Past Events
Past Events
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.
Past Event: Our Fair City Virtual Conversation: Home
Curbed's Justin Davidson leads a conversation about the future of housing in New York City.
"When the Garden was Eden": Remembering the 1970s New York Knicks
To mark the 50th anniversary of the New York Knicks' first NBA championship, consider the team that reigned supreme during a tumultuous era in NYC history.
“For the People’s Health”: Advocating for Accessible Healthcare in NYC
Join us for this free online workshop examining how Puerto Rican activists mobilized for free, accessible healthcare for communities of color fifty years ago. 1.5 CTLE.
Celebratory City
How do parades and public celebrations mark the "arrival" of previously marginal groups, while keeping open the possibility of more confrontational political action in the future? With photographer Ricky Flores, journalist Ginia Bellafante, and New Yorker writer Vinson Cunningham.
The Ultimate (Virtual) NYC Trivia Night: November
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.
Past Event: MCNY Live presents New York magazine's "Encyclopedia of New York": How NYC Changed the World
We launch New York magazine's new book, "The Encyclopedia of New York," with editor Christopher Bonanos and actor/singer/comedian Lea DeLaria.
Exhibitions
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.
The Occupied City
This immersive exhibition transforms the Museum's third floor into a vivid journey through Revolutionary-era New York.
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.
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.
