For Teachers: Educator Workshop :The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011

Please note: the workshops will take place in two different locations (the Museum of the City of New York at 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue and the New York Public Library at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue). Travel fare and lunch are not included. A light breakfast will be provided.
 

The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011
Chancellor’s Day Professional Development
Co-presented by the Museum of the City of New York and the New York Public Library
Monday, January 30, 2012
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

High school educators are invited to join the Museum of the City of New York and the New York Public Library for a full day professional development focusing on the evolution of Manhattan’s famous street grid. The morning will begin at the Museum of the City of New York with a historical overview and curator-led tour of the exhibition, The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011. In the afternoon, educators will convene at the New York Public Library on 42nd Street for a tour of the library’s map collection. Educators will receive resources relating the exhibitions and content to their classroom curriculum.

Reservations are required.
$40.00 per person

For more information, contact ezipris@mcny.org