Zuckerberg Hall of American SilverOngoingCurrent InstallationOur Composite Nation: Frederick Douglass’ AmericaOngoingCurrent InstallationLady Pink's Vote MuralOngoingCurrent InstallationThe Thomas Jefferson Statue in ContextOngoingCurrent InstallationBREACH Logbook 22 | Breach #2OngoingChampion HistoryBecome a Member TodayImage passing through New York City recently, I decided to duck into the historic Waldorf Astoria hotel to have a look at its famous lobby before the hotel closes for construction at the end of February 2017. WNET is the media sponsor.Media sponsor:More On ViewView All Exhibitions›Current Installation“Our Bodies Our Power”: Women at the Forefront of the Equal Rights AmendmentApJune 4, 2023Current InstallationBillie Jean King: Tennis Court to Capitol HillJJune 18, 2023Current InstallationExpanding the CollectionsAugJune 25, 2023Current Installation“When I Play.People Listen”DecemMay 7, 2023Load MoreCurrent Installation“Our Bodies Our Power”: Women at the Forefront of the Equal Rights AmendmentApJune 4, 2023Current InstallationBillie Jean King: Tennis Court to Capitol HillJJune 18, 2023Current InstallationExpanding the CollectionsAugJune 25, 2023Current Installation“When I Play.People Listen”DecemMay 7, 2023Current InstallationPassageJanuJune 4, 2023Current InstallationBittersweet: “Picture Brides” on the Hawaiian Sugarcane PlantationsFebruDecember 31, 2023Current InstallationWomen’s VoicesOngoingCurrent InstallationTime Inc.: The World in Words and PicturesOngoingCurrent InstallationStatues of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick DouglassOngoingCurrent InstallationNew York’s Liberty BellOngoingCurrent InstallationPicasso's Le TricorneOngoingCurrent InstallationNari Ward's We the PeopleOngoingCurrent InstallationFilms: We Rise and New York StoryOngoingCurrent InstallationRoy J. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang, the Saunders Trust for American History, the Evelyn & Seymour Neuman Fund, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Courtesy of the Waldorf Astoria.Exhibitions at New-York Historical are made possible by Dr. Courtesy of the Waldorf Astoria.Lady LibertyA gold miniature of the Statue of Liberty sits at the top of the towering clock. Courtesy of the Waldorf Astoria.The Clock StrikesA close-up of the clock's face. The Clock's RestorationHighlightsThe Clock StrikesA close-up of the clock's face. This time-keeping treasure recently underwent a meticulous restoration and is on view in the Smith Gallery during the hotel’s renovation. Originally made for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, it was crafted in London and features relief portraits of Presidents George Washington, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, and Grover Cleveland, and Queen Victoria of England.For decades, the towering clock graced the Waldorf Astoria-both at its first location on Fifth Avenue and 34th Street and in the lobby of the hotel's longtime address at Park Avenue and 50th Street. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American HistoryMeet us at the clock! The great Waldorf Astoria clock is a legendary part of New York City lore and a meeting spot for generations of New Yorkers. VisitExhibitionsProgramsLibraryEducationExploreShop Join & Give New Wing Host an Event Dine Admission Tickets InstallationThe Waldorf Astoria Lobby ClockOngoingScrollMeet us at the clock! The great Waldorf Astoria clock is a legendary part of New York City lore and is on view at New-York Historical during the hotel’s renovation.Buy TicketsLocation1st floor, Robert H. CensusMembershipFAQsJoin & GiveNew WingHost an EventDineAdmission TicketsAdmission TicketsSuggested TermsVirtual ExhibitionsThe Civil WarU.S. The Waldorf Astoria Lobby Clock | New-York Historical Society Skip to contentVisitExhibitionsProgramsLibraryEducationExploreShopSuggested TermsVirtual ExhibitionsThe Civil WarU.S.
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