Dance along to a performance by bandleader and entertainer Dandy Wellington and his seven-piece jazz band, featuring musical duo Miss Maybell and Charlie Judkins and sword swallowing showgirl Gin Minsky.
Join us for a screening of "Pariah" (2011), director Dee Rees's debut film about the social and emotional journey of Alike, a queer young Black woman in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn in the 2010s.
Join us to explore the power of poetry and the connections to political action in New York City. This workshop will introduce educators to the Nuyorican Poetry Movement and illuminate its connections to the activist group the Young Lords.
Dandy Wellington strikes up his seven-piece band to bring these iconic songs to life, featuring timeless dance performance by the dynamic duo, The Uptown Belles.
This workshop will focus on the importance of jazz traditions for New York poetry and politics, exploring the interrelation between resistance music and poetry and how we can use both forms of media to more deeply engage our students.
Dance along to a performance by bandleader and entertainer Dandy Wellington and his seven-piece jazz band with songs inspired by our centennial exhibition, This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture.
Each Spring, the Museum of the City of New York hosts its annual Spring fundraiser. On June 3rd, our Cities & Sports Luncheon will look at how sports generate economic development for cities they call home.