Sent by: New York Transit Museum Reply to sender<mailto:transitmuseumpress@nyct.com?subject=RE%3A%20News%20%26%20Notes> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759/images/c2139a53-fe02-42d9-b0ec-35c40e1ed685.gif]<http://us10.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=0f79ffe66e&e=79d2433798> View in browser<http://us10.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=0f79ffe66e&e=79d2433798> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759/images/96d57e70-ba02-4155-818c-10ba39b83326.jpg]<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=b7db8a98d5&e=79d2433798> Fall Programs: Superstorm Sandy, maps & graphic standards This fall our programs highlight voices from our new multimedia exhibit Bringing Back the City: Mass Transit Responds to Crisis<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=f07af141b8&e=79d2433798> and invite you to explore the Museum and our permanent collection after hours. Upcoming programs include a screening of the award-winning documentary One Track Mind; inside stories from Superstorm Sandy and September 11th; and a riveting discussion and up-close look at historic maps with some of the world’s leading experts. Don’t miss our special evening Nostalgia Ride up to Woodlawn Cemetery – just in time to catch the fall foliage. And save the date for our Subway Swing Nostalgia Boogie, back by popular demand this December! Read on for more… OCTOBER [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759/images/0ba21a20-d94f-451b-9101-3d8320ad5699.jpg]<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=e16da65c3d&e=79d2433798> AfterHours ONE TRACK MIND: A STORY OF PRESERVATION & PERSEVERANCE Wednesday, October 7, 6:30pm Transit Museum, Downtown Brooklyn $10/Free for Members & MTA Employees Philip Ashforth Coppola has devoted the last 30 years to cataloging every station –and corresponding mosaic– in the New York City subway system. Filmed over the course of four years, the award-winning documentary One Track Mind is a portrait of a man consumed by a singular obsession. Join Mr. Coppola and director Jeremy Workman for a conversation about preservation and the unique artistic idiosyncrasies of the City, followed by a screening of the film. Then, get an up close look at a selection of Coppola’s original drawings and subway station renderings from the Museum’s permanent collection. Presented in conjunction with New York’s Transportation Landmarks, on view at the Museum Gallery Annex & Store in Grand Central through November 1. Buy Tickets Now<http://mta.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=9b7fb61772&e=79d2433798> [Construction workers rebuild a section of the 1/9 subway line damaged by the attacks of September 11, 2001.]<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=25ef3accbc&e=79d2433798> Bringing Back the City STORIES FROM THE INSIDE Tuesday, October 20, 6:30pm Transit Museum, Downtown Brooklyn $10/Free for Members & MTA Employees Key voices from the new multimedia exhibit Bringing Back the City: Mass Transit Responds to Crisis sit down to share their insights on some of the most significant and harrowing events in recent NYC history: Hurricane Sandy, the Black of 2003 and September 11th, 2001. Featured speakers include: Herbert Lambert (former Chief Transportation Officer and General Superintendent, Control Center), Margaret Coffey (former Assistant VP of Marketing & Service Information, NYCT), and Robert Lobenstein (former General Superintendent, Power). Presented in conjunction with Bringing Back the City: Mass Transit Responds to Crisis<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=345a317b54&e=79d2433798>, now on view at the Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn. Buy Tickets Now<http://mta.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=d735de783f&e=79d2433798> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759/images/a101dd78-a7ea-450f-945b-efdd0da5679b.jpg]<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=f7de06ac2c&e=79d2433798> Nostalgia Ride AN EVENING RIDE TO WOODLAWN CEMETERY Saturday, October 24, 4pm Transit Museum, Downtown Brooklyn $50/$25 Adult/Child $35/$20 Adult/Child Member Venture uptown on our WWI-era IRT Subway cars for an evening ride to explore the old haunts, vast landscape, and beautiful architecture of Woodlawn Cemetery. During a 2-hour layover, take a guided tour among the famous (and infamous) jazz musicians, suffragists, civic leaders, and business moguls who “reside” there. In collaboration with Woodlawn Conservancy. Buy Tickets Now<http://mta.us10.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=94d34eef0d&e=79d2433798> NOVEMBER [Crews hoist a subway car onto a flatbed truck for transport to the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy.]<http://mta.us10.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=5f3b9fcc9c&e=79d2433798> Bringing Back the City COVERING CRISIS: REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS & SUPERSTORM SANDY Thursday, November 12, 6:30pm $10/Free for Members & MTA Employees In 2012 Superstorm Sandy overwhelmed shorelines, flooding a staggering 17% of New York City – including 7 subway tunnels connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn and Queens, and subway stations, depots, and tracks throughout the system. Most residents retreated indoors and couldn’t see the damage being inflicted. They could, however, follow it all online as Twitter and other channels came alive with images, live maps, and data-driven updates. Join voices from MTA external communications, data journalists, and transportation planners for a discussion about documenting the effects of Superstorm Sandy in real-time and the power of social media as a tool for crisis management and recovery. Presented in Partnership with Transportation Camp NYC 2015<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=832fb0351a&e=79d2433798>, and in conjunction with Bringing Back the City: Mass Transit Responds to Crisis<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=9de8712062&e=79d2433798>, now on view at the Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn. 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From early horizontal division maps to Raleigh D’Adamo’s prototype to today’s topographical depiction, public transportation maps have helped New Yorkers navigate the city since the very beginning. Join three of the world’s leading map experts for a lively discussion on the history, legacy, and evolution of New York City’s subway map, and its impact on other metropolitan regions. Featured guests include Peter Lloyd (A History of the NY Subway Map), Mark Ovenden (Transit Maps of the World), and Eddie Jabbour (KickMap App).
