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    • Mining the Archives: Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    • Event Date Friday, January 9, 2026

    • Time: 11am-12:30pm ET
    • Off-Site

    • $40 General Public / $35 Members
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    Members enjoy early access! Tickets go on sale to Museum members on Tuesday, December 9 at 10am ET. Remaining tickets go on sale to the public Thursday, December 11 at 10am ET.

     

    Including over 5,400 linear feet of material, the New York Transit Museum’s archive holds innumerable stories waiting to be told. In the series, Mining the Archives, join Museum staff to uncover transit history.

    The Gabrielle Shubert Research Center is one of two archival repositories that house some of the Museum’s hundreds of thousands of photographs, drawings, and blueprints, as well as more than 15,000 artifacts. These holdings explore the ever-evolving technology, design, and ridership of a system that runs 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

    On this tour, learn how Museum archivists preserve objects and process archival materials, and get a close-up look at items from the Museum’s extensive collections.

    Additional Information & Policies:

    Member Discounts

    To receive the member ticket price, click the register button and sign in on the ticketing page to verify membership. The discount will appear at checkout.

    All Ticket Sales are Final

    If you cannot attend the program on the date you reserved or do not submit security materials in time, the total price of unused tickets will be treated as a donation to the Transit Museum and is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Tickets are non-refundable, cannot be transferred to another date, and cannot be used by another individual.  

    Age Requirements

    Children ages 2 and up need their own ticket to the program.

    Children ages 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

    Program Experience

    Tours are indoors, and require walking and standing. Restrooms are available onsite but there may not be places to sit. Tours last approximately 90 minutes.

    Please wear comfortable shoes.

    Accessibility

    Walking and standing required. The building has elevators, but archive aisles cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

    Pets, or comfort, therapy, or emotional support animals are not permitted at Museum programs. Only service animals as defined by the ADA are permitted.

    For information on American Sign Language interpreter requests, Assistive Listening Devices, or other accessibility matters please visit our accessibility page or email [email protected]. If you secure tickets, please request any accommodations via email at least two weeks in advance.

    More Policies

    Please click here to learn more about this program and its policies.

    Contact Us

    Questions? Email [email protected].

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