American LGBTQ+ Museum explained

The American LGBTQ+ Museum is a museum in development on the Upper West Side of Manhattan that will focus on New York City's LGBTQ history.^{[1] [2]} It will be part of the campus of the New-York Historical Society, which is undergoing a expansion,^[3] and is slated to open in 2026.^{[4] [5]} Under the leadership of Richard Burns, the museum's board chair, planning for a museum began in 2017.^[5] Ben Garcia was named the museum's first executive director in January 2022 and Suhaly Bautista-Carolina joined as the museum's director of programs and partnerships in 2023.^{[4] [6]}

In November 2023, the museum opened Queer Justice: 50 Years of Lambda Legal, their first traveling exhibit at The Center. The exhibit subsequently traveled the country.^[7]

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Notes and References

1. News: Thiruvengadam . Meena . 2021-07-11 . NYC's First Major LGBTQ+ Museum Is Coming — and the Events Have Already Begun . en . 2022-05-12.
2. News: Zornosa . Laura . 2022-01-18 . American L.G.B.T.Q.+ Museum Names First Executive Director . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-05-12 . 0362-4331.
3. News: Zornosa . Laura . 2021-06-30 . The Oldest Museum in New York Is Expanding . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-05-12 . 0362-4331.
4. Web site: Cooper . Alex . The American LGBTQ+ Museum Comes Into Focus . 2024-03-13 . www.advocate.com . en.
5. News: McShane . Julianne . 2021-07-13 . American LGBTQ+ Museum coming to N.Y.C.'s oldest museum as part of expansion . en . 2022-05-12.
6. News: Tracy . Matt . American LGBTQ+ Museum Hires First Executive Director . en-US . Gay City News . 2022-05-12.
7. Web site: Allen . Dashiell . 2023-11-14 . American LGBTQ+ Museum’s first traveling exhibition celebrates Lambda Legal’s history . 2024-03-13 . gaycitynews.com . en-US.