Board Games December 22, 2024

Games have become BIG! I would imagine that you and your friends are wordle-ing, crossword puzzling, Scrabbling, Monopoly-ing, and all of the other newer digital games available today. One of my favorite museums in NYC is the American Folk Art Museum. Their current show Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, demanded two visits by me and I loved it both times. From the fabulous collection of Bruce and Doranna Wendel, it features over 100 game boards dating back to the 18th century. The exhibition includes early examples of classic games of Parcheesi, checkers, and chess, as well as hand-painted iterations of Monopoly and Chutes and Ladders made in the United States between the mid-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. This fascinating exhibit is on through January 26th, 2025. FYI – the wonderful exhibition at the Shed, Luna Luna has extended its run. It is now on through February 23rd and I encourage your going to experience it.