Then, get an up-close look at a selection of original maps from the Museum’s permanent collection. All books will be available for purchase in the Museum Store. Signing to follow program. Buy Tickets Now<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=aa79e43b1d&e=79d2433798> DECEMBER [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759/images/86a361f1-1067-4a85-b126-cf61fa10f99b.jpg]<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=aef867db93&e=79d2433798> AfterHours DESIGN CODIFIED: THE GRAPHIC STANDARDS MANUAL Wednesday, December 2, 6:30pm $10/Free for Members & MTA Employees In 1967 the New York City Transit Authority hired Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda (of Unimark International) to design a signage and wayfinding system – the Graphic Standards Manual. Today, the Manual is one of the world’s foremost examples of modern design and its limited-edition re-issue spawned the viral success of an $800,000 Kickstarter project. Join Pentagram designers Hamish Smyth and Jesse Reed for a conversation about the standards of historic and contemporary design, as we celebrate the re-release of the Graphic Standards Manual. Then, take a tour of the Museum’s permanent collection of wayfinding signs dating back to the Subway’s earliest beginning, and learn about the creative process. Original and newly re-issued Graphic Standards Manuals will be on view and new editions will be available for purchase in the Museum Store. Buy Tickets Now<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=2ef697647f&e=79d2433798> [As Hurricane Irene pounds the region, the Hudson River washes over the tracks of Metro- North’s Hudson Line at Croton-Harmon.]<http://mta.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=002143dd34&e=79d2433798> Bringing Back the City INSIDE THE ARCHIVES: HISTORIC CRISES THAT CHANGED OUR CITY Tuesday, December 8, 6:30pm $10/Free for Members & MTA Employees New York has been hit with a number of catastrophic events over the past 15 years, but the city has been facing and responding to disasters for the past 150 years. Join the Museum’s curatorial and collections team to learn about historic events like the Blizzard of 1888, the Hurricane of 1938, and the 1965 Blackout and their impact on the development of transportation infrastructure. Presented in conjunction with Bringing Back the City: Mass Transit Responds to Crisis<http://mta.us10.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=8cde8dd669&e=79d2433798>, now on view at the Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn. Buy Tickets Now<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=6b755f99ef&e=79d2433798> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759/images/5dc1d674-3634-4b74-b1ed-ff0c84c852b6.jpg]SUBWAY SWING: A NOSTALGIA BOOGIE FOR THE AGES Sunday, December 13 Save the Date! Tickets on sale in early December Hop on board our Nostalgia Swing Train for a special express ride from 2nd Ave to the Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn! Then, triple step your way through our 1936 decommissioned subway station with live boogie bands, the hottest dancers, and slickest outfits – an after hours boogie for the ages. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759/images/ff533800-ec55-4577-8513-4696ad99b20c.png]<http://mta.us10.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=ffc5fd0fe1&e=79d2433798> [http://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-twitter-48.png]<http://mta.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=f6b81553ab&e=79d2433798> Twitter<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=d2737b608c&e=79d2433798> [http://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-facebook-48.png]<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=4ee1449f7e&e=79d2433798> Facebook<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=79b8280619&e=79d2433798> [http://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-instagram-48.png]<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=1d95103944&e=79d2433798> Instagram<http://mta.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=0ef0236156&e=79d2433798> [http://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-link-48.png]<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=50742aa7c9&e=79d2433798> NY Transit Museum Store<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=1ed426d7c7&e=79d2433798> To unsubscribe from this list, use this link<http://mta.us10.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=1db6064f18&e=79d2433798&c=0f79ffe66e>. To change your e-mail address or update preferences, use this link<http://mta.us10.list-manage.com/profile?u=c751f42a42a251f4e9e366759&id=1db6064f18&e=79d2433798>.