article_snippet.sent: A new exhibition looks at the lead up to the preservation measures .
article_snippet.sent: The exhibition traces the trajectory of the preservation movement in New York City, from the end of the 19th century up to the present day.
article_snippet.sent: Documents, photos, models and drawings also are used to chronicle the landmarks' development and the losses of important structures in the 1950s and 1960s.
article_snippet.sent: The goal of the exhibition is to show the preservation movement in a contemporary slant and the preservation movement relevance today,' said Donald Albrecht, the museum's curator.
article_snippet.sent: Rather, as the exhibition shows, preservation allows for both lively new architecture and saving the past for future generations.
highlights_snippet.sent: Exhibition shows the architectural losses that occurred before the law and the buildings that have been preserved .