncovers the array of tools, technologies, and lost professions that supported New York City as it exploded into a global metropolis in the pre-digital era. Journey back to this bygone era and visit the exhibition to try your hand at typing on a working typewriter, picking up (and hanging up) a rotary phone, or searching for titles in a card catalog.  See the exhibition featured on NYC-Arts with Paula Zahn. Follow the story and connect with us @MuseumOfCityNY and #AnalogCity. Related Programs LAST CHANCE Moonlight & Movies | The Apartment Thursday, December 15, 6:30pm Start your evening off at our midcentury happy hour featuring dirty martinis. Then settle in for The Apartment (1960) the Oscar Award-winning rom-com starring Jack Lemmon. Introduced by NYC design curator Donald Albrecht.  Tickets: $20; $15 Members FOR FAMILIES Holiday Group Experience Sunday, December 18, and Friday, December 30, 2pm What is a typewriter, a rotary phone, or a microfiche viewer? How do they work? During the holidays, we invite adults and kids alike to enjoy a guided Group Experience of Analog City, and learn about the once-cutting-edge tools and technologies New Yorkers used daily. Get your Analog City Passport fully stamped as you interact with these devices from the past! Tickets: $25 Purchase tickets for Sunday, December 18 | Friday, December 30 Engage With Us STORY The Washington Business Institute Analog technologies created new job opportunities, but many individuals couldn’t access them without a fight. At WBI more than 5,000 women learned the skills needed to join the workforce. STORY  From Photographs to Fingerprints  How did city administrations record, store, and keep track of the identities of millions of residents who lived in New York City before digitization and computers? DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Download the Bloomberg Connects App to your phone or mobile device to experience the Museum from anywhere. This FREE digital guide features our exhibitions, collection items, behind-the-scenes looks at some of our favorite objects, and more. SOCIAL Dive into the exhibition on Instagram or TikTok. Discover aspects of pre-digital New York–whether it's trying out a typewriter, using a rotary phone, or learning about Linotype machines. Follow @MuseumOfCityNY and share your #AnalogCity story. In the Shop Shop our selection of memo pads, pens, paper planners, and more items that highlight how we kept track of things in a pre-digital age. Plus, subway tokens and other vintage designs mark products of a bygone era. Browse the collection Also on View Gingerbread NYC Closing January 8, 2023 See the city in gingerbread creations that represent all five boroughs. Celebrating the City Closing January 9, 2023 A love letter to New York City that captures the power of photography. View all Exhibitions

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