A man walks by a boarded up wall with the words "What is essential" spray painted across it.
Foyer of the Stettheimer Dollhouse
View from above a basketball hoop without a net, where a player is seen about to dunk a basketball through the hoop
Rearview of Sally Davies' apartment on East 5th Street at night with illuminated windows.
Black Lives Matter protesters with their hands in the air in a sign of surrender and the “hands up don’t shoot” slogan

New York Responds

History is happening now. Share your stories of 2020.

The Stettheimer Dollhouse

Discover rarely seen miniature works from the Stettheimer Dollhouse created by some of the leading lights of early 20th-century modernism.

City/Game

Experience the excitement, energy, and evolution of this quintessentially urban sport as played on asphalt and in glittering professional arenas.

Collecting New York's Stories

How can objects and images tell the dynamic and eclectic stories of New Yorkers? Find out through some of the Museum's recent acquisitions.

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.

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