Cocktails & Culture

Join us for our extended evening hours (6 - 9pm) on a monthly Thursday. Catch an exciting variety of DJ'ed sets and live performances, as well as the MC'NY Poets' Café hosted by Shanelle Gabriel. Experience our hit exhibitions and top it off with delicious food from our pop-up cafe -- plus specialty cocktails from the MCNY bar!
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Free with Museum admission.
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Thursday, June 16, 6:00pm
Cocktails & Culture: Songs of Freedom
Celebrate Black joy and artistry with DJ LiKWUiD and friends at our Freedom Week edition of Cocktails & Culture!
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Thursday, May 26, 6:00pm
Cocktails & Culture: GoNightclubbing with DJ Bill Bahlman
Relive the downtown 1980s music scene with GoNightclubbing's video lounge and legendary Punk/New Wave DJ Bill Bahlman.
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Thursday, April 28, 6:00pm
Cocktails & Culture: Fresh Latinx Beats
Party to the best salsa, bachata, dembow, and cumbia anthems with DJ UndocuBougie and La Manga at our April edition of Cocktails & Culture!
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Friday, March 18, 6:00pm
Past Event: Cocktails & Culture: Pretty BIG Movement
Cocktails & Culture returns in full force this March with a spirited celebration of female creativity and innovation for Women's History Month!
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Friday, December 17, 6:00pm
Past Event: Cocktails & Culture: Day-Glo December Fiesta
Ring in the holidays with Locobeach at this month's Cocktails & Culture!
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Friday, October 29, 6:00pm
Past Event: Cocktails & Culture: Halloween Masquerade Party
Our special Halloween Masquerade Party edition of Cocktails & Culture.
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Friday, September 17, 5:00pm
Past Event: Cocktails & Culture: STUDIO 1220
Get ready to hit the dance floor at djFRiTZo's '80s Music Video Jam, share your poetry and music at the MC'NY Poets' Café, and more!
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Friday, August 20, 5:00pm
Past Event: Cocktails & Culture: Legends of '80s Hip-Hop
Celebrate the best of '80s Hip-Hop outdoors at the Museum with DJs, an open mic poets' café, and more!
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Friday, July 9, 5:00pm
Past Event: Cocktails & Culture: Swing Into Summer
An after-hours evening at the Museum with live music, art-making, and more!Related Exhibition - Through September 18, 2022
New York, New Music
A look back at the seismic musical revolution of 1980s New York. #80sMusicNYC
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