"Songs of New York: 100 Years of Imagining the City Through Music" is a new interactive exhibit launching at the Museum of the City of New York on February 14. Originally part of the successful 2023 centennial exhibition, it features over 100 songs detailing the musical essence of New York across the decades. Visitors can interact by stepping on a mapped floor projection of the boroughs to hear music relevant to that area. The exhibit highlights music's role in reflecting the city's cultural diversity, grit, and glory, promising an engaging experience for music lovers.
"Songs of New York was a standout of our centennial exhibition," said Lilly Tuttle, curator at MCNY, in an official statement. "We're thrilled to bring this lively, interactive experience back, inviting visitors to engage with the music of the five boroughs and rediscover how it captures the very essence of New York City-its grit, its glory, and its unmatched diversity."
The installation, which will be mounted in a gallery space on the second floor of the institution, was actually first presented as part of the museum's centennial exhibition, "This is New York," back in 2023.
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