Celebrating its second decade, City Lore's mission is to
foster New York's - and America's - living cultural heritage.

 

 

 

   
NEW 2009 People's Hall of Fame
  City Lore and NY 400 open "Birth of a City: Nieuw Amsterdam and Old New York"
  celebrating York's colonial Dutch heritage with illustrated signs throughout lower Manhattan.
FEATURES

City Lore Tours & Tales February

  City Lore's Blog, "Sense & the City," with Caitlin Van Dusen
EXHIBITS Weavings of War: Fabrics of Memory. Traveling exhibit now online!
  Missing: Streetscape of a City in Mourning
PRESS Seeing the City Through the Memories of Others
  Hidden New York: A Guide to Places that Matter
 

From Mambo to Hip Hop Winner of the 2007 ALMA Award for “Best Television Documentary"
                                available NOW on DVD, Click here to Purchase!

 

As cultural activists we are committed to the principles of cultural equity and democracy. We believe that cultural diversity is a positive social value to be protected and encouraged; that authentic democracy requires active participation in cultural life, not just passive consumption of cultural products; and that our cultural heritage is a resource for improving our quality of life.

Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are by Martha Cooper, ©Martha Cooper.
Be sure to visit our sister sites "Place Matters", "Poetry Gathering" and "CARTS"