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:''"MCNY" redirects here. For the college, see Metropolitan College of New York.'' The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY), a history and art museum in New York City, New York. It was founded by Henry Collins Brown, in 1923〔Beard, Rick. "Museum of the City of New York" in , p.868-69〕 to preserve and present the history of New York City, and its people. It is located at 1220-1227 Fifth Avenue from East 103rd to 104th Streets, across from Central Park in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, at the northern end of the Museum Mile section of Fifth Avenue. The red brick with marble trim〔 museum was built in 1929-30〔("Museum of the City of New York Designation Report" ) New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (January 24, 1967)〕 and was designed by Joseph H. Freedlander in the neo-Georgian style, with statues of Alexander Hamilton and DeWitt Clinton by sculptor Adolph Alexander Weinman facing Central Park from niches in the facade.〔, p.463〕 The museum is a private non-profit organization which receives government support as a member of New York City's Cultural Institutions Group, commonly known as "CIG"s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=''City-Owned Institutions – History of City-Owned Cultural Institutions'' )〕 Its other sources of income are endowments, admission fees, and contributions.〔〔, pp.377-380〕 ==History== The museum was originally located in Gracie Mansion, where available space was limited.〔 One of its first major exhibits was "Old New York", presented in the Fine Arts Building on West 57th Street in 1926. The success of the project led to a search for a new, permanent headquarters for the museum. A design competition was held between five invited architects,〔 and the Colonial Revival design by Freedlander was selected. The city donated a site on Fifth Avenue, and funds for construction of the museum building were raised by public subscription.〔〔, p.186〕 The original plans for the museum's building were scaled back as a result of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, nevertheless, the building was dedicated on January 11, 1932.〔 On January 24, 1967 the museum building was designated a New York City landmark.〔 In 1982, the Museum received The Hundred Year Association of New York's Gold Medal Award "in recognition of outstanding contributions to the City of New York." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Museum of the City of New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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