Our New Exhibit, Wonder Women, is Opening Soon!

        June 15, 2022

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***Our newest exhibit is opening soon...***

***WONDER WOMEN:

NYC'S HEROES OF HETERODOXY***

***Join us for the opening, Friday June 24th!***

*Spero Melior ("I Wish for Better Things"), oil on wood by* Isabel Samaras,

from the 32-page comic book accompanying the exhibit.

***Hello City Reliquary Lovers,

We are so excited to invite you to our newest exhibit,
Wonder Women: NYC's Heroes of Heterodoxy!

This wonderful show spans topics of feminism, equality, and community—all subjects that The City Reliquary holds dear and is determined to highlight and uplift.

In the spirit of Wonder Women everywhere, we have teamed up with some amazing community members to educate, inspire, and entertain you!

Check out these wonderful events, and we'll see you at the museum!***

***Friday, June 24th
Opening Reception***

***- Open house, museum tours, informative talks, and some surprise performances -***

***Saturday, June 25th
Cartoon Carnival***

***- Vintage 33mm film cartoon showing with the theme: Wonderful Women -***

***Thursday, June 30th
Carousel
- A comics reading and performances focusing on Women in Comics -***

***Thursday, July 14th
Bare Book Club***

***- Women who love to read naked will be reading excerpts from articles, books, slash fiction, and more celebrating the world of comics -***

***Thursday, July 28th***
*Superhero Burlesque*

***- A sexy show where all kinds of superheroes take it all off in the name of comics -***

***Friday, August 26th
Lookalike Contest***
***- Enter to win a variety of prizes in several categories in this silly and enthralling competition to be the most like Wonder Woman -
Click here to submit a short form to compete!***

***And More TBA!***

[Click here for tickets to all events!](http://https://withfriends.co/cityreliquary/events)

Robyn Smith's sketch of the first time Nubia meets her sister,

Wonder Woman, in “Nubia: Real One”

***For over a century, all across New York City, the women behind the fascinating evolution of Wonder Woman have rejected social norms and fought tirelessly to break the chains of orthodoxy in its many forms.

Beginning with the suffrage movement in Greenwich Village and the nation’s first birth control clinic in Brownsville, Wonder Woman's unique history grew to span a polyamorous triad at Columbia University, a mental health clinic in Harlem, a Lower East Side bohemian boutique, the United Nations Building, and Black Lives Matter protests throughout the city.

Explore the remarkable women who inspired the triumphant and troubling journey of America’s favorite female superhero in the City Reliquary Museum’s exhibit: Wonder Women: NYC’s Heroes of Heterodoxy. ***

**Our museum preserves New York City history, while also making it. Our exhibits showcase the stories of our great city in the past, and our programming supports the wonderful talent happening in in present day New York City.

Please consider a membership, where you can be a part of something wonderful happening in your neighborhood.**

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