MCNY Education
Virtual Engagement Hub
Welcome to the Museum’s Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center digital platform. Here you can find videos and activities, stay informed about our current offerings, and easily access resources for educators, students, and learners of all ages.
Scroll below to find our #MCNYKids section, Virtual programs for Educators and Students, and Resources and Lesson Plans.
#MCNYKids
MCNY Kids Create
See. Discuss. Create! Stream videos featuring NYC artists and take part in interactive, art-making activities.
MCNY X Project Kid
Get crafty and creative with NYC-inspired art projects you can do at home while learning fun facts about the city's history!
Earth Day
Explore activities and resources to learn about what it takes to keep our Earth clean.
Virtual Programs for Educators and Students
Educator Events
From webinars to virtual workshops, learn more about our upcoming programs for educators. These events offer CTLE credit, are geared towards educators, and open to all with interest in the topic.
Virtual Field Trips
Your class or pod can experience the Museum of the City of New York virtually this school year through visual and interactive remote-learning sessions led by museum educators.
Virtual Student Workshops
Puppets of New York (Grades K–5)
Sign up your K-5 students for this free, interactive workshop to see puppets of all shapes and sizes, hear stories about artists, and learn how to create your own puppet with just paper and pencil.
P Credit Courses
Join us for virtual courses for educators featuring leading historians and Museum artifacts, facilitated by our expert educators.
Resources and Lesson Plans
Hidden Voices: Untold Stories of New York City History
A resource guide from the Museum and the NYCDOE to help students learn about and honor the innumerable people who have shaped and continue to shape our history and identity.
Hidden Voices: LGBTQ+ Stories in United States History
A resource guide from the NYCDOE, multiple institutions, and scholars to allow students to find their own voice as they examine individuals who questioned and broke the normed expectations of gender and/or sexuality.
Examining Equity in NYC
Join the Museum in examining the historical roots of today's movements for change, from the fight for equal education and affordable healthcare to the legacy of housing discrimination and the impact of trans activism.
Celebrating Juneteenth
Hear from poet Shanelle Gabriel as she discusses what the Juneteenth holiday means to her and join her in a guided poetry-writing exercise.
The Movement for Black Lives
View the Museum’s online exhibition and lesson plans and watch an interview with an historian on the sustained and organized activism of the long fight for racial equality.
Black Activists of 19th Century NYC
Explore the lives of David Ruggles, the Lyons family, Elizabeth Jennings Graham, and Sarah Garnet to learn about the actions they took to fight for abolition and full emancipation for Black Americans in 19th century New York City.
Lesson Plans
Explore a growing collection of lesson plans examining New York City’s past, present, and future.
Activist New York Lesson Plans
Browse lesson plans and educational resources that examine activism and social change in NYC from the 1600s to today. Be sure to explore the virtual exhibition for more in-depth case studies on these topics.
The Greatest Grid Online
Delve into primary resources and find lesson plans that explore the history of Manhattan’s famous grid—the largest feat of urban planning in the city's history.
Virtual Teaching Blog
On Our Blog: Tips for Virtual Teaching
Five ideas for turning an MCNY lesson plan into a remote learning tool.
On Our Blog: #COVIDStoriesNYC
How students can be curators and photojournalists to capture this moment in time.
On Our Blog: Creating Oral Histories
Encourage students to harness the hours at home to connect with and listen to their fellow New Yorkers, all the while creating the primary sources of tomorrow.
