Artist Brian Tolle’s Eureka, is reminiscent of the slender gabled “canal houses” of 18th century New York, that were the vestiges of 40 years of Dutch rule. Tolle named his 40-foot-high sculptural Dutch façade, for … Read More
A Conversation on Freedom: Personal, Artistic and Civic
With Alexis De Veaux, Jericho Brown, Tina Chang & Aja Monet Program The rhetoric of the past year’s presidential election cycle raised the specter of a divided America, the fallout and reverberations of which seem … Read More
Mel Ziegler: Flag Exchange
The American flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. — United States Flag Code Between 2011 and 2016 artist Mel Ziegler journeyed through all 50 states and replaced distressed … Read More
First Federal Hall Medal for History to be Awarded to Scholars
We will award the First Federal Hall Medal for History during our annual Benefit Dinner on Thursday, September 28, at 6:30 p.m., in the Grand Rotunda at Federal Hall. The Medal is awarded to distinguished … Read More
Federal Hall Now Available for Private Events
Today, with the National Park Service, we announced the signing of a new agreement to manage the leasing of the site for private events. Under this agreement, Federal Hall’s landmarked Grand Rotunda and other spaces … Read More
Majestic Rotunda Dome Is Relit
We are excited to announce the relighting of Federal Hall’s grand rotunda dome using the latest in LED technology from Philips Color Kinetics. The project, made possible through a generous donation from Philips to our … Read More
Gallery Restoration Reveals Ghosts of the Past
We recently completed with the National Park Service a study of the historic interior and a pilot restoration project of one of the building’s main galleries. The pilot project corrected decades of interventions, including removing … Read More
This Place Matters Campaign Transforms Facade
This Place Matters, a public awareness campaign by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express, transformed Federal Hall’s Wall Street façade using large-scale graphics to celebrate the site’s history and significance. The effort … Read More
National Trust Names Federal Hall a National Treasure
The National Trust for Historic Preservation today declared Federal Hall National Memorial a National Treasure and announced a new partnership with the National Park Service, our Harbor Conservancy and American Express to restore the iconic … Read More