This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture


Design Team: Studio Joseph, Dome Collective, Olivia de Salve Villedieu, Carmen Tan, Helen Niu, Anais Pyrczak, Hannah Massalski; Photographs: Brad Farwell, Asya Gorovits

Awards: Best Exhibition of 2023 by Time Out New York   
Global Future Design Awards 2023 GOLD WINNER  Interior Design Exhibition (Built)

Press: “Sarah Henry, interim director and chief curator of the museum, said its goal since its inception has been ‘preserving and interpreting the memory of the past and engaging in the contemporary life of the city.’” The New York Times
May 2023 – July 2024

For this centennial exhibition, celebrating 100 years of the Museum of the City of New York, we had over 400 works of art, music, literature, and film to display across six unique environments–each devoted to a specific aspect of NYC lifestyle as reflected in arts and culture. Inspired by the streets and subways as the arteries of the city, destinations, and home spaces on display, we transformed the galleries while still allowing artworks to breathe and maintain the ethereal nature of creativity. I collaborated with outside design studios and internal stakeholders to develop the look and feel of these spaces, ensuring the spirit of the graphic design was felt throughout the different elements of the exhibition and interactive interfaces. 


©MMXXV Marissa Martonyi
New York, NY