BARBARALEE DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL
CHAIR NYC LANDMARKS60 ALLIANCE
STEWARD NEW YORK STATE ARCHIVES PARTNERSHIP TRUST
ANTHONY MARX
PRESIDENT NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
BRENT REIDY
ANDREW W. MELLON DIRECTOR RESEARCH LIBRARIES NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO A PRIVATE RECEPTION
CELEBRATING THE DISPLAY OF
THE 1657 FLUSHING REMONSTRANCE
AT THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
WEDNESDAY 9 APRIL 2025
THIS SPECIAL EVENING IS PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NYC LANDMARKS6O ALLIANCE AND THE NEW YORK STATE ARCHIVES PARTNERSHIP TRUST MARKING THE RARE DISPLAY OF THIS WATERSHED DOCUMENT IN THE HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM-A PRECURSOR TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND A BEDROCK DOCUMENT FOR THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF FREE EXPRESSION IN THE UNITED STATES. THE NEW YORK STATE ARCHIVES HAS GENEROUSLY AGREED TO LEND THE REMONSTRANCE FOR THIS OCCASION. THE REMONSTRANCE WILL BE ON DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC FROM APRIL 8H TO 10™ THIS EXHIBITION SERVES AS THE OPENING EVENT OF THE 60H ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF THE PASSAGE OF NEW YORK CITY'S INFLUENTIAL LANDMARKS LAW.
THE EVENING WILL BEGIN WITH A CURATOR-LED TOUR OF THE REMONSTRANCE AT 5:45 PM OFFERING INSIGHTS ON THIS EARLY ASSERTION OF FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE AND RELIGION AND THE IMPACT THE REMONSTRANCE HAD ON THE CREATION OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS MORE THAN A CENTURY LATER. A SPECIAL PRIVATE RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW FROM 6:30 TO 8:00 PM PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER AND REFLECT ON THE ENDURING LEGACY OF FREE EXPRESSION AND HEAR FROM DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS CHRISTOPHER EISGRUBER PRESIDENT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY AND DR. ANTHONY MARX PRESIDENT NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY. WE WOULD BE DELIGHTED IF YOU COULD JOIN US. PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL (SEE BELOW).
WE HAVE LIMITED SPACE FOR THIS IMPORTANT EVENT SO WE HOPE YOU CAN ATTEND AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE.
VIEWING AND RECEPTION FOR THE FLUSHING REMONSTRANCE
WEDNESDAY 9 APRIL 2025
CURATOR-LED TOUR 5:45PM
EDNA BARNES SALOMON ROOM (3RD FLOOR)
RECEPTION 6:30PM
SUE AND EDGAR WACHENHEIM III TRUSTEES ROOM (2ND FLOOR)
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
476 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NEW YORK
RSVP TO: [email protected] OR 212-930-0710
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
New York Public Library, 42nd Street at Fifth Avenue (entrance on 42nd Street), New York, United States
