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Inside Williamsburg’s Hidden Time Capsule: Kings County Savings Bank

In honor of Antiques Week in New York City, come see what can no longer be found in NYC. This walk back into time is hosted by renowned Milton scholar Terrance Lindall, one of the foremost Paradise Lost illustrators, who will discuss his new illustrated book project The Williamsburg Chronicles.

Special inaugural exhibit of John Milton & Paradise Lost art and 17th-century copies of Paradise Lost from the Yuko Nii Foundation collection.

PLUS

Artifacts and Ephemera related to the British Royal Household

“My little peek through the shutters had sparked my imagination, and the reality was even better. The bank is in excellent condition. Marble plaques are engraved with the original bank officers’ names, a steel vault is hidden behind the polished wooden wall panels and the ceilings are 22 feet high, held up with cast-iron columns. Nii had warned me it was ‘a mess,’ but to my delight, I found it filled with antiques and artwork, knickknacks from Nii’s collection, and items she wants to put in the space when she turns it into a café and reading room, to open sometime next year.” —Shayla Love, Inside Williamsburg’s Hidden Time Capsule: Kings County Savings Bank, Gothamist, January 2015











When: Sat., Jan. 24, 2015 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Where: Williamsburg Art & Historical Center
135 Broadway
718-486-6012
Price: $10
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In honor of Antiques Week in New York City, come see what can no longer be found in NYC. This walk back into time is hosted by renowned Milton scholar Terrance Lindall, one of the foremost Paradise Lost illustrators, who will discuss his new illustrated book project The Williamsburg Chronicles.

Special inaugural exhibit of John Milton & Paradise Lost art and 17th-century copies of Paradise Lost from the Yuko Nii Foundation collection.

PLUS

Artifacts and Ephemera related to the British Royal Household

“My little peek through the shutters had sparked my imagination, and the reality was even better. The bank is in excellent condition. Marble plaques are engraved with the original bank officers’ names, a steel vault is hidden behind the polished wooden wall panels and the ceilings are 22 feet high, held up with cast-iron columns. Nii had warned me it was ‘a mess,’ but to my delight, I found it filled with antiques and artwork, knickknacks from Nii’s collection, and items she wants to put in the space when she turns it into a café and reading room, to open sometime next year.” —Shayla Love, Inside Williamsburg’s Hidden Time Capsule: Kings County Savings Bank, Gothamist, January 2015

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