With "An Anthology of Fashion", the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art returns with part two of this year's major exhibition "In America", offering an even more comprehensive look at the elements that have shaped American fashion over time. The clothing created and worn by its residents serves as an aesthetically stunning tour through hundreds of years of this nation's history.

This year's show explodes throughout the majority of the American Wing of the museum, expanding on last year's sparse, cognitively challenging presentation of clothing organized by the representation of numerous ideas. Here are five items to be on the lookout for during your visit to the popular show.

Three particularly significant garments are on exhibit as soon as visitors walk into the exhibit: a coat worn by George Washington (possibly to his inauguration), the Brooks Brothers jacket that Abraham Lincoln was shot in, and a coat (also by Brooks Brothers) that was once a part of a uniform worn by an enslaved man. (Some of the portions of Lincoln's coat that were given out to mourners at the time are missing).

Location: Anna Wintour Costume Center

Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2022/in-america-anthology

Price:

• $30 for adults; $22 for seniors; $17 for students.
• Free for Members, Patrons, and children under 12.

In a permanent exhibition titled "The Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures," hundreds of artifacts from the vast and centuries-long archive of the New York Public Library have been taken out and shown, many of them for the first time.

More than 250 unusual and rare artifacts from the NYPL's research centers-the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the Library for Performing Arts, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture-can be found inside Gottesman Hall, a stunning space in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The exhibition, which opens to the public on Friday, September 24, spans 4,000 years of history and contains numerous historically significant items, such as the first Gutenberg Bible brought to the Americas and the one and only letter from Christopher Columbus to King Ferdinand's court announcing his "discovery" of the Americas.

It is anticipated that the display will change over time, with new pieces being added and deleted. Not surprising, given the number of treasures the New York Public Library has probably amassed during its 126-year existence. The new display was curated by a group of research library staff members under the direction of Declan Kiely, the Library's Director of Special Collections and Exhibition, and made possible by a $12.5 million grant from billionaire Dr. Leonard Polonsky CBE.

Address: Address:New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Fifth Ave, New York10036

Website: www.nypl.org/

Price: Free

For the first time in almost a century, MoMA has brought together the six paintings, three sculptures, and three ceramic pieces that Matisse portrayed in his 1911 work "The Red Studio".

On a big canvas, Matisse painted a scene of his studio, which was situated outside of Paris and contained his artwork, including paintings, sculptures, and furniture. Since they departed the studio, these items have been saved and are now finally put back together. These items, which were produced between 1898 and 1911, include well-known paintings like "Young Sailor (II)" (1906) as well as less well-known ones like "Corsica, The Old Mill" (1898) and other things. Paintings and drawings that are closely related to "The Red Studio" are also on display, such as "Studio, Quai Saint-Michel" (1916–17) and "Large Red Interior" (1948), which, according to the museum, "narrate the painting's complex path from Matisse's studio to its later international travels and eventual acquisition by MoMA."

In addition, there are historical documents, many of which have never been published or displayed, such letters and photographs, that provide fresh insights on the subject, development, and reception of the work. The exhibition also features a creative area where visitors of all ages are encouraged to write, sketch, and remark on the settings and hues that inspire them.

Address: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 11 W 53rd St New York 10019

Website: www.moma.org

Price: $25 but free on Friday evenings, 4-8pm

It has taken a while to finally have the Whitney Biennial. The 80th edition, which was originally scheduled to begin in 2021, brings together three years of preparation and 63 artists and collectives to produce an event that its curators have dubbed "dynamic" and "timely."

The Meatpacking District building's fifth and sixth levels are divided into two experiences for "Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet as It's Kept," which debuts on April 6. On the sixth story is a vast, labyrinthine gallery, while on the fifth floor is an open, airy chamber where pieces are shown collectively. Each one presents a very distinct ambiance.

The show captures the full spectrum of feelings they experienced during the last two years, including fear, sadness, joy, and hope. Many people feel numb these days, but art stirs your emotions, and that is what the Biennial aims to do, according to David Breslin and Adrienne Edwards, the Whitney's curators.

Address: 99 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014, United States

Website: https://whitney.org/

Price: From $25.00

A new continuing special display debuting on February 11, 2022, by the New-York Historical Society will bring Frederick Douglass' ideal of freedom, citizenship, and equal rights to life in time for Black History Month. A variety of artifacts and papers, such as images from the popular press of the day and scrapbooks of articles by or about Douglass put together by his sons, which also documented his work to usher in a more equal country, serve to demonstrate Douglass' vision. Visitors can also view a speech snippet by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, who discusses the issue of female equality in line with Frederick Douglass' views on racial equality.

There are also political cartoons and a copy of an editorial by Douglass about Chinese immigrants' right to belong in the United States that was published in a Chinese American newspaper. A replica of the Douglass statue, which has been painted to look lifelike, welcomes guests to the Museum near the 77th Street entrance, as does the maquette of a statue of Douglass that was constructed on the campus of the University of Maryland in 2015 and was a gift to the late Congressman John Lewis.

The exhibit is based on Frederick Douglass' "Composite Nation" speech, which he gave in various parts of the nation in the years after the Civil War and in which he stated that the goal of the country was to provide the world "a composite, complete example of the unity of the human family". "Our Composite Nation: Frederick Douglass’ America" is definitely one of the best museum exhibitions in NYC.

Address:New-York Historical Society Manhattan, NY170 Central Park West New York 10024

Website: www.nyhistory.org/

Price:$22