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Is it Possible to Amend an Unequal System?

10.01.21, 6:30 pm

A two-story mural of abstracted animals in pastel and earth tones. At the bottom left of the mural is row of artwork on display. Descending from the top right is a twisting flight of stairs. At the bottom is an empty museum floor.

Ulrike Müller
The Conference of the Animals

09.16.20 – 01.16.22

A narrow exhibition space with white walls and hardwood floors. Along the two walls are series of two dimensional works. Spread out on the floor is two display cases and two visitor benches. At the end of the space hangs a half orange and half dark blue flag with a white globe at its center.

Ambitious Slogans and Colorful Promises: The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair

07.24.21 – 01.30.22

A black and white photo of a group of women of color standing in a circle. They are standing on a park lawn arms length apart from one another. Behind them are tall trees and an above ground railway.

Malikah: Building Power and Safety for Our Communities” and “TransLatinx Resilience against COVID-19”

09.18.21 – 03.30.22

Installed on the facade of the Queens Museum is a yellow, three part banner with the phrase “Dear Service Worker, “Thank you for keeping NYC alive!” for → forever…”, written in black ink. At the top of the building is a sign that reads “Queens Museum”.

Mierle Laderman Ukeles
For ⟶ forever…

09.15.20 – 07.31.22

Tiffany’s Lamps: Lighting Luxury

03.21.21 – Ongoing

Dr. Egon Neustadt sitting in a brown, cushioned chair. He is wearing a blue button up and gray slacks. His face is framed and lit up by a sea of glass lamps with different, colorful, mosaic patterns. Behind him is a large, blue and green, stain-glass window of a nature scene.

The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass

On Long-Term View

A colorful mural on the sidewall of the museum portrays six Black Trans Femme icons. Marsha P.Johnson, Miss Major Griffin Gracy, Cayenne Doroshow, Qween Jean, Tourmaline, and Gia Love. The first person prominently stands out on the left side in a vibrant blue dress draped across the shoulder, while the person next to them wears a brown wrap skirt and ruffle blue top with one arm up in a fist. In the center is a person in a strapless bright orange dress holding it at the corner as they walk with an orange butterfly in their afro textured hair and music notes leave their lips. The next person is wearing a short blue skirt with a red top with a fist also in the air holding hands with a shadow of a smaller person. The last two people are, a person wearing a pink skirt with a white top in a motorized wheelchair and another person standing over their shoulder wearing yellow.

Glori Tuitt
Black, Trans, & Alive (Qweens Song)

10.01.21 – Ongoing

Roosevelt Island sits in the middle of the frame, with the Queensboro/Ed Kotch Bridge connecting Manhattan on the left and Queens on the right. Manhattan is densely populated with tall buildings, while this section of Queens has small housing buildings. In the back of the frame the Triboro Bridge and the Bronx are visible.

The Panorama of the City of New York

On Long-Term View

A 3D relief map of New York’s water system that was too large for the 1964 World's Fair. Now on permanent view the hilly terrain, the divets and rivers that the Catskills, Croton, and Delaware watersheds flow into are on display. Lights follow the path of aqueducts that lead to New York City.

The Relief Map of the New York City Water Supply System

On Long-Term View

A dome like spherical model with curved lattice work on the roof and a horizontal wave like structure through the middle. Jutting out from the middle of the sphere are two walkways. The base of the sphere has grass, trees and three figurines walking around.

World’s Fair Collection

On Long-Term View

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