The oldest museum in New York is getting an upgrade. The New-York Historical Society will be adding more than 70,000 square feet to its building — including space for the American L.G.B.T.Q.+ Museum, the first museum dedicated to L.G.B.T.Q.
history and culture in the city. For decades, local activists have talked about the need for a museum to document the history of the queer movement, said Richard Burns, the museum’s board chair. “Suddenly we’ve reached this moment, a tipping point where more and more people are saying, ‘We better record this history, integrate it and celebrate it before we lose it,’” Burns said. “And so, in 2017, in January, a group of us got together in a living room and began having this conversation.” A group of.