Museum of American Finance
The Museum of American Finance is an independent public museum dedicated to preserving, exhibiting and teaching about American finance and financial history. Located in the Financial District in Manhattan, New York City, it is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. It is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization chartered by the Board of Regents of the New York State Department of Education. With education at the core of its mission, it is an active national-level advocate on behalf of financial literacy.
Looking northeast from Wall Street toward the museum.
Image: Museum of American Finance Logo
Main gallery
Money gallery
Financial District, Manhattan
The Financial District of Lower Manhattan, also known as FiDi, is a neighborhood located on the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by the West Side Highway on the west, Chambers Street and City Hall Park on the north, Brooklyn Bridge on the northeast, the East River to the southeast, and South Ferry and the Battery on the south.
The Financial District of Lower Manhattan, including Wall Street, is the world's principal financial and fintech center.
Street grid as seen from the air in 2009
The Chamber of Commerce Building at 65 Liberty Street, one of many historical buildings in the district
The original World Trade Center in March 2001
