New York-Plague in Gotham!: Cholera in Nineteenth-Century New York, will examine the deadly epidemics of cholera that hit New York City, particularly the first in 1832, which killed thousands and highlighted deep divisions of class, race and religion. The exhibition will run through June 28 at the New-York Historical Society and is part of New York's first annual World Science Festival.

Grand musical compositions. Groundbreaking fashion trends. Glorious parades. These were all components of the celebratory uproar produced by Revolutionary war hero Marquis de Lafayette's return to America in 1824, and all are part of a new audio tour for teens at the New-York Historical Society.

The New-York Historical Society will present Nancy Newcomb with a distinguished service award at the annual Strawberry Festival Luncheon on Monday, June 2. In support of N-YHS, Baccarat will present an exclusive trunk show featuring its stunning summer 2008 jewelry collection. The event begins at 12:00 p.m. and concludes at 2:00 p.m., at 170 Central Park West at 77th Street.

Dozens of dazzling rugs and textiles will be the centerpiece of Woven Splendor from Timbuktu to Tibet: Exotic Rugs and Textiles from New York Collectors, a major New-York Historical Society exhibition examining the history of the Oriental rug in New York and the story of the Hajji Baba Club-the nation's oldest and most prestigious rug collecting club. The exhibition opens Friday, April 11, and runs through August 17, 2008.

An exhibition opening at the New-York Historical Society examines the impact of New Yorkers' late 19th and early 20th century infatuation with the images, art and folklore of the Orient.

New York City's first museum, the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) has dedicated this year's exhibition of 42 watercolors by John James Audubon to the ongoing conservation efforts to save our nation's wildlife. Audubon's Aviary: Portraits of Endangered Species opens February 8 and runs through March 16 and highlights birds that once flourished in American landscapes and soared in our nation's skies but are now either declining, threatened with extinction, or sadly gone forever.

New York City's first museum, the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS), proudly unveiled an exhibition that chronicles major breakthroughs in the advertising industry from 1895 through 1925.

New York City's first museum, the New-York Historical Society, will showcase the dynamic works of America's first modern painters-"The Eight" and the Ashcan School-in Life's Pleasures: The Ashcan Artists' Brush with Leisure, 1895-1925. The exhibition will be on view from November 28, 2007 to February 10, 2008.