Sanitation Museum Pop-Up
at Floyd Bennett Field | Ryan Visitor Center
June 1 - Sept 5, 2022
Opening Reception: June 25 at 11 am
Presented by
Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
Curated by
Gateway National Recreation Area, the Sanitation Foundation, and Miriam Sicherman - author of Brooklyn’s Barren Island: A Forgotten History
Floyd Bennett Field was largely built on filled land in Jamaica Bay, an urban estuary central to the history of waste and sanitation in New York City. This pop-up celebrates this history through several themes:
telling the story of the bustling working-class community of Barren Island,
celebrating the ongoing contributions of the Department of Sanitation, and
exploring the past and future of sanitary landfills around Jamaica Bay — including landfills that have been transformed into celebrated public spaces like Shirley Chisholm State Park.
The Sanitation Museum’s pop-up encourages visitors to take a moment to admire archival and present-day images of sanitation in Jamaica Bay as they consider their place in the past, present, and future of waste in New York City.
This exhibition will be on view at the Ryan Visitor Center, June 1 - September 5
Join us for an Opening Reception on June 25. Register here.
