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The Ultimate NYC Trivia Night

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

SOLD OUT: Do Monuments Matter? Reimagining Their Role in a Changing World

A conversation about what defines a "monument" both today and in the past, in New York City and around the world.

College Basketball and New York City: The Remarkable Journey

Delve into Madison Square Garden’s role as the “The Mecca” of college basketball while reflecting on how the BIG EAST Tournament stands as the longest-running postseason college basketball tournament.

The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke

Jeffrey C. Stewart, professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will discuss his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, "The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke."

Rising Tide: A Conversation with Kadir van Lohuizen & Anne Barnard

Photographer Kadir van Lohuizen discusses his work with journalist Anne Barnard.

1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St., Open Daily 10am–6pm
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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.
Through 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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