Past Events
Past Events
[SOLD OUT] Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War
Join us during Juneteenth weekend for the world premiere screening of Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War.
Past Event: The City We Became: A Conversation with N.K. Jemisin
Award-winning writer N.K. Jemisin discusses her latest novel "The City We Became."
Past Event: "Is Now When I Should Panic?": A Conversation with Roz Chast
Join cartoonist Roz Chast, a keen observer and documenter of NYC's faces, places, and personalities, for a virtual look at her work.
Curators from the Couch
Robert A. and Elizabeth Rohn Jeffe Chief Curator and Deputy Director Sarah Henry will be joined by information designer Giorgia Lupi, a partner at Pentagram, and artist and computer scientist Brian Foo.
POSTPONED: Satchmo in East Berlin
On this International Jazz Day, join us for a screening of a rare complete concert film of Louis Armstrong and His All Stars in East Berlin in 1965.
POSTPONED: Who We'll Be: Imagining the Future City
Educators, planners, and artists, and philanthropists talk about how to meet the challenges of the city's changing demographics in the future.
Earth Day—Online!
Download activities and storytime videos to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day with the Museum of the City of New York.
Exhibitions
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.
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.
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.
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.
