{"id":5198,"date":"2019-01-22T13:06:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T18:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5198"},"modified":"2019-01-22T13:14:57","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T18:14:57","slug":"closing-this-week-harry-potter-a-history-of-magic-journey-to-where-magic-and-myth-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5198","title":{"rendered":"Closing This Week — “Harry Potter: A History of Magic” \u2014 Journey to Where Magic and Myth Began"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Harry Potter: A History of Magic”
\nA British Library Exhibition at the New-York Historical Society
\nOctober 5, 2018 \u2013 January 27, 2019<\/p>\n

New-York Historical Society
\n170 Central Park West
\nat Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
\nNew York, NY 10024
\nwww.nyhistory.org<\/p>\n

Capturing the traditions of folklore and magic at the heart of the Harry Potter stories,\u00a0\u201cHarry Potter: A History of Magic\u201d unveiled century-old treasures including rare books, manuscripts, and magical objects from the collections of the British Library and New-York Historical Society \u2014 with original material from Harry Potter publisher Scholastic and J.K. Rowling\u2019s own archives. From medieval descriptions of dragons and griffins to the origins of the sorcerer\u2019s stone, the exhibition — which opened\u00a0October 5, 2018\u00a0 and will end on January 27, 2019 — explores subjects studied at Hogwarts and offers original drafts and drawings by Rowling as well as Harry Potter illustrator Jim Kay.<\/p>\n

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the U.S. publication of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer\u2019s Stone” \u2014 the first book in the series \u2014 one can view illustrator Brian Selznick\u2019s cover art designed by for the 20th anniversary edition of the Potter series, published by Scholastic in June 2018. Mary GrandPr\u00e9\u2019s illustrations created for Scholastic\u2019s original editions anre on public display for the first time, as well as the costumes and set models from \u201cHarry Potter and the Cursed Child,\u201d the award-winning play.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is accompanied by a special audio tour featuring the voice of actress Natalie Dormer\u2014 available to ticket holders as a free Audible download \u2014 providing in-depth content on the objects on view. All visitors must book a timed-ticket to visit “Harry Potter: A History of Magic.” It is strongly recommend that a ticket is booked in advance; availability cannot be guaranteed to walk-in visitors.<\/p>\n

Extended hours for the final week:
\nMonday, January 21: 10 am \u2013 7 pm
\nTuesday, January 22: 10 am \u2013 7 pm
\nWednesday, January 23: 10 am \u2013 7 pm
\nThursday, January 24: 10 am \u2013 6 pm
\nFriday, January 25: 10 am \u2013 midnight
\nSaturday, January 26: 10 am \u2013 midnight
\nSunday, January 27: 10 am \u2013 7 pm<\/p>\n

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