Amy Weinstein

Amy Weinstein, Associate Curator, 20th/21st Century Collections at the New-York Historical Society. She holds a master’s degree in the History of Decorative Arts from the Cooper Hewitt / National Design Museum / Smithsonian Institution. For the three years, she has concentrated on documenting and preserving “evidence” of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero, and the global humanitarian response to New York City. In connection with that project, Ms. Weinstein has curated several exhibitions at the Society, including Through a Child’s Eyes and 9/11 One Year Later, as well as The Rescue, a look at the September 11th experience of a Brooklyn fire house in the context of its 75 year history. Prior to joining the New-York Historical Society, she was a member of the curatorial staff at the Museum of the City of New York. Museum work is a second career for Ms. Weinstein, who previously worked as an attorney practicing in the fields of financial services and government relations.