Grab a Flashlight and Some Aspirin Before Visiting ‘The Stettheimer Dollhouse in a New Light’ at the Museum of the City of New York

The installation is geared to young children, who will have an ideal vantage point for peering into the nooks-and-crannies of Carrie Stettheimer’s toy-like extravaganza. Grown-ups will have to squint, bend, and crouch.

Via the Museum of the City of New York
Installation View of 'The Stettheimer Dollhouse in a New Light.' Via the Museum of the City of New York

Let me offer a word of advice to those intending to visit a recently opened exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, “The Stettheimer Dollhouse in a New Light.” Actually, let me give two words of advice, particularly for gallery-goers whose eyesight and backs are not what they used to be: First, make sure your cellphone is in tow; second, get ready to stoop.

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