The New Amsterdam History Center Is Pleased to Invite You to a Very Special Event

New York City and Water: A Historical Perspective

Featuring:

Writer Russell Shorto on the Dutch as pioneers of water management
Historian Gerard Koeppel on water in New Amsterdam
Historical Painter Len Tantillo on New Netherland’s waterways
Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Kingdom of the Netherlands,
Henk Ovink on water management issues now and in the future

Presentations to be followed by Q&A

Monday
October 26, 2015
6:30PM to 8:30PM
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue at 34 th Street

New York

SPONSORED BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS