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Art for the Community: The Met’s Circulating Textile Exhibitions, 1933–42

At The Met Fifth Avenue
October 31, 2020–June 27, 2021

Map and Archival Images of the Circulating Exhibitions

The objects exhibited in the Neighborhood Circulating Exhibitions are presented alongside archival images depicting visitors interacting with the traveling exhibitions in high schools and public libraries during the 1930s and early 1940s. Find a map and key of participating locations as well as a selection of archival photographs below.

A map of New York City depicting participating locations of the original exhibition.

  1. Bayside High School, 3224 Corporal Kennedy Street, Queens
  2. Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse at 161st Street, The Bronx
  3. Bronx Union Branch, YMCA, 470 East 161st Street, The Bronx*
  4. Christopher Columbus High School, 925 Astor Avenue, The Bronx
  5. College of the City of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, Manhattan
  6. De Witt Clinton High School, 100 West Mosholu Parkway South, The Bronx
  7. Educational Alliance Art School, 197 East Broadway, Manhattan
  8. Elmhurst Branch, Queensboro Public Library, 86-01 Broadway, Queens*
  9. Fordham Branch, New York Public Library, 2556 Bainbridge Avenue, The Bronx*
  10. George Bruce Branch, New York Public Library, 518 W 125th Street, Manhattan
  11. George Washington High School, 549 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan**
  12. High Bridge Branch, New York Public Library, 78 West 168th Street, The Bronx
  13. Hudson Guild Settlement House, 441 W 26th Street, Manhattan
  14. Hudson Park Branch, New York Public Library, 66 Leroy Street, Manhattan
  15. Hunter College, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, The Bronx**
  16. James Monroe High School, 1300 Boynton Avenue, The Bronx**
  17. Morris High School, 1100 Boston Road, The Bronx**
  18. New York School of Fine and Industrial Arts, 257 West 40th Street, Manhattan*
  19. Queens College, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Queens
  20. Seward Park High School, 350 Grand Street, Manhattan**
  21. Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, 75 Stuyvesant Place, Staten Island*
  22. Teachers College Library, 525 West 120th Street, Manhattan
  23. Textile High School, 351 West 18th Street, Manhattan**
  24. Theodore Roosevelt High School, 500 East Fordham Road, The Bronx
  25. Union Settlement, 237 East 104th Street, Manhattan
  26. University Settlement, 184 Eldridge Street, Manhattan
  27. Walton High School, 2780 Reservoir Avenue, The Bronx**
  28. Washington Heights Branch, New York Public Library, 1000 St. Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan
  29. Washington Irving High School, 40 Irving Place, Manhattan
  30. William Cullen Bryant High School, 48-10 31st Avenue, Queens
  31. YMHA and YWHA of Washington Heights, 54 Nagle Avenue, Manhattan

*Institution has moved or closed since hosting the Neighborhood Circulating Exhibitions.

**Institution has been renamed since hosting the Neighborhood Circulating Exhibitions.

Archival Photograph from "European Textiles and Costume Figures," Walton High School, 2780 Reservoir Avenue, The Bronx, 1939

"European Textiles and Costume Figures," with students and a teacher from Hunter College’s new Bronx campus, Walton High School, 2780 Reservoir Avenue, The Bronx, 1939

Archival photograph from "European Textiles and Costume Figures," at the School of Industrial Arts, 257 West 40th Street, Manhattan, 1935

"European Textiles and Costume Figures," School of Industrial Arts, 257 West 40th Street, Manhattan, 1935

Archival photograph of "European Textiles and Costume Figures," with students and a teacher from Hunter College’s new Bronx campus, Walton High School, 2780 Reservoir Avenue, The Bronx, 1939

"European Textiles and Costume Figures," Walton High School, 2780 Reservoir Avenue, The Bronx, 1939

Archival photograph of "European Textiles and Costume Figures," at the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, 1938

"European Textiles and Costume Figures," Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, 1938

Archival photograph of “Arms, Armor, and Textiles: 1492-1776,” at the George Bruce Branch, New York Public Library, 518 West 125th Street, Manhattan, 1934

“Arms, Armor, and Textiles: 1492-1776,” George Bruce Branch, New York Public Library, 518 West 125th Street, Manhattan, 1934

Archival photograph of "Oriental Prints and Textiles," with students, at Washington Irving High School, 40 Irving Place, New York, NY, 1935

"Oriental Prints and Textiles," with students, Washington Irving High School, 40 Irving Place, New York, NY, 1935

Green Silk Damask, Italian, Venice or Genoa, (ca. 1650–1700). 19 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. (50.2 x 56.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1909 (09.50.1348); "European Textiles and Costume Figures," with students and a teacher from Hunter College’s new Bronx campus, Walton High School, 2780 Reservoir Avenue, The Bronx, 1939