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The City Reliquary Presents: BIRD SHOW

BIRD SHOW documents the ways humans & birds notice, help, and threaten each other. Like all New Yorkers, wild birds are jostling for space and rubbing shoulders with others as they go about their day. Sometimes those interactions are with humans, sometimes with other wildlife; often these interactions are to the detriment of birds, sometimes, to the detriment of humans, and sometimes, to the benefit of both.

Curated by our own Board Member and Designer About Town Jacob FordBIRD SHOW exhibits art and artifacts illustrating these human-bird interactions and asks how we can better adapt to our fellow creatures and create a better habitat for us all. 

Taxonomized incorrectly as science fair, fairly as art gallery, but most specifically as museum exhibition, BIRD SHOW looks at humans watching birds, and the birds staring back.

Work & artifacts by

  • Andrew Garn
  • Gabriel Willow
  • Nina Katchadourian
  • Alex Tomlinson
  • Bird Union
  • Stephen Mallon
  • Daniel LaCosse
  • Duke Riley
  • Christian Cooper
  • Ryan Mandelbaum
  • Adrian Brandon
  • NYC Audubon
  • Project Safe Flight
  • National Transportation Safety Board
  • National Pigeon Association
  • Et cetera & more

BIRD SHOW will be on view through June 5, 2022.

Celebrate our New Mural on Saturday, June 29

Mural painting of a swan surrounded by swirling flowers
A preview of the mural by Joaquin Torres Zavaleta

Mural Unveiling Party With Live Music! 1:00-4:00 p.m.!

The City Reliquary Museum is home to New York’s many histories, the multiple, interweaving narratives that make up this city we call home. This summer we are partnering with Argentinian artist Joaquin Torres Zavaleta to create a mural in our backyard, celebrating some of the NYC plants and birds that came from other countries. As these species made their homes here they transformed the urban environment. Some even became local icons, like the ever-present pigeon. Joaquin’s mural asks us to think about migration, settlement, and the ways that cultural exchange is embedded in our cityscapes. We are excited to welcome these birds to our backyard and to highlight how immigration continues to enrich and strengthen our city.

We’ll be celebrating the completion of the new mural with a party on Saturday, June 29! Join us for live music by Julian Harris (who also directed this great video of Joaquin’s work) and Sami y Sarah, and hear from Joaquin about his research and influences.

Many thanks to Residency Unlimited for connecting us with Joaquin and providing refreshments for Saturday’s party!