Must-See Week 2019
Enjoy 2-for-1 tickets to the Museum for 2019 Must-See Week, January 21 through February 10!
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Last Call: Prohibition in NYC at 100
How did Prohibition give rise to NYC's cocktail culture? A conversation and small batch rum tasting.
Capturing “The Deuce”: Times Square in the 1970s & '80s
What draws artists and filmmakers to the seedy underworld of Times Square in the 1970s and '80s?
Remembering the Dead
Who is remembered, commemorated, or forgotten? Consider the complicated responses to disease with activist Avram Finkelstein and essayist Garnette Cadogan.
I Could Tell You 'Bout My Life: Art and Incarceration
A conversation about the relationship between art and incarceration with New York artists, activists and educators.
The Ultimate NYC Trivia Night
How well do you really know New York? Put your knowledge of the city to the test at a trivia night and happy hour co-hosted with the Gotham Center for New York City History.
The Power of Representation
Congresswoman Grace Meng and comedian Ronny Chieng of "Crazy Rich Asians" sit down with journalist Sarah Maslin Nir.
Rodgers & Hart’s I Married an Angel
How does collaboration fundamentally drive Broadway’s most beloved shows? A conversation and performance co-presented with New York City Center.
Rooted in Place: Stories of Home in the City
How do New Yorkers define "home" in a city plagued by housing insecurity? With Tanvi Misra of The Atlantic's CityLab.
An Evening with Colson Whitehead
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead discusses his deep engagement with the history of New York City.
El Pueblo Se Levanta
A screening of "El Pueblo Se Levanta" (1971), which captures the Young Lords of East Harlem in their fight against social injustice.
Athletes to Activists: Politics of the Playing Field
Olympic sprinter John Carlos, who famously raised a fist in protest during at the 1968 Olympic Games, talks with ESPN’s Howard Bryant.