The Met & Other NYC Institutions Celebrate Apollo 11's Mission To The Moon

Photograph of Buzz Aldrin walking on the surface of the moon (Neil Armstrong / NASA)

Photograph of Buzz Aldrin walking on the surface of the moon (Neil Armstrong / NASA)

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Photograph of Buzz Aldrin walking on the surface of the moon (Neil Armstrong / NASA)

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An 1852 image of the moon (John Adams Whipple)

An 1852 image of the moon (John Adams Whipple)

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An 1852 image of the moon (John Adams Whipple)

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An 1896 transparency of the moon (Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, California)

An 1896 transparency of the moon (Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, California)

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An 1896 transparency of the moon (Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, California)

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Earthrise from Apollo 8 (William Anders/NASA)

Earthrise from Apollo 8 (William Anders/NASA)

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Earthrise from Apollo 8 (William Anders/NASA)

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Bue Marble from Apollo 17 (Harrison Schmitt / NASA)

Bue Marble from Apollo 17 (Harrison Schmitt / NASA)

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Bue Marble from Apollo 17 (Harrison Schmitt / NASA)

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Apollo 11 watch party from Cape Kennedy in Florida, 1969 (Garry Winogrand)

Apollo 11 watch party from Cape Kennedy in Florida, 1969 (Garry Winogrand)

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Apollo 11 watch party from Cape Kennedy in Florida, 1969 (Garry Winogrand)

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Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger recreated Buzz Aldrin's footprint in 2014 (Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger)

Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger recreated Buzz Aldrin's footprint in 2014 (Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger)

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Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger recreated Buzz Aldrin's footprint in 2014 (Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger)

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Alexandra Mir's 1999 installation "First Woman On the Moon"

Alexandra Mir's 1999 installation "First Woman On the Moon"

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Alexandra Mir's 1999 installation "First Woman On the Moon"

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