The Museum of the City of New York is currently in the midst of a long-term project to provide increased access to its holdings to the broadest audience possible. In order to put our resources towards that effort we are not currently able assist with individual research requests. When that changes, this text will be updated. One aspect of the project, begun in 2008, is the digitization of its holdings, starting with the vast collections of photographs, prints, and other works on paper depicting the changing city over time, now available via our online Collections Portal.
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Museum of the City of New York Archival Collections 
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I want to find out who wallpapered the Empire State Building. It may have been my grandfather, Max Perlman, and his business partner. Any suggestions? Thank you. Barbara Krasner barbarakrasner@att.net
Hi I went there as a kid in the 1970’s. And whatever movie you made the kids watch back then, randomly, my mom was in it. How would I figure out what video/film you used to show back then? And where would I see it?
At this time, Museum Staff is not always able to monitor this page. Please visit https://www.mcny.org/collections-policies for more information on research at the Museum, and explore our Collections Portal to find over 200,000 digitized images and objects.
At this time, Museum Staff is not able to actively monitor this account. Please visit https://www.mcny.org/collections-policies for more information and ways to direct your questions. You may also enjoy exploring this portal, https://collections.mcny.org/, where you can find over 200,000 digitized images and objects from the Museum’s collection.