Past Events
Past Events
(SOLD OUT) The Museum Party
The Junior Board of the Museum of the City of New York invites you to The Museum Party for an evening of drinks and dancing.
Past Event: The Vibe of the Village: MCNY After Hours
Part of "The Vibe of the Village Festival," this event celebrates the creative legacy of "The Village Voice" and explores the alternative culture and politics of downtown New York.
Past Event: The Megaprojects that Transformed New York
A panel of urban historians and city planners examine the megaprojects that have fundamentally shaped New York.
Dutch New Amsterdam: Legacy of a Colony
Join scholars and educators for a look at the history of Dutch New Amsterdam and its impact on New York City today.
Past Event: Year of Upheaval: 1919 and Its Legacies
A century later, historians look back at the trials and tensions of the monumental year of 1919, both in NYC and around the nation.
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.
