: From the Museum of the City of New York
A new exhibition at The UBS Art Gallery brings the holiday spirit
to midtown Manhattan through a presentation of extraordinary
antique toys from the Museum of the City of New York's renowned
collection of more than 10,000 classic playthings, dating back to
as early as 1820.
On view through January 2, "Toy Stories and Winter Scenes from
the Museum of the City of New York" will also celebrate New
York's holiday spirit through paintings, photographs and prints
of winter cityscapes.
"Toy Stories and Winter Scenes from the Museum of the City of New
York" will offer a historic view of New York City in the holiday
season, as well as children's prized possessions from past eras.
Through images of classic New York scenes and landmarks, the
exhibition will contextualize the toys, showing contemporary New
Yorkers the city in winter over the last 100 years and the toys
that children of the past yearned to receive as holiday gifts.
A selection of more than 100 classic toys of the Nineteenth and
early Twentieth Century will be on view, including toy soldiers,
cast-iron vehicles, carved wooden animals, blocks and puzzles,
cloth and porcelain dolls, teddy bears and stuffed animals.
