Past Events
Past Events
The Gods of New York: Power, Culture, and Chaos in the 1980s
Join us for a special conversation with acclaimed journalist and author Jonathan Mahler and award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns as they delve into New York City in the 1980s.
Activist New York Special Programs
Visit the exhibition Activist New York to discover New Yorkers’ fights for freedom and equality. Afterwards, create protest posters for a movement that inspires you for change.
Activist New York Special Programs
Visit the exhibition Activist New York to discover New Yorkers’ fights for freedom and equality. Afterwards, create protest buttons to inspire change.
Past Event: Sporkful World Tour LIVE @ MCNY with Marcus Samuelsson
Celebrated chef Marcus Samuelsson, owner of the landmark restaurant Red Rooster Harlem, sits down for a live taping of the James Beard Award-winning podcast The Sporkful.
Industry City
Explore the rich history of labor in New York City in the exhibition City of Struggle: How Labor Movements Changed New York. Get hands on with fabrics to create related projects.
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies: En el Séptimo Día
Join us for a moonlit screening of En el Séptimo Día, featuring a pre-show happy hour with live music by the Guataca Roots Trio.
Activist Paper Doll Making
Celebrate the New York City women who have championed for change in the garment industry by exploring the Activist New York and City of Struggle: How Labor Movements Changed New York exhibitions. Choose a figure as inspiration to make your own activist paper doll with a message for change.
Exhibitions
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.
Urban Stomp
Immerse yourself in the vibrant dances that have shaped—and been shaped by—the city’s ever-changing cultural landscape.
Robert Rauschenberg’s New York
Features rarely seen photos that reveal Rauschenberg's deep engagement with the real world and his complex relationship with New York City.