--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 15:26:51 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Heading West map exhibit at NYPL Sender: [log in to unmask] Heading West: Mapping the Territory opens tomorrow, Friday, March 9, 2001. Some 175 maps, atlases, photographs and views from NYPL collections, primarily from the Map Division, illustrate the mapping of the American West, from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The exhibit will be on view until May 19, 2001. Information and sample images from the exhibit, including a complete list of items on display, and information about the accompanying book---may all be seen on the NYPL website under Events & Exhibitions at www.nypl.org There is a complementary exhibit, Touring West, about the theater and opera and other performing artists who travelled west, which runs from April 6-July 7. Both are featured in the book in alternating chapters. Enjoy, and come on up and see us some time. The exhibit is open Monday-Saturday 10-6, except 11-6 on Tues and Wed. The Map Division is open Tues-Saturdays, and we are located in Room 117, down the hall from the exhibit. Alice Hudson Chief, Map Division The New York Public Library 5th Avenue & 42nd Street New York, NY 10018-2788 --- End Forwarded Message ---