Archival Work for The Waterfront Museum. Red Hook, New York
Year: 2020 - present
Type: Archives and Collections Management
Year: 2020 - present
Type: Archives and Collections Management
The Waterfront Museum opened in 1986 as an exhibition and performance space that has witnessed New York's and New Jersey's urban evolution from a unique perspective. Throughout this time, David Sharps –the museum's founder and president– has built a significant collection of files, artifacts, photographs, and images that reveal the city's maritime narratives' significance.
Since September 2020, the museum has placed significant efforts in cataloging, organizing, and preserving its unique collection. This ongoing project aims to find the appropriate strategy to share its unique archive with broader communities as a way to contribute to educational and academic endeavors that focus on maritime and urban history. Additionally, it seeks to place the Waterfront Museum not only as a cultural destination but also as a crucial structure that ties past, present, and future of Red Hook's development and its surrounding communities.
For more information on this project, please contact the museum at waterfrontmuseum@gmail.com or Mariana Ávila Flynn at ma3805@columbia.edu
