museum

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Find­ing the So­ci­ety of Il­lus­tra­tors on the Up­per East Side feels like un­cov­er­ing a spe­cial se­cret. The mu­se­um oc­cu­pies a stun­ning 19th-cen­tu­ry town­house, cre­at­ing a won­der­ful con­trast be­tween the his­toric set­ting and the art with­in. The ex­hi­bi­tions are con­stant­ly ro­tat­ing, which is a huge part of its charm. On our vis­it, we were cap­ti­vat­ed by del­i­cate orig­i­nal sto­ry­book pages in one room and bold, ex­per­i­men­tal dig­i­tal works in the next. It's a tru­ly in­spir­ing stop for any­one who ap­pre­ci­ates vi­su­al sto­ry­telling. This place of­fers a unique look into the cre­ative process, mak­ing it a gen­uine cul­tur­al gem in the city.