With the NY400 week now officially over and Crown Prince Willem Alexander and Princess Maxima back in The Hague today to open the parliamentary year, there are still plenty of events in the New York area.
In addition to the art exhibitions we wrote about earlier there are a number of other museums that pay special attention to the celebration of Dutch American ties.
Here's a list with 10 museum exhibitions throughout the next few months:
- Through September 27: Mannahatta Manhattan: A Natural History of New York City (Museum of the City of New York)
- Through September 27: the Worlds of Henry Hudson (also in the Museum of the City of New York)
- Through September 27: Dutch Treats: Highlights from the collection of George Way (Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden)
- Through October 17: Actien Handel: Early Dutch Finance and the Founding of America (Museum of American Finance)
- Through November 10: The Half Moon (Halve Maen) replica will be available for tours. See the website for its schedule.
- Through December 31: When Brooklyn was Breukelen: A Celebration of the Schenck Houses (Brooklyn Museum)
- Through December 31: Dutch Culinary Traditions in America (Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden)
- Through January 10, 2010: Dutch New York: The Roots of Hudson Valley Culture (Hudson River Museum)
- Through March 7, 2010: 1609 (New York State Museum, Albany)
- Through July 26, 2010: Double Dutch – 400 years after Henry Hudson discovering new frontiers in contemporary Dutch art (The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art)
So, there is plenty to do this fall in the NY area for those interested in Dutch American history and culture.