"Whether we realize it or not, signs not only help us New Yorkers navigate the city, they also tell us something about the place we call home. Our city's signs are "bold and direct and loud but not screaming at you," explains Seamus Seery, collections manager for the New York Sign Museum at Noble Signs. Bold and direct but not (usually) screaming? Seems just like New Yorkers themselves."
"Open House New York was founded in the wake of 9/11 by a grassroots group of architects who believed that "the openness of our shared urban fabric is the foundation of civil society," event organizers explained. It officially debuted in 2003 and has run every year since."
"Meanwhile, Noble Signs was founded in 2013 and moved into its Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, building in 2018, adding the New York Sign Museum the following year. It first opened its doors for Open House New York just last year, making it one of the newest-and most popular-sites of the annual weekend."
Signs function as navigational tools and cultural markers that reveal aspects of New York City's identity. The New York Sign Museum at Noble Signs offers mini tours with Seamus Seery and other experts during Open House New York, running October 17-19. Open House New York began after 9/11 when a grassroots group of architects promoted the openness of urban fabric as foundational to civil society; the event debuted in 2003 and runs annually. Noble Signs was founded in 2013, moved to Cypress Hills in 2018, added the museum in 2019, and first opened for Open House New York last year. Visitors can observe artists painting signs and technicians wiring illuminated pieces in the working sign shop.
Read at Time Out New York
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