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.
Educator Evening: Urban Indian: Native New York Now
Explore the exhibition and find curriculum connections on this free guided tour for educators.
NYC Tots: Fall Class Series
Register for six sessions that focus on exploration and discovery of fall in the city through song, play, and hands-on experiences.
Past Event: The Extraordinary in the Ordinary with Roz Chast & Neil Goldberg
Cartoonist Roz Chast and artist Neil Goldberg reflect on finding humor, absurdity, and beauty in everyday moments.
Breaking Barriers in History: Free Educator History Day Workshop
Dive into the National History Day theme “Breaking Barriers in History” using the Museum’s extraordinary exhibitions.
Meet the Curators: Sean Corcoran, Curator of Prints and Photographs
*NEW* Experience The Voice of the Village: Fred W. McDarrah Photographs and PRIDE: Photographs of Stonewall and Beyond by Fred W. McDarrah with the exhibition curator!
Past Event: Iced Bourbon Chai & Sweet Potato Pie
Sweet potato pie, a Southern soul food classic, meets a newer addition to the American palate -- chai (spiked with bourbon!).
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.