Janette Beckman, Black Lives Matter Demonstration, NYC, June 2020
Uptown Bounce graphic with drawings
Illustration of Felipe Lopez
Images of shapes – a Ferris wheel, ice cream cone, pretzel, and camera – that appear to be cut out from paper floating on a light blue background, with the logos of the Museum of the City of New York and Project Kid.

Photographing City Life: Live Session with Photographer Janette Beckman 

Meet the photographer who captured many youth cultures, including through her street photography and photos of hip hop legends before they were famous, and discover how to tell stories through the camera.

Uptown Bounce 2020: Street to Screen

FREE! Join us for a virtual version of our annual Uptown Bounce block party, co-presented with El Museo del Barrio and The Africa Center.

Moonlight & Movies | The Dominican Dream

Former basketball star Felipe López talks to director Jonathan Hock about "The Dominican Dream," Hock's 2019 film about López's life.

The Ultimate (Virtual) NYC Trivia Night: Summer Edition

Put your knowledge of the NYC to the test at our virtual Trivia Night co-hosted with the Gotham Center for New York City History.

MCNY X PROJECT KID

Get crafty and creative this summer with NYC-inspired art projects you can do at home!

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Map of New York City, including outer boroughs. Colored sections mark different languages spoken in each location.
Through August 23, 2020

Who We Are

To mark the 2020 census, artists and designers demonstrate the power of numbers in helping us understand New York and New Yorkers.
Rearview of Sally Davies' apartment on East 5th Street at night with illuminated windows.
Through December 31, 2020

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.
Photograph of artists from the exhibition, Women of Sweetgrass, Cedar and Sage, friends and community members outside the American Indian Community House Gallery taken in 1985.
September 27, 2019 - March 8, 2020

Urban Indian

Examine the shared meaning of being a Native person living in New York through artworks, performing arts, and community memorabilia.
Ongoing

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.
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