The question will never be answered definitively, but it won't be for lack of trying. The BNF's version of the show met with critical acclaim in Paris this spring.
Admission is free.
The Search for the Ideal Society in the Western World . The programs expand upon the themes of the exhibition and include lectures, readings , film series , and performances examining some of the numerous manifestations of utopianism. Institutions as diverse as the Museum of the City of New York, the China Institute in America, and the South Street Seaport Museum are participating in the project. A lecture series at The Bard Graduate Center gives a feminist perspective on utopian movements. The Jewish Museum addresses Jewish visions of utopia in a conversation and film screening.