An image of four sculpted hands in white plaster interlocked and holding one another, with a soft yellow light glowing behind them.
A man in a large hat and traditional style vest plays a flute.
On a dark couch in a white walled room, Inez holds young Terry
Poet Amiri Baraka performing with a group of jazz musicians on a stage
Manny works on a huge in progress mosaic on a table in his home studio.

Meet the Artists! Making Family Sculptures with John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres

Stop by the museum to have your family’s hands sculpted by local artists John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres.

We Are Still Here! Lunaapeew/Lenape Celebration Weekend – Day 2

Enjoy dance performances, arts and crafts, language workshops, and more activities for all ages at our inaugural celebration weekend of Lunaapeew/Lenape cultural heritage celebration.

New York on Film: A Thousand and One

Join us for a screening of A Thousand and One (A. V. Rockwell, 2023, 114 mins)

Poetry as Pedagogy: Jazz and Poetry: Avant-Gardes of Resistance

This workshop will focus on the importance of jazz traditions for New York poetry and politics, exploring the interrelation between resistance music and poetry and how we can use both forms of media to more deeply engage our students.

Open Studio: Mosaic Making

Learn the mosaic making process and be part of collectively making a mosaic with other museum visitors, moderated by Manny Vega.

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Painting of person sitting on M Train going over the Williamsburg Bridge
Through July 21, 2024

This Is New York

In honor of the Museum’s centennial, this exhibition, which spans a full city block, is organized around the types of urban spaces where the stories of New York are told.
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New York at Its Core

What made New York New York? Follow the story of the city’s rise from a striving Dutch village to today’s “Capital of the World,” and consider its future in our changing world.
Black Lives Matter protesters with their hands in the air in a sign of surrender and the “hands up don’t shoot” slogan
Ongoing

Activist New York

Delve into the drama of social activism in New York City, past and present, with issues as diverse as immigration, civil rights, and sexual orientation.
Visitors watching the Timescapes film in a theater at the Museum of the City of New York
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Timescapes

Watch the history of New York City unfold in this 28-minute film.
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