Past Events
Past Events
The Gods of New York: Power, Culture, and Chaos in the 1980s
Join us for a special conversation with acclaimed journalist and author Jonathan Mahler and award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns as they delve into New York City in the 1980s.
Neighborhood Mapping
Explore different NYC neighborhoods through a scavenger hunt around the Museum, then create a treasure map of your own neighborhood!
Home Is Where the Art Is
Explore Art in the Open: Fifty Years of Public Art in New York to find models, photographs, and video footage tracing the creation of public artworks in New York City from the late 1960s through today.
Past Event: Searching for Soul: New York City in the Age of Hyper-Gentrification
Writers Jeremiah Moss, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, and Vinson Cunningham consider whether or not the city has truly lost its “soul” with cartoonist Julia Wertz.
Past Event: Reduce, Reuse, Rethink: The Future of Waste in NYC
How can New York City, one of the world's most wasteful metropolises, eliminate its trash by 2030?
Father’s Day Card Making
Create a card to express your gratitude and love for all that your father does for you!
Eid al-Fitr Community Celebration
Celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, at the Museum of the City of New York!
Exhibitions
Songs of New York
Playful, kinetic, and full of surprises, Songs of New York is an immersive interactive experience that introduces visitors to a full range of music from and about New York City.
Urban Stomp
Immerse yourself in the vibrant dances that have shaped—and been shaped by—the city’s ever-changing cultural landscape.
Robert Rauschenberg’s New York
Features rarely seen photos that reveal Rauschenberg's deep engagement with the real world and his complex relationship with New York City.