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: Moonlight & Movies | Love & Basketball: Live Q & A
A conversation with director Gina Prince-Bythewood, players Chamique Holdsclaw and Priscilla Edwards, and journalist William Rhoden inspired by the film "Love & Basketball."
Past Event: The Ultimate (Virtual) NYC Trivia Night: Summer Edition
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.
City as Canvas: Live Session with Daze, Artist and Graffiti Writer
Meet Daze, a prolific artist regarded as one of the most acclaimed graffiti writers of his time. Hear about his time as a young artist growing up in New York City and participate in an interactive drawing activity to create your own pieces and designs.
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | The Dominican Dream: Live Q & A
Former basketball star Felipe López talks to director Jonathan Hock about "The Dominican Dream," Hock's 2019 film about López's life.
Curators from the Couch: Activist New York/19th Amendment
Join curator Sarah Seidman and experts connected to our exhibition Activist New York for a discussion on 100 years since the 19th Amendment's ratification.
Past Event: Uptown Bounce 2020: Street to Screen
FREE! Join us for a virtual version of our annual Uptown Bounce block party, co-presented with El Museo del Barrio and The Africa Center.
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.
