Financial History Issue 132 (Winter 2020) | Page 9

MUSEUM NEWS  
MoAF Teams Up
with Nowaday
on Vintage
Car Tours of
Downtown
New York
In February, the Museum announced
the launch of a new tour program, in
partnership with the experience company
Nowaday. Their Downtown Manhat-
tan vintage car tour, which the Museum
helped develop, brings the origination sto-
ries of New York City and the American
financial system to life.
Nowaday’s fleet of classic cars from the
1920s and 1930s have been fully restored
with new interiors and engines, A/C, heat
and seat belts. Many of the car roofs have
been replaced by glass panels, enabling
tour participants to have spectacular
views on the one-hour tours of the city.
Highlights of the Downtown tour include
Wall Street/NYSE, Charging Bull, Trinity
Church, Delmonico’s and Fraunces Tav-
ern, as well as the South Street Seaport,
Little Italy and Chinatown.
All tour participants receive tote bags
with items that bring the tour to life,
including authentic historical stock certif-
icates, generously provided by Scripophily
.com, and replicas of a 1729 New York City
map from the Museum’s collection.
For more information, or to book a
Nowaday tour of Downtown New York,
please visit www.nowaday.com/products/
nyc-downtown-tour. 
THE TICKER
Museum Announces Winners of
Fall 2019 MFA Merit Scholarships
The Museum is proud to announce
that Mawufemor Garfo and Yenka Silber-
stein have received the Museum Finance
Academy’s (MFA) merit scholarships for
the Fall 2019 semester.
Mawufemor Garfo is a 16-year-old senior
attending Bronx International High School.
Originally from Ghana, he aspires to attend
Cornell University and pursue a career
in Software Engineering. He loves editing,
coding, reading, exploring new ideas and
taking risks. In his leisure time, he plays
basketball, soccer and volleyball.
Yenka Silberstein is a 15-year-old junior
at Manhattan Centre for Science and
Mathematics. He plans to attend a leading
university and work in investment bank-
ing with the goal of subsequently moving
into asset management. He is passionate
about financial education and has started
a project to educate underprivileged chil-
dren about how to manage their money
to ensure they have a prosperous financial
future. In his free time, Yenka plays chess
and has competed in tournaments in Bar-
celona (winning a regional junior title in
2012–13) and Australia.
The MFA is the Museum’s free eight-
week personal finance certificate course
for 11th and 12th graders with the goal
of teaching students to aspire to finan-
cial independence through developing
an appreciation for savings, establish-
ing financial goals and learning to avoid
scams. Upon completion of the program,
all students receive a certificate of comple-
tion, and the top two students receive
partial college scholarships. The Museum
is grateful to Con Edison for its continued
support of the MFA program. 
The Museum is proud to announce that Mawufemor Garfo (left) and Yenka Silberstein (right)
have received the MFA merit scholarships for the Fall 2019 semester.
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