Past Events
Past Events
Free Late-Night Wednesdays
Visit MCNY for free on Wednesdays until 9 p.m., and explore the Museum’s full slate of current and critically acclaimed exhibitions.
Eid al-Fitr
Celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan! Learn about Muslim cultural traditions in New York through images from our collections, get a mehndi temporary tattoo, and learn the art of Arabic calligraphy by local artists.
Past Event: The Architecture of Great Design with David Netto and Tom Scheerer
Venerable interior designers Tom Scheerer and David Netto sit down for a conversation about their work.
Past Event: Jackie Robinson: The Personal and Political
Jackie Robinson's daughter Sharon Robinson, historian Jonathan Eig, and journalist Budd Mishkin reflect on the unlikely hero who helped to launch the modern civil rights era.
Meet the Curators: Steven H. Jaffe, Curator
Experience City of Workers, City of Struggle: How Labor Movements Change New York with the exhibition curator!
Past Event: Uncovering the Lost Lives of Workers: The Archaeology of Labor
What can urban archaeology reveal about the largely undocumented and long-forgotten lives of working-class New Yorkers in centuries past?
Educator Evening: City of Workers, City of Struggle
Explore the fascinating history of labor in New York City as you join curator Dr. Steven Jaffe for a guided tour of the exhibition.
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.
