Mannahatta/Manhattan: A Natural History of New York City August 26, 2009

'Mannahatta/Manhattan: A Natural History of New York City' will reveal the island of Mannahatta at the time of Henry Hudson's arrival - a fresh, green new world at the moment of discovery. Through cutting edge multimedia and historical artifacts and maps, 'Mannahatta/Manhattan' will re-imagine the quiet, wooded island at the mouth of a great river that was destined to become one of the greatest cities on Earth. Moreover, 'Mannahatta/Manhattan' will challenge visitors to view the city of today as a place where the relationship between nature and people is at its most important and to understand that the principles of diversity, interdependence, and interrelativity operate in a modern mega-city much as they do in nature.