New York Responds
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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.
Revisiting the Harlem Renaissance
Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Jeffrey C. Stewart leads a four-part series about the arts of the Harlem Renaissance.
Marian Anderson: A Digital Installation
Exploring acclaimed contralto Marian Anderson's career, the Museum of the City of New York has created a digital installation, photograph, and digitize a collection of twelve of her garments—11 concert gowns and one coat dating from the early 1930s to the late 1950s—that were donated to the museum in 1993 by Bette Midler to help preserve the singer’s legacy as both a venerated classical vocalist and a symbol of progress in the advancement of civil rights.
Rising Tide: Visualizing the Human Costs of the Climate Crisis
A conversation about the human costs of the global climate crisis with photographer Kadir van Lohuizen and other experts.
