Museum of American Finance

Museum of American Finance
Looking northeast from Wall Street toward the museum.
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Established1988 (as the Museum of American Financial History)
Location48 Wall Street
New York City, United States
Coordinates40°42′23″N 74°00′33″W / 40.70639°N 74.00917°W / 40.70639; -74.00917
TypeFinance museum; Smithsonian Institution affiliate
Public transit accessSubway: "2" train​"3" train at Wall Street, "J" train​"Z" train at Broad Street
Bus: M15, M55
Websitewww.moaf.org

The Museum of American Finance is an independent public museum dedicated to preserving, exhibiting and teaching about American finance and financial history. Located in the Financial District in Manhattan, New York City, it is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.[1] It is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization chartered by the Board of Regents of the New York State Department of Education.[not verified in body] With education at the core of its mission, it is an active national-level advocate on behalf of financial literacy.

The museum was founded in 1988 as the Museum of American Financial History but was renamed the Museum of American Finance in 2005.[2] Until December 2006, it was located at 26 Broadway.[3] On January 11, 2008, the museum opened in a new location at 48 Wall Street, the former headquarters of the Bank of New York.[4] In 2018, their building experienced a flood and as of October 2022, they remain in search of a permanent home.[5]

  1. ^ "Smithsonian Affiliates: M". Smithsonian Affiliations. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on June 25, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "History". Museum of American Finance. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Museum of American Finance Moving to Wall Street" (PDF). November 11, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2006. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  4. ^ Rothstein, Edward (February 2, 2008). "Where the Capitalism Is (Always on Display)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Museum of American Finance Terminates Lease at 48 Wall Street Following Flood". Museum of American Finance.