Mapping Early New York returns to The New York Historical

This spring, the New Amsterdam History Center (NAHC) brings its expanded Mapping Early New York 3D digital installation back to The New York Historical, enhancing the major exhibition Old Masters, New Amsterdam, on view May 1–August 30, 2026 and curated by Russell Shorto, Director of the New Amsterdam Project at The New York Historical, and Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., Senior Advisor to The Leiden Collection. Four hundred years ago, the Dutch established New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. At the same time in Europe, artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Frans Hals, and Jan Steen were painting vivid scenes of everyday life. This exhibition brings those worlds together, featuring Dutch paintings along with an immersive 3D digital reconstruction of the city that would become New York. The exhibition seamlessly blends fine art with cutting-edge digital scholarship. It invites visitors to use an interactive