The Curator's Cup: Afternoon Tea with Sarah Seidman

Join us for a conversation with The Museum's Puffin Curator of Social Activism, Sarah Seidman. The talk will be accompanied by a selection of fine teas provided by Harney & Sons alongside delicious sandwiches and treats from Les Gateaux de Marie.

Part of our new series, The Curator's Cup: Afternoon Tea at MCNY. 

About the Speaker:
Sarah J. Seidman is a historian and curator of social movements. She works as the Puffin Foundation Curator of Social Activism at the Museum of the City of New York, where she curates the ongoing exhibition Activist New York. She co-curated the current exhibition Shirley Chisholm: A Brooklyn Life, and curated past shows such as Beyond Suffrage: A Century of New York Women in Politics, and King in New York on Martin Luther King Jr. She holds a Ph.D. in American Studies and an M.A. in Public Humanities from Brown University. She has received fellowships and grants from the American Council of Learned Societies and the NEH, among others, and speaks often to college classes about doing public history. Her writing has appeared in Radical History Review, The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture, and the Journal of Transnational American Studies, among other publications. 

Event Logistics (subject to changed based on NYC regulations):

• This event will take place in our Ronay Menschel Hall (Ground Floor).  
• Please contact programs@mcny.org with any questions or ticketing issues.
• All sales are final; refunds not permitted. Exchanges and credit for future programs only. Programs and dates may be subject to change.