Louise Mirrer

Louise Mirrer is an American historian who is president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society.[1] Under Mirrer’s direction, the New-York Historical Society has launched a series of exhibitions, including Slavery in New York; New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War; A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls; French Founding Father: Lafayette’s Return to Washington’s America; Grant and Lee in War and Peace; Lincoln and New York, Nueva York and a rich array of intellectually engaging lectures, debates and family programs.[2] Mirrer inaugurated the Saturday Academy, an American history enhancement program for high-school students, and a new Graduate Institute on Constitutional History. Mirrer also led the Historical Society’s 100-million-dollar campaign for a major renovation of its landmark building on Central Park West, creating new permanent installation galleries and a children's history museum.[3][4] Mirrer also oversaw efforts to create a Center for Women's History, which opened in the Fall of 2016.[5]

  1. ^ "Louise Mirrer". New-York Historical Society. Retrieved 17 August 2011. Louise Mirrer joined the New-York Historical Society as President and CEO in June 2004. ...
  2. ^ Rothstein, Edward (9 October 2009). "When Honest Abe Met This Querulous Metropolis". New York Times. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  3. ^ Pogrebin, Robin (11 April 2011). "New-York Historical Society Renovations Take Shape". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Lee, Felicia (23 January 2010). "Historical Society to Open a Children's Museum". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  5. ^ Kozinn, Allan (November 21, 2014). "New-York Historical Society to Open Center for Women's History". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 March 2015.