This past friday I went to visit the Museum of the City of New York. I learned about the history of public safety in New York as well as viewed photographs of different New York locations, focusing on nature in particular. One fact that I learned was in that 1904, there was a huge fire on a ship in which only 110 of 1331 people survived. This was due to the lack of crew being prepared for the event of a fire. Moreover, the lifejackets and life boats that were on board were so old, they could not properly do their function. Hence, this tragedy encouraged ships and the sort to realize the importance of such safety procedures. Another interesting fact was learning that in 1977, landlords used to purposely set their buildings on fire in order to recollect their insurance money. This was a sign of the sort of desperation that existed at that time.

 On the next floor, I came across numerous photographs of nature, enlarged to the point that they covered a whole wall. These photographs were of the edwin Houk gallery. The details in these pictures were so great that almost looked painted. Additionally, the photographer seemed to have manipulated the colors to make them seem brighter than their usual state.  Another technique I noticed was that the photographer used unconventional frames such as those wider than long. Moreover, on one particular piece he took photographs of the same area at different times of the year. That is, during summer and winter, day and night, sunrise and sunset. Then he arranged these images in a sort of checkerboard set, to contrast each other. 

Overall, I thought the museum was really educational and even my mere journey there was beautiful, as I passed the top of central park beside a pleasant lake.