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"At the New-York Historical Society I encountered The Gay Harlem Renaissance, which traces the contributions of queer Black artists and writers—figures like Alain Locke, Langston Hughes, and Bessie Smith—through photographs, documents, music, and more (on view through March 8, 2026); chief historian George Chauncey emphasizes that the show makes a case for Harlem as perhaps the most gay-friendly neighborhood in early 20th-century New York. The museum is also running The New York Sari, examining how South Asian women and their fashions have influenced New York culture from the Gilded Age onward (on view through April 26, 2026)." - Charlie Hobbs