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Past Events

A young girl makes art at a table.

For Families Wednesday, June 24, 2:00pm

MCNY Kids Art Studio

Visit the MCNY Kids Art Studio for a fun, hands‑on art experience inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and collection.

An educator examines a touchscreen that showcases the stories of people from NYC’s past.

For Educators Monday, July 6, 10:00am

P Credit Course: People of New York

Examine the past, present, and future of the city through the lives of individual New Yorkers in this P Credit course for educators. 3 P Credits/45 CTLE

Map of New York City, including outer boroughs. Colored sections mark different languages spoken in each location.

Exhibitions Friday, June 26, 1:30pm

Curators from the Couch: Who We Are

Join Monxo López for a conversation with experts connected with our exhibition Who We Are: Visualizing NYC By The Numbers.

A woman stands in front of a Recruitment Board for Spanish-speaking Substitute Auxiliary Teachers in New York City public schools.

For Educators Thursday, June 18, 5:00pm

Bilingual in the Big Apple: Puerto Rican Education Activism and the Fight for Bilingual-Bicultural Education

Join scholar Lauren Lefty as she discusses the long path to securing the right to bilingual and bicultural education in the nation’s most linguistically diverse city. 1.5 CTLE

NYC Champions & Change Makers

For Adults Wednesday, June 17, 6:00pm

NYC Champions & Change Makers

Join us, virtually, as we pay tribute to the countless acts of heroism – great and small – across the five boroughs.

Image, left: Courtesy NBA; Image right: Courtesy Eric Haze

For Adults Friday, June 12, 1:30pm

Curators from the Couch: Basketball in New York

Join Lilly Tuttle, curator of our exhibition City/Game: Basketball in New York, for a conversation with NBA Legend Sam Perkins and artist Eric Haze.

Image shows a flyer for the New York City school boycott on February 3, 1964. The flyer features a photo of a Black boy staring out a broken school window. Under the photo is a quotation: “I don’t have a good integrated school.”

For Educators Thursday, June 4, 9:00am

CANCELLED: Chancellor’s Day | Agitate, Educate, Organize: Tracing the History of Activism in NYC Schools

Explore the intersection between activism and education and the movement to desegregate city schools in this free day for educators.

Exhibitions

A group of men, women, and children during a rent strike in Harlem.

Through July 19, 2026

Activist New York

Delve into the drama of social activism in New York City, past and present, with issues as diverse as immigration, civil rights, and sexual orientation.

Photograph of the immersive installation "Raise Your Voice," original artwork of activists and allies Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X by artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya.

Through July 19, 2026

Raise Your Voice

This immersive installation by Brooklyn-based artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya is inspired by the resiliency of New York’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community.

Bob Dylan, Karen Dalton, and Fred Neil performing at Café Wha?, Greenwich Village, February 8, 1961. Photo by Fred W. McDarrah. © Fred W. McDarrah/MUUS Collection.

Through July 19, 2026

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.

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

Through September 27, 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.