New-York Historical Society: ‘Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion’ (through April 19) In his review for The New York Times, Edward Rothstein called it a “vigorous and imaginative new exhibition,” that includes a look at “how Chinese-American identity came to be, how immigration and discrimination were followed by recrimination and conflict, and how, finally, a people’s trials give way to celebration.” Tuesdays through Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fridays till 8 p.m.; Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 170 Central Park West, at 77th Street, 212-873-3400, nyhistory.org; $19, $12 for students, $6 for 5- to 13-year-olds; free for 4 and younger.

New York Society Library: ‘From the Western Front and Beyond: The Writings of World War I’ (through Dec. 31) Written accounts of the war, including letters from soldiers, are included in this display commemorating the centenary of World War I. Drawn from this library’s collection, the exhibition includes pieces by writers like Arthur Conan Doyle, George Bernard Shaw, Rudyard Kipling and H.G. Wells as well as writings by ambulance drivers and clergy members. There are also works by the Scottish etcher Muirhead Bone. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.; 53 East 79th Street, Manhattan, 212-288-6900, nysoclib.org; free.

New York Transit Museum Annex: Holiday Train Show (preview on Saturday; opens on Sunday) This free annual holiday treat for model train enthusiasts will be on display through Feb. 22 in Grand Central Terminal. Hours through next Friday: weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Extended hours begin on Nov. 22. On Saturday, a preview from 6 to 8 p.m., benefiting education programs at the museum, will feature champagne, hot chocolate and other goodies. Tickets are $100; $50 for children 2 to 17; $250 for a family of four; and $500 for six tickets and a goody bag. New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex and Store at Grand Central Terminal, near the Station Master’s Office; mta.info/mta/museum.

New York Transit Museum: ‘Spanning the Narrows: The Verrazano Bridge at 50’ (through next fall) Photographs, maps, drawings, models and other archival materials related to the construction of the bridge (including correspondence from Robert Moses, who oversaw the project) are part of this exhibition commemorating its 50th anniversary. Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn Heights, 718-694-1600, mta.info/mta/museum; $7, $5 for 2 to 17 and 62+, free for members and on Wednesdays for those 62+.

Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian: Photography and Jewelry Display (through Feb. 15) More than 80 black-and-white photographs and vintage postcards from the 1920s to ’60s, featuring the work of the American Indian photographer Horace Poolaw, who died in 1984, are the focus of the exhibition “For a Love of His People,” on view through Feb. 15. His camera is also part of the display, which chronicles American Indian life on the Southern Plains of Oklahoma. Another exhibition, “Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family,” a collection of 300 pieces of jewelry, runs through Jan. 10. Daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; until 8 p.m. on Thursdays; 1 Bowling Green, Lower Manhattan, 212-514-3700, nmai.si.edu; free.

Gardens

New York Botanical Garden: Holiday Train Show (Saturday through Jan. 19) A tree lighting at 4 p.m. with an a cappella performance of holiday songs by the Westchester Chordsmen will be among the opening day festivities of this annual holiday show, now in its 23rd year. Landmarks made of natural materials, including new models of Grand Central Terminal and the garden’s Conservatory, are included in the display, which runs through Jan. 19. And there are, of course, the model trains that whiz by the luxuriant foliage. Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road, the Bronx, 718-817-8700, nybg.org; tickets are $20 on weekdays, with discounts for 65+, students and children, and $28 on weekends, with the same discounts.