Public Events

The New York Institute for the Humanities produces numerous public events throughout the academic year, both on-campus at NYU and at the Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts at 172 Norfolk Street.

All of our events are free and open to the public unless a cover charge is explicitly stated. Check here often for the most up-to-date information on all NYIH-sponsored and co-sponsored events.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Writing Hell: Curzio Malaparte & Vasily Grossman, bearing witness on opposite sides of the Eastern Front Thursday, October 29, the NYIH presents an evening on war and literature at Tishman Auditorium of the New School, 66 West 12th Street 6:00 pm Screening of Frederick Wiseman's film "The Last Letter" 7:30 pm Panel Discussion, moderated by NYRB Classics Editor Edwin Frank, with filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, film and sound editor and Malaparte translator Walter Murch, journalist and former war correspondent Chris Hedges, Yale historian and contributor to the New York Review of Books Timothy Snyder and NYU Chair of Italian Studies Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Free and Open to the Public. ... read more »
Halloween Wonder Cabinet, Curated by Lawrence Weschler A day of multimedia presentations from a mix artists, scientists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers from around the country. Participants include Walter Murch, Laurie Anderson, Michael Benson, Peter Hutton, David Wilson, May Berenbaum, and others. This program--free and open to the public--runs from 11am till 9:30pm at NYU's Cantor Film Center, 36 East 8th Street. ... read more »