Inspired by the engineering, intricate choreography, and impromptu interactions of your daily commute?  Looking for a public platform to present your ideas to a captive audience? Wish there was an open mic night for historians and urbanists? A show-and-tell for your creative musings on transit?  Us, too.  That’s why we are excited to announce Platform, a new series of cross-disciplinary programs created by the public for the public. Have an idea? We’ll give you a platform. The Museum is now accepting program proposals for early Fall. We welcome submissions from all disciplines—history, science, engineering, visual and performing arts, urban studies, city planning, academic fields. The common denominator? Public transportation. Submissions may include but are not limited to the following: Live performance (music, theater, dance, spoken word, storytelling, comedy) Film (documentary, fiction, creative media works) Visual Art (must be presentation or other programmatic discussion of artwork) Presentation (academic lecture, informal slideshow, etc) Panel discussion (propose participants, moderator, topic, your expertise) Other participatory events Submissions will be reviewed by the Museum. To be considered in the first round, please submit a complete proposal by Friday, August 9 at noon.  Have a question? Need some help refining your idea? Ready to submit a complete proposal? Contact us at programs@transitmuseumeducation.org  Program proposals should include all of the following: Title of Program Keywords (3 max) that describe your program Brief  description (2 sentence max) of your program Long form description including details about content, presentation or performance method, participants, estimated length, target audience, and technical requirements Examples, as relevant (could include prior presentation of program, promotional materials, links, videos, photos, description of proposed participants, etc.) Brief bio (3 sentence max) of yourself Submission Deadline: Friday, August 9 by noon.
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Inspired by the engineering, intricate choreography, and impromptu interactions of your daily commute?  Looking for a public platform to present your ideas to a captive audience? Wish there was an open mic night for historians and urbanists? A show-and-tell for your creative musings on transit? 

Us, too.  That’s why we are excited to announce Platform, a new series of cross-disciplinary programs created by the public for the public. Have an idea? We’ll give you a platform.

The Museum is now accepting program proposals for early Fall. We welcome submissions from all disciplines—history, science, engineering, visual and performing arts, urban studies, city planning, academic fields. The common denominator? Public transportation.

Submissions may include but are not limited to the following:

  • Live performance (music, theater, dance, spoken word, storytelling, comedy)
  • Film (documentary, fiction, creative media works)
  • Visual Art (must be presentation or other programmatic discussion of artwork)
  • Presentation (academic lecture, informal slideshow, etc)
  • Panel discussion (propose participants, moderator, topic, your expertise)
  • Other participatory events

Submissions will be reviewed by the Museum. To be considered in the first round, please submit a complete proposal by Friday, August 9 at noon. 

Have a question? Need some help refining your idea? Ready to submit a complete proposal? Contact us at programs@transitmuseumeducation.org 

Program proposals should include all of the following:

  • Title of Program
  • Keywords (3 max) that describe your program
  • Brief  description (2 sentence max) of your program
  • Long form description including details about content, presentation or performance method, participants, estimated length, target audience, and technical requirements
  • Examples, as relevant (could include prior presentation of program, promotional materials, links, videos, photos, description of proposed participants, etc.)
  • Brief bio (3 sentence max) of yourself

Submission Deadline: Friday, August 9 by noon.

artsfortransit: Today, we would like to spotlight painter Olive Ayhens who created two beautiful pieces of artwork for our ONTIME/Grand Central at 100 exhibition. Ayhens hones in on the architectural details from above to create a swirling, bold tapestry of color that conveys the reflection of life both inside and outside Grand Central Terminal. She uses the constellations as the sky above the terminal, freeing them from their earthly architecture. Also, keep a look out for her poster… coming to a subway near you!
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artsfortransit: Today, we would like to spotlight painter Olive Ayhens who created two beautiful pieces of artwork for our ONTIME/Grand Central at 100 exhibition. Ayhens hones in on the architectural details from above to create a swirling, bold tapestry of color that conveys the reflection of life both inside and outside Grand Central Terminal. She uses the constellations as the sky above the terminal, freeing them from their earthly architecture. Also, keep a look out for her poster… coming to a subway near you!
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artsfortransit: Today, we would like to spotlight painter Olive Ayhens who created two beautiful pieces of artwork for our ONTIME/Grand Central at 100 exhibition. Ayhens hones in on the architectural details from above to create a swirling, bold tapestry of color that conveys the reflection of life both inside and outside Grand Central Terminal. She uses the constellations as the sky above the terminal, freeing them from their earthly architecture. Also, keep a look out for her poster… coming to a subway near you!
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artsfortransit:

Today, we would like to spotlight painter Olive Ayhens who created two beautiful pieces of artwork for our ONTIME/Grand Central at 100 exhibition. Ayhens hones in on the architectural details from above to create a swirling, bold tapestry of color that conveys the reflection of life both inside and outside Grand Central Terminal. She uses the constellations as the sky above the terminal, freeing them from their earthly architecture. Also, keep a look out for her poster… coming to a subway near you!

Thirteen years after Eli Beach quietly built his one-block long pneumatic tube on Broadway, the Broadway Arcade Railway proposed an underground arcade railway from the Battery up Broadway to Twenty-third Street.  At 23rd, it divided into two branches:  one under Broadway and one under Madison Avenue, meeting at High Bridge. Unlike the tunnels we use today, this proposal called for a covered archway for the road that was open along the sides to allow the ventilation required for steam engines. Their proposal was approved by the New York State Assembly but Tammany Hall politics and A.T. Stewart, who worried that construction would hurt business at his department store, fought against the plan and the line was never built. The city waited another 21 years for the first subway line to open.
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Thirteen years after Eli Beach quietly built his one-block long pneumatic tube on Broadway, the Broadway Arcade Railway proposed an underground arcade railway from the Battery up Broadway to Twenty-third Street.  At 23rd, it divided into two branches:  one under Broadway and one under Madison Avenue, meeting at High Bridge. Unlike the tunnels we use today, this proposal called for a covered archway for the road that was open along the sides to allow the ventilation required for steam engines. Their proposal was approved by the New York State Assembly but Tammany Hall politics and A.T. Stewart, who worried that construction would hurt business at his department store, fought against the plan and the line was never built. The city waited another 21 years for the first subway line to open.
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Thirteen years after Eli Beach quietly built his one-block long pneumatic tube on Broadway, the Broadway Arcade Railway proposed an underground arcade railway from the Battery up Broadway to Twenty-third Street.  At 23rd, it divided into two branches:  one under Broadway and one under Madison Avenue, meeting at High Bridge. Unlike the tunnels we use today, this proposal called for a covered archway for the road that was open along the sides to allow the ventilation required for steam engines. Their proposal was approved by the New York State Assembly but Tammany Hall politics and A.T. Stewart, who worried that construction would hurt business at his department store, fought against the plan and the line was never built. The city waited another 21 years for the first subway line to open.