Giant Dollhouse in Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall

Target promoted their "Threshold" collection by displaying furnishings, decor and housewares in a giant seven-room "dollhouse" installed at Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall for two days. The event was open to the public. As part of the promotional event, there were also "beauty experts" doing free five-minute hair and make-up touch ups. 

Not Just A Terminal: World's Biggest Squash Spectator Event Returns to Grand Central Terminal

North America's premier squash championship, the Tournament of Champions, began today at Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall.  Underneath the glittering chandeliers in Vanderbilt Hall, a ten-ton, 21-by-32-foot four-walled glass cube serves as a squash court where the world's best squash players are competing. There is a 500-seat stadium around the court, as well as free public viewing through the front wall. Individual tickets are on sale and are available at www.tocsquash.com. Patron packages are available by contacting the Box Office at +1.718.569.0594 or tickets@tocsquash.com. The championship debuted as the US Professional Championship in 1930 and was renamed the Tournament of Champions in 1993 when it was presented in the third of its four years at the Winter Garden in the World Financial Center. The tournament then moved to Grand Central Terminal in 1995. The tournament runs through January 24.

NCAA March Madness in Grand Central's Vanderbilt Hall

Turner and CBS Sports launched a multimedia, marketing campaign to get everybody ready" for the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The "Brackets Everywhere" campaign includes "TV, digital out-of-home billboards with live score updates, print ads in major publications, radio spots, and programming guide messaging. The TV ads will include "cameos from recognizable faces" like TBS' Conan O'Brien, actors Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, comedian Kevin Hart, musician Big Boi and various CNN anchors, among others. The spots will run across TBS, CBS, TNT and TruTV -- the four networks that televise the tournament -- as well as CNN, HLN, Airport Network, CBS Outernet Partners and across Turner Digital outlets. AD AGE’s Jeanine Poggi noted the campaign is “centered on a fashion designer who decides the bracket design is the next big trend, ensuing a nationwide bracket craze.” Photos from the campaign at Grand Central's Vanderbilt Hall were taken earlier today.

"Meet the Oscars" at Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal

Oscar® fans in New York City have the opportunity to see the actual Oscars that will be presented to the Best Actor and Best Actress winners at the 84th Academy Awards® on Oscar night, February 26. The statuettes are part of the ongoing Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' "Meet the Oscars, Grand Central" exhibition at Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal. The exhibition opened last Wednesday, February 22 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by 2010 Academy Award®-winning actress Melissa Leo ("The Fighter"). Public viewing hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 22, and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, February 23, through Sunday, February 26. Admission is free. The exhibition also gives movie fans the opportunity to have their photo taken holding an actual Oscar statuette. Visitors also will be able to view the Actor in a Leading Role Oscar won by Michael Douglas for "Wall Street" (1987) as well as a display of statuettes in various stages of completion, as manufactured each year by R.S. Owens & Company in Chicago.

Through My Window: Vibrancy and Serenity, a Solo Photo Exhibit by AHAE

There is an ongoing solo exhibition called THROUGH MY WINDOW: Vibrancy and Serenity by the Korean photographer AHAE at Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall. The exhibition features more than 50 photographs, selected from one and a quarter million pieces, all taken from ONE WINDOW over a period of two and a half years between 2009 and 2011. Through his photography, Ahae emphasizes the importance of honest and simple photography created without any artificial or synthetic elements, and seeks to call attention to the extent to which nature can thrive when left alone to flourish and heal itself. Ahae’s THROUGH MY WINDOW exhibition tour started at Grand Central Terminal in April this year and traveled to prestigious venues such as the National Gallery in Prague, the garden of Clarence House, the official residence of The Prince of Wales, and Lancaster House in London. His photographs were also recently shown at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London and was on display at the 4th Moscow Biennale this past month. Ahae’s solo exhibition will be held at the Alinari National Museum of Photography in Florence, Italy in December 2011 and at the Magazzini del Sale in Venice, Italy in March 2012. The exhibition runs through October 22. Information from the Grand Central terminal website.

Through My Window: Nature Photography By Ahae At Vanderbilt Hall

Ahae is a famous Korean naturalist and photographer who captures nature at its purest and most undisturbed. From April 29th through May 7, some of his photographs are on display at Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall. The exhibition is called "Through My Window", and it features over one hundred photographs taken in all seasons through just one window at a location in an idyllic rural region of South Korea. For more information, please visit www.ahae.com.

Reality Show Promotional "Automat" At Vanderbilt Hall

NBC has set up an "automat" in Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall to promote the new television series "America's Next Great Restaurant" to be hosted by Bobby Flay. It's not exactly a vending machine, but a series of cubby holes for free food for commuters. Some of the free food include marinated chickpeas, cheddar béchamel mac and cheese, and fried chicken slider. The promotion is on today and tomorrow from 9 AM to 7 PM, in advance of the television series premiere of the show on March 6.

Eat/Drink/Explore Malaysia Kitchen - Food And Culture Event At Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall

Cooking demonstration

Venue of the Malaysian food event, Vanderbilt Hall under a canopy of decorative kites - a symbol of Malaysia

Commuters and visitors savor a variety of representative Malaysian delicacies and beverages.

The Malaysia Kitchen Food Truck stationed on Vanderbilt Avenue

Malaysia Kitchen For The World, in association with Asian lifestyle brand, LuckyRice hosts a food and culture event called "Eat | Drink | Explore Malaysia Kitchen"at Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall today and tomorrow. The event aims to introduce consumers to Malaysian cuisine. The event features local restaurants and vendors selling Malaysian and Malaysian-inspired dishes and products, free cooking demonstrations, unique Malaysian dance troupe performances, as well as the Malaysian Kitchen Food Truck serving free food samples from New Haven restaurant. 

The event hours are:

Friday, November 5

Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Dinner 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Saturday, November 6

Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

Dinner 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Eyewear Restrospective Exhibition at Grand Central Teminal's Vanderbilt Hall

Flower sunglasses, metal, 1960s

Left: Glasses formerly owned by SIR ELTON JOHN, metal, 1970-1980; Right Pink glasses formerly owned by WALLIS SIMPSON, 1970s

A dynamic retrospective eyewear exhibition opened yesterday at Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall. The exhibit is entitled "Eyewear From the Beginning to the Future: The History of Eyeglasses from their Invention in Italy to the Latest Trends." The exhibit showcases the fascinating history of eyewear and highlights the quality, craftsmanship and innovative design of Italian-made products. It covers the evolution of eyeglasses from their Italian origins in the 13th century to the contemporary trends of 2010 Spring/Summer fashion season as defined by some Italian companies. The installation refashions the traditional glass display case, acting as a "metaphor for both modern eyewear and the subways, roads, paths and histories that fracture, connect and reveal the spaces we inhabit." The exhibit, which runs through March 24, is presented by the Italian Trade Commission and Italian Optical Goods Manufacturer's Association.