Past Events

Past Events

For Families Saturday, September 26, 11:00am

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.
For Families Wednesday, August 14, 11:00am

Garbage, Garbage Everywhere!

Explore the exhibition the Future City Lab to learn about how climate change and your personal trash are connected. Learn about the cycle of composting and how to recycle in the city.
For Families Monday, August 12, 11:00am

Wet Water Lab Program

What’s in your water? Join us for a hands on experiment of our major water sources, the ways we use water, and filtration systems in the city!
For Adults Thursday, August 8, 7:00pm

Past Event: Gin Fizz à La Mode

Petrushka Bazin Larsen of Sugar Hill Creamery, Harlem's only family-owned ice cream parlor, and Sharene Wood of HH Bespoke Spirits reinvent this classic summertime cocktail.

Exhibitions

Through October 12, 2026

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.
Through March 19, 2027

The Occupied City

This immersive exhibition transforms the Museum's third floor into a vivid journey through Revolutionary-era New York.
Through October 12, 2026

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.
Through April 17, 2027

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.
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