A still from Desperately Seeking Susan. Madonna is lying on her stomach on a couch while looking at a map and holding a pink telephone.
Still from Downtown 81. Courtesy of Metrograph
Photo of Ada Calhoun by Kathleen Hanna, 2021 and book cover "Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me"
In the background, a photo of a clam seller in Mulberry Bend, NY, in 1900. There are four men standing around a clam cart on the street. On the bottom of the photo are 5 headshots. From left to right: Scott Barton, Hasia Diner, Ben Harney, Grace Young, and Julia Moskin.
A line of 3 headshots, from left to right: Sarah Maslin Nir, Nikita Stewart, Maggie Haberman.

Moonlight & Movies | Desperately Seeking Susan

An outdoor screening of "Desperately Seeking Susan," starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna.

Moonlight & Movies | Downtown 81

An outdoor screening of Downtown 81 following Jean-Michel Basquiat through lower Manhattan and featuring appearances by John Lurie, Fab 5 Freddy, Debbie Harry and more!

"Also a Poet" with Ada Calhoun

A discussion with author Ada Calhoun of her new mem­oir Also a Poet: Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me.

How We Used to Eat

Take a look back at the historical foodways of NYC! Then, enjoy a historical cocktail and an oyster tasting!

Behind the Scenes @ The New York Times

A discussion with New York Times journalists about the evolution of technology and its effect on reporting the news.

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Downtown 81 Movie Poster
For Adults Thursday, September 8, 7:00pm

Moonlight & Movies | Downtown 81

An outdoor screening of Downtown 81 following Jean-Michel Basquiat through lower Manhattan and featuring appearances by John Lurie, Fab 5 Freddy, Debbie Harry and more!

In the background, a photo of a clam seller in Mulberry Bend, NY, in 1900. There are four men standing around a clam cart on the street. On the bottom of the photo are 5 headshots. From left to right: Scott Barton, Hasia Diner, Ben Harney, Grace Young, and Julia Moskin.
For Adults Thursday, September 22, 6:30pm

How We Used to Eat

Take a look back at the historical foodways of NYC! Then, enjoy a historical cocktail and an oyster tasting!

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Exhibitions

RUN DMC with a group of men posing next to a car in Hollis, Queens.
Through September 18, 2022

New York, New Music

A look back at the seismic musical revolution of 1980s New York. #80sMusicNYC
Right side view of the Stettheimer Dollhouse, showing three interior rooms.
Through October 2, 2022

The Stettheimer Dollhouse

Discover rarely seen miniature works from the Stettheimer Dollhouse created by some of the leading lights of early 20th-century modernism.
Black Lives Matter protesters with their hands in the air in a sign of surrender and the “hands up don’t shoot” slogan
Ongoing

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.
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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