Museum of American Finance

{{refimprove|date=October 2011}} The '''Museum of American Finance''', is an American [[finance|financial]]-[[museum#History museums|history museum]], located in the [[Financial District, Manhattan|Financial District]] of the [[Manhattan]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[New York City]], [[New York]]. It is the nation's only{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} independent public museum dedicated to celebrating the spirit of [[entrepreneur]]ship and the democratic [[free market|free-market]] tradition which made New York City the [[Financial centre|financial capital]] of the world. The museum was chartered as an educational institution. Today, financial education is at the core of the museum’s mission and its public programs and services. The museum was founded in 1988 as the '''Museum of American Financial History'''.{{clarify|date=October 2011|reason=needs context. when did name change?}} Until December 2006, it was located nearby in the [[Standard Oil]] Building at [[26 Broadway]]. On January 11, 2008, the museum opened in a new location at [[48 Wall Street]], the former headquarters of [[Bank of New York|The Bank of New York]]. It is an active national-level advocate on behalf of [[financial literacy]] and is committed to helping people look to the lessons of American financial history, while taking charge of their own financial lives. The museum is an affiliate of the [[Smithsonian Institution]]. ==See also== {{portal box|Architecture|Business and economics|History|New York City|Numismatics}} *[[Culture of New York City]] *[[History of New York City]] *[[List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City]] *[[List of museums in New York]] {{clear}} == External links == *[http://www.moaf.org moaf.org], museum's official website {{coord missing|New York City}}