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The Archive Project coordinates a series of public programs, exhibitions, and lectures designed to broaden awareness of the history of the New York preservation movement and particularly to emphasize the use of archives in researching the topics.

The inaugural series of evening panel discussions was entitled Pioneers of Preservation. These programs focused on individuals who, early in the process, made significant contributions in the fight to preserve New York's architectural heritage. NYPAP video and audio records these sessions for our archives. We try to make these transcripts available to public. Subjects for the Pioneers of Preservation series have included Albert S. Bard, Andrew Haswell Green, C.C. Burlingham, and Clay Lancaster.

Since the time of this initial programming effort, NYPAP has received several grants to suport our programs and we have produced a number of benefits to support the organization itself. NYPAP is fortunate in that we are able to count all of our programs both as successes and as learning tools. Below please find links to more detailed information on our public events as well as some photos.

Upcoming Public Programs

Save the Date!
Join Us For
NYPAP's 5th Annual Bard Birthday Breakfast Benefit:
New York Preserved on Film: Visual Archives of the City by James Sanders
Friday, December 12, 2008, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Harvard Club of New York City
35 West 44th Street

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Photograph from www.celluloidskyline.com

This year, the New York Preservation Archive Project will be celebrating the birthday of Albert S. Bard, the keystone in the creation of the New York City Landmarks Law, with a sumptuous breakfast followed by an illustrated talk by James Sanders, architect and author of Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies. Mr. Sanders will discuss the rich film archival collections he has explored in his extensive research on the history and architecture of NYC.

James Sanders is a noted author, architect, and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. In addition to his book Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies, and the recent multimedia exhibit based on the book in Grand Central Terminal, Mr. Sanders co-authored New York: An Illustrated History and co-wrote the award-winning eight-part PBS series New York: A Documentary Film in collaboration with Ric Burns. He recently wrote, co-designed, and co-directed Timescapes, the permanent orientation installation at the Museum of the City of New York. Mr. Sanders is a recipient of a 2006 John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, is a member of the Advisory Council of the AIA's Center for Architecture, and is the director of the Center for Urban Experience, a research and design institute dedicated to exploring innovative ways of understanding and experiencing the urban environment.

For ticket information contact Sarah Sher at ssher@nypap.org or 212-988-8379