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NEW YORK (AP) — The subway sticky notes that New
Yorkers used to express their thoughts about the future of the nation after
last month's election will be preserved in a museum, officials announced
Friday.
The installation called "Subway Therapy" will
be housed at The New-York Historical Society on Manhattan's upper west side, Gov.
Andrew Cuomo announced.
Thousands of people have left messages in subway
stations and tunnels since artist Matthew Levee Chavez created the project
after the Nov. 8 election.
Chavez said he felt New Yorkers needed a place to vent
their emotions after the election of Republican Donald Trump, whom few city
residents supported.
The project quickly became a forum for New Yorkers and
visitors to express their thoughts and feelings.
One note read: "You will not divide us. Love is
everything." Another said, "It doesn't end today."
The museum will preserve a selection of notes as part
of its History Responds program.
Beginning Tuesday through Inauguration Day on January
20, 2017, members of the public can continue to participate in the project by
placing sticky notes on the glass wall inside the museum's front entrance.
Chavez said he is "thrilled that we have found a
way to work together to move the project and preserve it for others to
experience in the future."
"I started the project so people could have a
channel to express their thoughts, feel less alone, and also become exposed to
opinions different than their own," Chavez said.
New-York Historical Society president Louise Mirrer
said museum officials are happy to preserve the sticky notes for future
generations. She said that ephemeral items "can become vivid historical
documents."
AP
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