June 2012
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The Bowery Boys: New York City History: New York's first art museum: the Rotunda at City Hall →
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We once had this as a #TriviaTuesday question! Really stumped tweeps. More fun NYC history here.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art contains a very unusual piece of art tied to the early history of City Hall. In fact, this piece is responsible for what is sometimes considered New York’s very first art museum — decades older than the Met itself….
