Past Events
Past Events
The Gods of New York: Power, Culture, and Chaos in the 1980s
Join us for a special conversation with acclaimed journalist and author Jonathan Mahler and award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns as they delve into New York City in the 1980s.
Member Previews: City/Game: Basketball in New York
Members can enjoy early access to City/Game: Basketball in New York before the exhibition opens to the public! Member Previews run from Wednesday, February 12 through Thursday, February 13 from 10 AM to 6 PM during Museum hours.
Member Previews: City/Game: Basketball in New York
Members can enjoy early access to City/Game: Basketball in New York before the exhibition opens to the public! Member Previews run from Wednesday, February 12 through Thursday, February 13 from 10 AM to 6 PM during Museum hours.
WINTER [BASKET] BALL: POST GAME PARTY
FOR AGES 35 & UNDER: The Museum of the City of New York paid homage to almost a century of NYC B-Ball with drinking, dancing, and basketball arcade games at the post-game party for the Museum's Winter [Basket] Ball.
WINTER [BASKET] BALL
The Museum celebrated the game of basketball and the players who have shaped it with drinking, dining, and dancing as well as presented the inaugural Gotham Icon Award to KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR and OWEN D. THOMAS.
Past Event: Cultivating Culture in NYC
The leaders of four different NYC museums and cultural institutions discuss the major challenges facing the city’s arts and cultural organizations today.
Past Event: Unexpected Pairings: Katz's Delicatessen & Teranga
Chef Pierre Thiam of Teranga and Jake Dell of Katz's Delicatessen explore the world of comfort food in NYC with The Times' Julia Moskin.
Exhibitions
Songs of New York
Playful, kinetic, and full of surprises, Songs of New York is an immersive interactive experience that introduces visitors to a full range of music from and about New York City.
Urban Stomp
Immerse yourself in the vibrant dances that have shaped—and been shaped by—the city’s ever-changing cultural landscape.
Robert Rauschenberg’s New York
Features rarely seen photos that reveal Rauschenberg's deep engagement with the real world and his complex relationship with New York City.