The Museum of Public Relations

The Museum of Public Relations A 501(c)3 educational institution, we are the only museum dedicated to the PR field.

The Museum is a 501(c)(3) organization founded by Shelley and Barry Spector in 1997.

Before PR had a name, it had a printing press. 📖 In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe turned an abstract political fight into ...
07/30/2026

Before PR had a name, it had a printing press. 📖 In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe turned an abstract political fight into a personal one, and 300,000+ copies later, a novel had done what legislation couldn’t. Storytelling > statistics, then and now.

Newhouse Master's Programs students got a chance to explore our ‘Living Archives’ platform during the start of their sum...
07/24/2026

Newhouse Master's Programs students got a chance to explore our ‘Living Archives’ platform during the start of their summer bootcamp!

Students got to talk with Edward Bernays and ask all of their burning questions about the history of PR to the father of PR himself!

Always amazing to see students utilizing this amazing platform!

Frederick Douglass understood something most people are still learning 📸 Images shape public opinion. Over his lifetime,...
07/23/2026

Frederick Douglass understood something most people are still learning 📸 Images shape public opinion. Over his lifetime, Douglass sat for more than 160 portraits, making him one of the most photographed Americans of the nineteenth century. Every image was intentional, every frame a message. Swipe to see how he used photography to challenge stereotypes and control his own narrative long before PR had a name. Learn more about the history of public relations at the link below: https://www.prmuseum.org

Paul Revere broke the internet (before there was one). 🐎 A clear message, delivered urgently, can spread for 250 years. ...
06/30/2026

Paul Revere broke the internet (before there was one). 🐎 A clear message, delivered urgently, can spread for 250 years. Swipe to see how one midnight ride, two forgotten riders, and a 19th century poem turned “the British are coming” into the original viral moment. Learn more about the history of public relations at the link below: https://www.prmuseum.org/

When Issa, Gillian and Skyler from Slide Nine Agency asked “Ask Eddie” about political campaigns he was involved in, he ...
06/23/2026

When Issa, Gillian and Skyler from Slide Nine Agency asked “Ask Eddie” about political campaigns he was involved in, he told them about the time he convinced 40 Broadway stars, including Al Jolson and the Dolly Sisters, to have breakfast with Calvin Coolidge to fix the President’s reputation as cold and humorless. It worked, and made front-page news the next day with the header, “President Nearly Laughs.”

From there, the conversation ranged from the start of Bernays’ public relations journey, to the influence of his uncle, Sigmund Freud, on the psychology behind his work.

Thanks for visiting, Slide Nine!

Members of Project Rousseau spent the afternoon engaging with “Ask Eddie” to gain a better understanding of the foundati...
06/22/2026

Members of Project Rousseau spent the afternoon engaging with “Ask Eddie” to gain a better understanding of the foundations of public relations. In exposing the youth to the history of PR and the different careers possible, Eddie helped to broaden horizons and empower those visiting.

Thank you, Project Rousseau, for joining us!

Happy Juneteenth! Information is power, and Juneteenth proves it.
06/19/2026

Happy Juneteenth! Information is power, and Juneteenth proves it.

What if the Founding Fathers had a group chat? 📲 Introducing the Committees of Correspondence, the original PR network. ...
06/17/2026

What if the Founding Fathers had a group chat? 📲 Introducing the Committees of Correspondence, the original PR network. Long before public relations had a name, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and others were crafting messages, managing narratives, and uniting 13 colonies into one voice. Swipe to see what they had to say. Learn more about the history of public relations on our website by visiting the Linktree in our bio or using the link below: https://www.prmuseum.org/

Thank you to Prof. Kay Beckermann and her students from Minnesota State Mankato for joining the Museum of PR yesterday! ...
06/11/2026

Thank you to Prof. Kay Beckermann and her students from Minnesota State Mankato for joining the Museum of PR yesterday! Their questions were contemplative and displayed how “Ask Eddie” cannot only talk about the past, but he can hypothesize the future.

When asked to consider a world where people could carry a pocket-sized motion picture, he imagined both the opportunities and significant challenges of people choosing their own media based on their beliefs and values.

Try it out yourself using the link in bio.

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120 Wall Street
New York, NY
10005

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 5pm
Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm

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+12129439439

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