History

Get in the Valentine’s Day spirit with this romance-inspired tour of the Museum! Explore 18th century courting and marriage customs and delve into the love stories of the Founding Fathers and their Lady Loves! Included with regular Museum admission. New this year! Show off your romantic side and write a special note to your loved […]

Celebrate Valentine's Day with an intimate, romance-centered journey through our permanent collection. On a docent-led tour, explore sentimental, sad, and funny stories of love and marriage, including such legendary couples as George and Martha Washington and Alexander and Eliza Hamilton. Then, join manuscript curator Edward O'Reilly as he reveals highlights from the Library's trove of […]

Join us on President's Day weekend for a 90-minute walking tour of the Financial District, with an emphasis on George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and 18th century financial history. Tour meets outside 48 Wall Street (at Bank of New York sign). $15 per person; MoAF members receive one free walking tour per year.

As age-old muses for artists, writers, and philosophers, love and death have inspired great works of art and literature—but do you know where their influence and presence truly intertwine? At a cemetery! Forget the box of chocolates and sappy card—treat the special someone in your life to an exploration of Green-Wood. Along the way you […]