Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York May 7, 2009

'Timescapes', a 25-minute multimedia experience, traces the growth of New York City from a settlement of a few hundred Europeans, Africans and Native Americans to its present status as one of the world's great cities. Created by Jake Barton of Local Projects and James Sanders, co-writer of the PBS series 'New York: A Documentary History', and narrated by actor Stanley Tucci, the film features animated maps and archival photographs, prints and paintings from the Museum's collections.