Each year, at the Craftsmanship Awards Gala, we gather in the historic General Society Library to celebrate the significant contributions of New Yorkers to our City. Last year, it was our great honor to...
Treasures from the General Society Collection are now available digitally thanks to "Digital Culture of Metropolitan New York"
This new book details the 230 year-old history of the organization.
ARTISAN LECTURE SERIES Spring 2017. Jamie Swan, Bike Maker. Building Modern Bicycle Frames Using Traditional Methods and Materials. Tuesday, April 25th at The General Society Library. The Lecture starts at 6:30 – Reception to Follow....
Historic Gilded Age Mansion Interior Restoration. Mary Kay Judy, Architectural and Cultural Heritage Conservation. Tuesday, April 18th at The General Society Library. The Lecture starts at 6:30 p.m. Reception to Follow. The LANDMARK LECTURE...
On Thursday, November 17, 2016 we gathered in the historic General Society Library to celebrate the significant contributions of two New Yorkers to our City.
2019 Landmark Lectures. The Landmarks lectures focus on the origin, development, and restoration of New York City’s built environment, and celebrate the art and architecture of the City. Lisa Easton, a partner in the New...
The Final Lecture of Spring 2019 is: On Tuesday June 25, Vanessa Hoheb and Thomas Donahue will discuss The American Artists’ Hand Archive, an archive of bronze life hand castings working in participation with...
Behind the Scenes with a New York Times Reporter, Corey Kilgannon. Tuesday, May 2nd AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY. The lecture starts at 6:30 P.M. Corey Kilgannon has been writing for The New York Times...
Tuesday, February 28th at 6:30pm @ The General Society Library