The 1964 World's Fair promised a billion-dollar future while outside its gates, civil rights activists demanded change. This 60th-anniversary exhibit examines that tension through archival materials, music, and artifacts.
World's Fair history
Social justice lens
Immersive archival experience
NYC Panorama model
Tips
🎟️admission by donation, free with IDNYC or under 12
🌳in Corona Park, great for outdoor time after
A Billion Dollar Dream
Corona
The 1964 World's Fair promised a billion-dollar future while outside its gates, civil rights activists demanded change. This 60th-anniversary exhibit examines that tension through archival materials, music, and artifacts.
World's Fair history
Social justice lens
Immersive archival experience
NYC Panorama model
Tips
🎟️admission by donation, free with IDNYC or under 12
🌳in Corona Park, great for outdoor time after
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