Auditorium

First Floor Entry and Galleries

Fourth Floor Galleries

Meet the Presidents Gallery

Established in 1804, the New-York Historical Society is New York’s first museum and remains one of the city’s premier cultural and historical institutions. PBDW has a longstanding relationship with the Society, having worked with them since 2005 on multiple projects. Our working relationship began when the Society engaged PBDW to help revitalize the institution and transform their closed-off and less-than-welcoming building into one that invites the public through its architecture and programming. The initial project was comprised of the development of a master plan, renovations to the Central Park West and 77th Street entrances, infrastructure upgrades, and the redesign of the first floor entrance gallery, auditorium, visitor services, and the Children’s Gallery.

In 2013, PBDW was invited to renovate the Society’s fourth floor galleries. The project’s scope included the first-of-its-kind gallery dedicated to the role of women in American history, the renovation of the Luce Center galleries, a new education technology center, a gallery lounge and, finally, a new Tiffany Gallery to exhibit the Society’s collection of Tiffany lamps.

Architect: PBDW Architects (Scott Duenow, Brigitte Cook)

Structural Engineer: LERA Consulting Structural Engineers, Robert Silman Associates Structural Engineers, DPC

MEP Engineer: Altieri Sebor Wieber, LLC

Landscape Architect: Quennell Rothschild & Partners

Lighting Designer: Vortex Lighting (exterior), Renfro Design Group (interior)

Acoustical Consultant: Cerami & Associates, Jaffe Holden

Theater Design Consultant: David Sirola

Elevator Consultant: IROS Elevator Design Services, LLC

Code Consultant: Design 2147, Ltd.

Cost Estimator: Faithful+Gould

Security: Seibold Security

Photographers: Jonathan Wallen, Michael Neglia

New York Landmarks Conservancy: Lucy G. Moses Award, 2011

AIA New York Chapter: Design Award, 2013

“Eva Jiřičná's Tiffany Gallery for the New-York Historical Society,” Architectural Record

“The New-York Historical Society’s New Mission: Telling the Forgotten Stories of Women,” artnet News

“New-York Historical Society;s revamped fourth floor traces NYC’s history,” Curbed New York

"A Redesigned Floor at the New-York Historical Society Helps Illuminate the City’s Past," Hyperallergic

"New-York Historical Society previews new Gallery of Tiffany Lamps," The Architect’s Newspaper