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: 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!).
Educator Evening: School-Year Kickoff
Jump-start your school year with inspiration from New York City during an evening of exciting tours and hands-on student engagement activities.
Past Event: The Wide, Wild World of NYC Cycling
Dive into the city’s vibrant cycling subcultures – from the BMX crews of the South Bronx and the Puerto Rican Schwinn Club to the fixed-gear racers of the Red Hook Crit.
Past Event: Ballparks and Our Changing City with Paul Goldberger & Kevin Baker
What can New York’s ballparks tell us about the evolution of our city? With Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger.
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies: On the Waterfront with Jennifer Egan
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan introduces this outdoor screening of Elia Kazan’s 1954 classic "On the Waterfront."
NYC Tales: Storytime with CC and Mallory
Join us for a comforting story circle and a snack as you listen to musical storytellers, CC and Mallory, share special tales of New York City!
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.
