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The Americans Who Saw Lady Liberty as a False Idol of Broken Promises
May 28, 2019 | SmithsonianIt was a crisp, clear fall day in New York City, and like many others, Lillie Devereaux Blake was eager to see the great French statue, donated by that country’s government to the United States as a token of friendship and a monument to liberty, finally unveiled....Read More
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The Statue of Liberty was created to celebrate freed slaves, not immigrants, its new museum recounts
May 23, 2019 | Washington PostThe new Statue of Liberty Museum in New York Harbor boasts a number of treasures: the original torch, which was replaced in the 1980s; an unoxidized (read: not green) copper replica of Lady Liberty’s face; and recordings of immigrants describing the sight of the 305-foot monument....Read More
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Poet laureate writes tribute for Statue of Liberty Museum
May 17, 2019 | Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — At a time when families have been separated at the Mexican border and children placed in cages, the country’s poet laureate is invoking an old and welcoming spirit for those seeking to live in the United States....Read More
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What the Lady deserves: A glorious new museum shows off the Statue of Liberty; now, combat the scourge of ticket-hawkers at the Battery
May 16, 2019 | NY Daily NewsA standing ovation for fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg for leading the effort to create the new $100 million Statue of Liberty Museum, opening Thursday....Read More
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New museum celebrating the history of the Statue of Liberty opens
May 16, 2019 | WABC-TVNEW YORK (WABC) -- She has been turning heads in New York Harbor since 1886, and now, there's another reason to visit the Statue of Liberty: A new museum, which opened to the public on Thursday....Read More
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New Statue of Liberty Museum Illuminates a Forgotten History
May 15, 2019 | New York TimesEach year about 4.5 million people shuffle off the ferries that service Liberty Island to see up close the famous torch-wielding Roman goddess towering above them....Read More
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Statue of Liberty museum set to open amid immigration debate
May 15, 2019 | Agence France-PresseThe Statue of Liberty, which has welcomed generations of immigrants to US shores, is getting a new museum at a time when immigration is an explosive topic....Read More
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Apple contributes to new Statue of Liberty audio tour and AR app
May 14, 2019 | Apple Insider.comCalled "Statue of Liberty," the app is the brainchild of renowned fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg, who spearheaded a three-year fundraising initiative to build the new Statue of Liberty Museum slated to open its doors on Liberty Island on Thursday....Read More
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Diane von Furstenberg Talks Bringing the New Statue of Liberty Museum to Life
May 13, 2019 | Harpers BazaarIn 1976, Newsweek famously anointed Diane von Furstenberg “the most marketable woman since Coco Chanel. Just six years after immigrating to New York from Belgium, von Furstenberg had sold more than five million of her signature wrap dresses....Read More
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A tribute to Lady Liberty
May 12, 2019 | CBS Sunday MorningThis week the $100 million Statue of Liberty Museum opens on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. It tells the story of the creation of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's statue back in the 1800s - a gift of France - and also the story of how it became a symbol of America, of inclusion, of liberty....Read More
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A New Museum Sheds Light on the Statue of Liberty
May 2019 | SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINEWhen the French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904) sailed into New York Harbor just before dawn on June 21, 1871, he was seized by a “marvelous feeling of movement, animation.”....Read More
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The Statue of Liberty Museum set to open with original torch, 'soaring' theater space
April 16, 2019 | am New YorkAlmost three years ago, dignitaries broke ground on the new Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island. Finally, next month, it will open to the public for the first time....Read More
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See Behind the Scenes as the Statue of Liberty's Original Torch Moves to Its New Home
March 15, 2019 | TIMECoated in its signature green patina, gazing over New York City with its burning torch held high, the Statue of Liberty’s image reoccurs in popular and commercial culture...Read More
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Paris Fashion Week Toasts ‘Lady Liberty’
Feb 28, 2019 | The New York TimesPARIS — “Meet my brother. Meet my best friend from college. Meet the descendants of Gustave Eiffel!” The fashion designer and philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg was in full swing working the room at the American Embassy in Paris...Read More
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Statue of Liberty’s Original Torch Moved to Museum Site
November 15, 2018 | PIX 11NEW YORK — The Statue of Liberty's original torch, which has been housed in a museum in the base of the statue since a replica replaced it in the 1980s, was moved across Liberty Island...Read More
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Take a Tour of Lady Liberty’s Torch
November 13, 2018 | The New York TimesIt took two years of worry and strategizing, but the day of truth is about to arrive for Doug Phelps. As part of a $100 million upgrade, his construction crew will be moving the original Statue of Liberty torch from its resting place inside the statue’s pedestal...Read More
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New View of Lady Liberty
September 8, 2018 | The Epoch TimesA big part of American history is on a small island off the shore of New York City. The Statue of Liberty Museum shows...Read More
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Il Museo della Statua della Libertà si espande
September 6, 2018 | ANSA.itIl museo della Statua della LIberta' lascia il piedistallo per trasferirsi in un nuovo spazio all'ombra dell'iconico monumento di New York...Read More
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The Statue of Liberty Museum Is Asking People to Donate for the Fourth of July
July 3, 2018 | TRAVEL + LEISURE While Americans roast hot dogs and watch fireworks to celebrate July 4th, the Statue of Liberty Museum is asking for another patriotic act: a donation...Read More
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$100 million Statue of Liberty Museum needs completion funds
July 2, 2018 | FOX5NY.COMIn the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, construction crews are building the future Statue of Liberty Museum...Read More
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Statue of Liberty Museum tops off construction ahead of 2019 opening
December 5, 2017 | 6sqft.comYesterday morning construction topped off at the Statue of Liberty Museum, a brand new $70 million building on Liberty Island designed by FXFOWLE and ESI Design...Read More
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Inside the Construction of the Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island
December 5, 2017 | untappedcities.com ReportIn 2019, a new 26,000 square foot museum will open on Liberty Island: the new Statue of Liberty Museum...Read More
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Sweeping views, grass roof for new Statue of Liberty Museum
October 6, 2016 | US News & World ReportA new museum that seemingly rises out of the ground will replace the small exhibition space inside the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty...Read More
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DVF Leads Fund-raising Efforts for New Statue of Liberty Museum
October 6th, 2016 | Women's Wear DailyVon Furstenberg was named the chair of the museum's fund-raising campaign, which seeks to raise $100 million...Read More
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New Statue of Liberty Museum Design Unveiled
October 6th, 2016 | Press ReleaseNew York, NY (October 6, 2016) – The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. (SOLEIF), with the National Park Service/U.S. Department of the Interior today unveiled the plans for the building of a new Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty...Read More
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Bigger Museum Will Give Lady Liberty’s Crowds More to Do Than Snap Selfies
October 5th, 2016 | New York TimesIt is time for a backyard construction project on an island with a resident population of one and a transient population...Read More