SPOTLIGHT ON: MUSEUMS

By Christine Bruzzese

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum are just three of the many located in New York City. In all five boroughs you will find a rich assortment of museums for all interests. Here is a sample of publications in the City Hall Library on this topic.

Good Old Modern: an Intimate Portrait of the Museum of Modern Art by Russell Lynes is a history of this museum from its founding in 1929 until 1973 when the book was published. The author describes the people, events and collections that contributed to the development of the Museum of Modern Art.

The Museum: 199 Years and the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Leo Lerman, published in 1969, chronicles the story of the Metropolitan Museum from its opening in 1869. Many original photographs and drawings enhance the text. Included is background on acquisitions, exhibits, museum administrators and cultural history.

Metropolitan Museum of Art publishes a quarterly Bulletin. The City Hall Library holds issues from 1969 to present. Articles on exhibits and collections by museum staff and art experts are featured. This publication provides a fascinating overview of the many and varied kinds of art that are available to the Museum visitor.

American Museum of Natural History Annual Report offers financial statistics, information on programs and exhibits, highlights of the past year and other facts. Holdings cover 1877 to 2003.

A New Brooklyn Museum: the Master Plan Competition, published in 1986, features proposed designs for a renovation and refurbishment of the museum An open competition was held. Master plans from the five finalists are reproduced with original charts, photographs, drawings and explanatory text. The winner was Arata Isozaki and Associates.

Vertical files are worth exploring for articles and other clippings on museums in general and particular. Find out more about various museums and how they contribute to the rich cultural life of the city.

ACQUISITIONS LIST, DECEMBER 2007

The following publications were received by the City Hall Library in the past month. Additional government publications can be found online in our Government Publications section.

Apuzzo, Robert.
The endless search for the HMS Hussar: New York's legendary treasure shipwreck. New York: R&L Publishing, c.2008.

Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc.
A seat of one's own: class size reduction in the lowest performing schools in New York City. A report. November 2007.

Center for New York City Affairs, The New School.
Developmental disabilities watch: gaining access: new efforts on housing and autism services. Fall 2007.

Cohen, Hope.
Rethinking environmental review: a handbook on what can be done. New York: Center for Rethinking Development, May 2007.

Fiscal Policy Institute.
The state of working New York 2007: encouraging recent gains but troubling long-term trends. Labor Day 2007.

Fiscal Policy Institute.
Working for a better life: a profile of immigrants in the New York State economy. November 2007.

N.Y. City. City Planning, Dept. of.
New York City population projections by age/sex & borough: 2000-2030. Report. December 2006.

N.Y. City. Comptroller.
Claims report: fiscal year 2004. November 2005.

N.Y. City. Comptroller.
Claims report: fiscal years 2005-2006. August 2007.

N.Y. City. Comptroller.
Comprehensive annual financial report of the Comptroller for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. 2007.

N.Y. City. Comptroller.
Grounded: the impact of mounting flight delays on New York City's economy and environment. (Policy Report) December 2007.

N.Y. City. Comptroller.
State of the city's economy and finances, 2007. December 3, 2007.

N.Y. City. Council.
Oversight: Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence. Briefing paper of the Human Services and Government Affairs Division. November 27, 2007.

N.Y. City. Council.
Oversight: runaway and homeless youth: access to mental health services.
Briefing paper of the Human Services Division. November 27, 2007.

N.Y. City. Council.
Oversight: the Department of Education's new health education curriculum. Briefing paper of the Human Services Division. November 27, 2007.

N.Y. City. Council.
Oversight: concessions: the Franchise and Concession Review Committee (FCRC) and women and minority concessionaires. Briefing paper of the Governmental Affairs Division. November 27, 2007.

N.Y. City. Council.
Oversight: "Proposed Willets Point Redevelopment, Part II". Briefing paper of the Infrastructure Division. November 29, 2007.

N.Y. City. Council.
Oversight: what does the MTA do to accommodate increased ridership during ball games and other special events? Briefing paper of the Human Services Division. November 29, 2007.

N.Y. City. Council. Committee on Environmental Protection.
A local law to amend the administrative code of the City of New York, in relation to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. November 28, 2007.

N.Y. City. Council. Committee on Finance.
Resolution [No. 1004] calling upon the New York State Legislature to amend the New York State Real Property Tax Law, with respect to properties in the City of New York, to establish a declining property tax exemption…. November 29, 2007.

N.Y. City. Council.
To amend the administrative code of the City of New York in relation to authorizing an increase in the annual expenditure for the business improvement districts... Report of the Finance Division. November 28, 2007.

N.Y. City. Education, Department of.
Annual financial statements for fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. [December 2007].

N.Y. City. Equal Employment Practices Commission.
Annual report: calendar year 2005. [2007].

N.Y. City. Independent Budget Office.
Behind the wheel: who drives into the proposed "congestion zone"? (IBO Inside the Budget). December 11, 2007.

N.Y. City. Independent Budget Office.
The rising cost of the city's juvenile justice system. (IBO Fiscal Brief) December 2007.

N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission.
DUMBO historic district: designation report. (Designation list no. 399) December 18, 2007.

N.Y. City. Mayor.
PlaNYC: a greener, greater New York. April 2007.

New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Inc.
Annual report 2006. December 2007.

N.Y. City. Public Advocate.
Annual report 2007: improving access to city services. 2007.

N.Y. City. Public Advocate.
Old problem, new eyes: youth insights on gangs in New York City. November 2007.

N.Y. City. Public Advocate.
Unintended consequences: problems with contraception access at city clinics. September 2007.

N.Y. City. Taxi & Limousine Commission.
Taxi 07: roads forward. December 2007.

New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Inc.
Annual report on the adult court case processing of juvenile offenders in New York City, January through December 2006. November 2007.

New York Metropolitan Transportation Council.
Hub bound travel report 2005. November 2007.

N.Y. State. Commission on Higher Education.
A preliminary report of findings and recommendations. December 2007.

N.Y. State. Deputy Comptroller for the City of New York.
Review of the financial plan of the City of New York. December 2007.

N.Y. State. Financial Control Board.
October modification review: staff report. December 6, 2007.

Picture the Homeless.
Homeless people count: vacant properties in Manhattan. A report. New York: [2007]

Primary Care Development Corporation and RMS McGladrey, Inc.
New York's primary care reimbursement system: a roadmap to better outcomes. [2007]

Transportation Alternatives.
Discriminatory by design: a senior citizen focused study of streets and intersections on New York City's Upper East Side. Prepared by Rachel Krug for Transportation Alternatives. December 2007.

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