Queens Museum: Adopt a Building / ‘The Panorama of the City of New York’ / World’s Fair, 1964-5

In the lead up to the 60th Anniversary of the 1964-65 World’s Fair and the Panorama of the City of New York, we are excited to share ways to Adopt-A-Building!The program features

• Opportunities for deeper, more meaningful engagement with The Panorama through intimate tours and exclusive event invitations
• Carefree renewal and monthly payment options 
• Enhanced giving levels for supporters who want to become Guardians of the City
• Year-long leases for more inclusive access to properties 

The Panorama of the City of New York is the jewel in the crown of the Queens Museum collection, and a locus of nostalgia and memory for visitors from all over the globe. For years, visitors near and far have been able to support the care and maintenance of The Panorama by “purchasing” any New York City building or structure that holds special meaning to them. 

• Oportunidades para participar de forma más intensa y significativa con El Panorama mediante tours privados e invitaciones para eventos exclusivos
• Renovación sin preocupaciones y opciones de pago mensual 
• Ampliación de los niveles de donación para lxs colaboradorxs que quieran convertirse en Guardianxs de la Ciudad
• Arrendamientos de un año de duración para lograr un acceso más inclusivo a las propiedades

El Panorama de la Ciudad de Nueva York es la joya de la corona de la colección del Queens Museum, y un espacio de nostalgia y recuerdos para lxs visitantes de todo el mundo. Ya hace años que gente de todas partes aprovecha la oportunidad de colaborar con el cuidado y mantenimiento del Panorama mediante la «adquisición» de cualquier edificio o estructura de la Ciudad de Nueva York que tenga un significado especial para ellxs. 

The Queens Museum is housed in the New York City Building, which is owned by the City of New York.The Museum is supported, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Mayor Eric Adams, the Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and the New York City Council under the leadership of Speaker Adrienne E. Adams.

Major funding is generously provided by the Booth Ferris Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Jerome Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Images: The Panorama of the City of New York by Max Touhey and Scott Rudd.

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