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Two children creating an artwork with colored pencils.

For Families Saturday, September 26, 11:00am

MCNY Kids Art Studio

Join us each week for a fun, hands-on art experience inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and collection. This drop-in program is designed especially for children ages 3 and up and the adults who care for them.

Members of the Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries hold the group’s banner aloft as they join in the 1973 Christopher Street Liberation Day March.

For Educators Tuesday, March 16, 5:00pm

When Existence Is Resistance: The History of Trans Activism in NYC

Join us for this free online workshop exploring the history and legacy of trans activism in New York City. 1.5 CTLE hours.

Brightly colored oil painting on canvas entitled Howard the Duck by Lee George Quiñones in the style of graffiti art. Lee’s name appears with the force of a thunderbolt on a brick wall and Howard the Duck shields himself with the lid of a trashcan. There’s a message in the top-left corner that says: “Graffiti is a art, and if art is a crime, let God forgive all.”

Classes & Workshops Tuesday, March 16, 11:00am

City as Canvas: Graffiti Art in NYC Student Workshop (Grades 4-12)

See highlights from the Museum’s graffiti art collection to learn about this dynamic and homegrown artistic movement in New York City’s history and create your own sketches.

Brightly colored oil painting on canvas entitled Howard the Duck by Lee George Quiñones in the style of graffiti art. Lee’s name appears with the force of a thunderbolt on a brick wall and Howard the Duck shields himself with the lid of a trashcan. There’s a message in the top-left corner that says: “Graffiti is a art, and if art is a crime, let God forgive all.”

Classes & Workshops Tuesday, March 16, 9:30am

City as Canvas: Graffiti Art in NYC Student Workshop (Grades 1-3)

See highlights from the Museum’s graffiti art collection to learn about this dynamic and homegrown artistic movement in New York City’s history and create your own sketches.

Postcard of Times Square, New York

For Adults Tuesday, March 9, 8:00pm

The Ultimate (Virtual) NYC Trivia Night: March

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

Lynn Nottage head shot

For Adults Sunday, March 7, 2:00pm

Your Hometown Virtual Conversation with Playwright Lynn Nottage

Award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage speaks with "Your Hometown" host Kevin Burke.

Book cover of "The North Atlantic Cities"

For Adults Wednesday, February 17, 7:00pm

Row Houses, Brownstones, and Townhouses: From Amsterdam to the South Bronx

Author, planner, and historian Charles Duff discusses his latest book The North Atlantic Cities.

Exhibitions

Miniature buildings from New York City carved out of wood

Through October 12, 2026

He Built This City

Explore Joe Macken’s monumental model and discover the extraordinary vision behind one of the most ambitious handmade representations of New York City ever created.

George Washington and other officers riding on horseback down a city street, with a crowd watching

Through March 19, 2027

The Occupied City

This immersive exhibition transforms the Museum's third floor into a vivid journey through Revolutionary-era New York.

Characters from Alice in Wonderland flying over Manhattan in a small airplane

Through October 12, 2026

Another Wonderland

Celebrates the rescue and restoration of a major New Deal–era mural cycle created for the children’s ward at Gouverneur Hospital, featuring Lewis Carroll’s beloved characters exploring 1930s New York City.

A white line drawing against a black background by artist June Lee Van Dunk

Through April 17, 2027

Halumii Ktapihna

Encounter the enduring presence and living cultures of the Lenape/Lunáapeew—the original people of Lenapehoking/Lunaapeewáhkiing, the land now known as New York City and its surrounding region.