[-detail - Zimbabwe--100,000,000,000,000 dollars. 2008. Banknote. ANS 2012.10.1 Gift of Frederic G. Withington and François Velde]

Now open at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Signs of Inflation

Inflation has been the "friend" of all major wars and crises throughout the 20th century, from 1920s Germany to the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

But inflation does not belong only to modern history. It occurs whenever a medium of payment becomes too abundant.

Visitors are invited to travel through time, space and a range of materials to discover inflation from Imperial Rome to contemporary Zimbabwe, from ancient coins to money-shells and banknotes that bear too many digits.

This journey will challenge commonly accepted concepts of money, value and wealth.

Location:

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street

Visitors enter at 44 Maiden Lane (one block north of Liberty St.).
By appointment only.
Contact Joanne Isaac at 212-571-4470 ext. 112 or email isaac@numismatics.org

Hours:

10 to 4, Monday to Friday (except bank holidays)

Read the press release here.

Review:

April 30 2012 review in The Daily Beast

Update: Due to recently enacted security measures, all visitors are required to make an appointment to visit the exhibitions at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Please contact Joanne Isaac, ANS Museum Administrator at 212-571-4470 ext. 112 to set-up a reservation.

The Cultural Change Exhibit has closed as of Wednesday, March 7, 2012. The new exhibit Signs of Inflation is now open.

There are currently no scheduled days that the current exhibit will be closed.